Hello all, My mare is recovering from a month-long bout of laminitis we still do not know the trigger of. She is extremely overweight with cresty neck. I wouldn’t say she is 100% sound, given the amou

I just got a test for some Teff hay that has fabulous #'s except for the ADF of 36.4 and NDF of 61.4. I was told that the #'s should be under 30 and 60 respectively and that this hay could be quite st

Hello there, Would anyone have a moment to look at this hay analysis for an Orchard grass hay, 2nd cutting? Link to doc in Rico's case history https://ch.ecirhorse.org/memberPhotos/197-95-Heishman-Jen

I am switching my horse from timothy pellets to LMF Low NSC Complete since I cannot get an analysis from the timothy pellet maker. My horse cannot digest hay properly.so I need a pelleted feed. Do I n

This is a blow for ECIR horse owners in Australia. https://apps.tga.gov.au/shortages/search/Details/ertugliflozin%20pyroglutamic%20acid?sort=date And metformin looks like it may not be readily availab

Hi all, my horse who has always been a "Mikey will eat it" kind of horse has decided he does like anything anymore. I've tried mixing the crushed metformin with Unsweetened applesauce then mix it in h

Hello! New member here. My 21yr old qh gelding just came back with an elevated insulin at 75, and elevated lepitin. I’m still exploring and figuring out this website and what info is available on it.

Dear Em Thank you for contributing to the metformin thread. It's always good to find another way to get the meds into them successfully. Fingers crossed for you that it is a long-term option. Because

My Missouri Foxtrotter is 8 years old and just diagnosed with cushings. It’s really affecting her hoofs and now that I know, I recognize odd fat pockets. What’s the outlook for a horse so young carryi

Hi Robin, The information provided is not nearly enough to say that the issue is flax or something else. This is one of the reasons that we ask for so much information in a case history. All you know

Researching - I found an interesting case study. "Cabergoline Monotherapy in a Chilean Creole Horse with PPID: A Case Report". I wanted to share this with the group. You'll need to Google to find it.

Hi, team! In trying to answer a question on FaceBook, I went looking for the deworming guidelines in the files. I know there used to be one (https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Deworming/Deworming%20G

Since my guy has decided that he won't eat flax, and chia seeds give him the runs, I'd like to try CocoOmega. Does anyone know where I can buy it in Canada? -- Lara W. in Victoria, BC 2021 Callisto Ca

Luna is licking the bucket with her morning Stabul feed .5 lb, flax,Jiaogulan, vitamin e and the mineral hay balancer from HorseTech. I have been able to put 3/4 of her morning Metformin dosage with i

Hi, Scooter is having his first lamanitic episode since starting Invokana. CH is fully updated. I am so sick over it. He was doing so well. Is there anything I can do or change to help him at this poi

just when I think I know what I am talking about a fellow barn mate asks a clarifying question on her horses results and I'm stumped again! Her specific question was clarifying the Proxy statement bel

-- Robin Gray, in southeast Texas, member since 2021 i just saw a post on Equine Wellness and Nutrition that was discouraging flax for IR, EMS horses. Would the ingredients in Excel EQ, which is vitam

Hi All, I began getting Chief and Eclipse's case histories filled out. Chief has a Flexible Filly grazing muzzle on the way 2.5cm opening. He is VERY particular regarding food. He was getting Poulin F

My PPID horse has developed asthma. My vet has suggested a course of this inhaled drug. She is going to double check with Boehringer Ingelheim to see if they feel it is suitable for a ppid horse. My v

Hello, Is 100x equine product Gutx considered safe for horses with PPID and EMS? Ingredients: Hyaluronic Acid (hyaluronan) -200mg, beta glucan- 100mg. inactive: methylcellulose, natural preservatives,