Hello all, I am helping two horses with PPID in Canary Islands and was wondering if the seasonal rise was about the same than in Spain peninsular area. Canary Islands are near to Sahara and Morocco, s

After first hour of riding Hersh peed...normal good stream. Then it was walk, stretch pee, repeat. He was energetic, no sign of fatigue, pain. Then he thought there was a monster in the woods...and pe

I'm switching Kinzu from timothy/alfalfa pellets to timothy balance cubes as a carrier for his supplements and metformin. He seems to really like the cubes so the transition is going pretty well, but

Hello all - I have started Sunday's new case history & added that link to my signature. There I have his current blood work values. I also quickly added in the past year only of blood work (where thin

I’m experimenting how to get enough psyllium husks into Rusty to stop his FFW. Lately he’s not consistently eating the TCTBC mash with psyllium added. He did eat psyllium when I put it in his suppleme

Kim, Just got confirmation from lab. They use wet chemistry to test hay. -- Joyce A S and Freddy PA 2023

Someone (not a member of ecir group) with an IR horse took issue with me changing to Stabul 1 feeds because it contains soy as one of the first ingredients. I also noticed that soy is on the "avoid or

On 4.27.23 Mouse was pre-tested ACTH at 900 am and the temp was 58 degrees. Test results 33.2 pg/ml ref 2-30 after being off of Prascend for 3 weeks. ACTH Post TRH (10 minutes) 1062 pg/ml ref 2-110. V

I have had a delayed question. I've got Dilly up to 2 prascend tablets per day. I've been giving her both tablets with breakfast. Is it better to give one at breakfast and the second at dinner? Duh, I

I emailed the testing lab to find out what testing method they use. Hope to hear back soon. The only thing I see on the lab results is "Test Mode N7H". I can't seem to find what this means. Only feedi

Hello,I have a mini that had laminitis in 2020 and at that time was also diagnosed as being IR. We got that all cleared up by changing his feed, farrier trimmed him every 4 weeks and he was good until

How do you get your horses to eat Metformin? I have 2 ponies I started on Metformin. One just willing crunched them down but has slowed down a bit now. He will still eat it with something else. The ot

I have a horse with PPID and DSLD. His DSLD is pretty advanced and I feel his days/months are numbered. However, he is still enjoying life so I wait for him to tell me when his time has come. In the m

My mini Tango has thyroid issues and also insulin issues. -- Lindanne Gabiola in AZ 2023

Hello, I've updated Cadet's CH with new insulin results. Between the samples taken on 3/19/23 and 4/14/23, green stuff (minimal) was eliminated from his track and I was trying to exercise him (minimum

Hello, all, I’m writing concerning Ricky, my 18 yr. old, IR, MPH gelding, who was diagnosed in mid-April with PPID. Cornell reported his ACTH as 63, insulin 76, glucose 96. At the time of his blood dr

-- Ansley Casey in NC 2023

Hi. I've started riding bailey as it's been a year since his last episode and he has been good. He's lost quite a bit of weight as well I have been riding him in a sand arena However I have noticed th

Hello all! I am starting my mare on Devils claw. She is currently on equioxx and I am planning to start her on a low dose of devils claw and reduce the equioxx. The package says 1 tsp is 2.01 g. I rea

Hi, I wanted to try a supplement to help boost Vinnie's immune system and I am interested in Smart Immune Mushroom by Smart Pak. Here is a list of ingredients; Active Ingredient per 15 g: Ingredients