The ECIR Group case histories have a 20 year history behind them. When Dr. Kellon joined the group in 2002, and membership exploded to a few hundred or so, it became clear case histories were what was

My ponies are on dry lot. Our hay primarily comes from Pennsylvania. Does anyone know if Selenium and Manganese are high or low and if we need to supplement or not? My most recent hay analysis doesn't

I'm here because I'm trying to determine if my son's pony has the start of PPID. The pony is 13 years old and we bought him in April. He came from a home where he was stabled unless being ridden and t

I'm wintering in Ventura County with my IR mare. She is super sensitive to sugars in hay and I am needing to find hay with 5-6% ESC+Starch in Ventura County, California. I can only store about 2 month

I've read enough to realize that Rusty has some FFW that I maybe started when he started Prascend, or could also coincide with feeding out the rougher hay in the loft and/or feeding 3-4 dry lbs/day so

Hello Dr Kellon, What information to you have about PPID/IR horses receiving a long term immunomodulator, such as cyclosporine, as an implant to treat ERU, long term? Would you recommend for or agains

I have a newly diagnosed EMS and possibly PPID gelding. I have started the emergency diet and am going to add the Uckele Glycemic EQ as soon as it arrives. He is getting 25lbs of Bermuda hay soaked. H

We have some really, really cold weather coming up: It's only supposed to get up to 17f today (maybe, it's 9f now) and not getting above freezing until Saturday... but we have almost 3 days where it'l

Hello again! Like a lot of areas, we're going to be getting some extreme cold temperatures here and I'm trying to get a game plan together the best I can. Buddy is refusing to eat the soaked Timothy B

Hi I have a 14 yo Oldenburg gelding newly diagnosed with EMS and suspected PPID. He has laminitis with mild rotation on his right front. This could not have happened at a worse time. We have sold our

Hi all! I am lost and looking for advice. I have read so much about metabolic issues, insulin resistance, PPID etc. It is overwhelming but I think I have the gist of it. Off and on over the last few y

Hi, Just hoping for some guidance and hope please. 6yo PRE Gelding footsore after being out in the paddock for a week. Removed from paddock immediately to a dry lot on 17 November with low sugar teste

Hello, I live in Southern California (High Desert). I have a mare who is an easy keeper with mo EMS or IR the vet said to prevent it to follow this group. I currently feed 10 pounds of teff in the mor

I hope i have updated my case study okay. Quest has an acute laminitis episode - started 14th December. I've always roughly followed the ECIR diet but tightening up and doing it as well as I can now.

-- My gelding is newly diagnosed with EMS insulin >200 and ACTH is 29.7. He is a 14 yo Oldenburg gelding. He is 16.2 and weighs 1315 lbs. My vet started him on Metformin today. Diet consists of 25 lbs

I couldn't find any recent posts about Stevia. Is it still an okay "flavoring" to encourage a horse to eat? I used to soak a cup of alfalfa pellets with his 1 lb TCTBCs but since I stopped the alfalfa

Hi. My Jiaogulan and AAKG is empty and it will take a few days for new supply to arrive(It was sold out). Is there anything else i can give my pony with winterlaminites in the meantinme? -- Hilde Norw

I am reading to educate myself to advocate for my IR horse. So far vet thinks l L thyroxine is the way to go and adding platinum performance supplement which has magnesium and chromium yeast. Arguing

I'm getting my Prascend for Stetson on auto-ship from ValleyVet supply. It's a bit cheaper than buying straight up from my vet, plus I don't have to drive out to get it. I found this video very inform

Hi all, I noted that many on this site add Spirulina to their horse’s diet and was curious about it. In looking online I came across an article. https://thehorse.com/148797/does-spirulina-benefit-hors