Hello! I've owned my pony Clover for 5 years and he always seemed to have a weak top line. He's anxious by nature so I've been doing a lot of ground work with him. In October, he was diagnosed with In

We warn about the risks of using NSAIDs ("bute", Banamine, Equioxx, etc.), especially because they have little, if any, effect on endocrine laminitis pain. Risks far outweigh any benefit. Despite this

Hi Dr Kellon, Since I am giving Vinnie such a low dose of invokana, I am wondering if it would be better to dissolve the 300 mg pill in water? I am thinking of dissolving the pill in 8ml of water and

This is my first message on the board. I have uploaded Fay's case history and xrays.. Fay was diagnosed with EMS and laminitis in 2015 (as an 8 yo) after a dexamethosone shot given at a horse show. I

I am making progress with Shiraz. She is losing weight and her posture is improving. The photos of her feet show some progress. She was trimmed on March 26th. I uploaded photos to the photo album in m

I’ve updated Dutch’s case history. He appears to be having a laminitic episode. My vet and I thought there was something else going on but when his insulin and glucose numbers came back yesterday we t

I've posted IDEXX lab results for Cayuse on 0.3 mg/kg Invokana (150 mg). https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Cass%20and%20Satra%20-%20Cayuse%20-%20Diamond/Cayuse/Blood%20Work/2021-04-14-IDEXX-t

I've perused the site for more information and found a post about using a chipper shredder to further reduce the size of the TBCs to fit into the range the vet suggested. Is it reasonable, assuming th

Hello all, I need to update my CH with new tests, and x-rays of hooves but don't have time this minute and need to order supplements before I get the time to do that. I just got back our current test

I got the results from the 4/8/2021 bloodwork from Cornell, and have updated my case history. The ACTH pre & post numbers are both within the normal ranges, which is very good. Pre: 15.1 pg/mL vs the

Hey all, thought I would send a quick update in Vinnie to let everyone know how he is doing. He came home on March 17th and then three days later roof replacement began at the barn where we board (tim

Hello, I was reading the forum on issues of gastric ulcers. Does anyone recommend a specific supplement that is good to have your horse/pony on? My pony was diagnosed early cushings, ulcers and he has

Seeking input on options for a change of venue with management of hay vs. turnout being the deciding factor. How do you prioritize diet vs. exercise? Option 1 (Stay at current barn, $$): Stay where I'

Hello. The hay I am feeding has been tested by the barn and sent in by another boarder to ECIR so I know Equi_VM is a match for my hay. In this case should I go directly to feeding the Equi_VM or feed

Just added Finn and Elliott’s new lab results to their case histories. Triglycerides were 117 for Finn and 162 for Elliott. I’ve been following all of the invokana posts and they now have free choice

Hi, I have a farrier appointment on Tuesday April 20 and was hoping to have the markups by then. In the last request you asked for x-ray links and they are in the case history, also she is on a 3 week

Last week I had bloodwork done on my PPID IR horse just as a check up. I had him on a lower dose of Prascend. So, I wanted to make sure blood levels were controlled. His outward symptoms seem to be ve

Can inhaler steroids for heaves treatment cause laminitis ? My vet is suggesting that we try Aservo Equihaler (Ciclesonide) for my boy with heaves ...I said I wasn’t comfortable doing that until I got

Lavinia I got the hoof pictures and body pictures uploaded last night. That thread was long so I figured I’d let you know in case you have time to do markups in the next few days. My trimmer comes Mon

Hi! So my horse that brought me into this group did not overcome his severe acute laminitis attack. I followed all the rules, he continued to decline (he had very thin soles and 1800+lb Percheron). Af