ECIR Group - Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance

20/11/2024

Founder can be capsular rotation, bony rotation, or often a combination of both. It frequently can be hidden by simply misreading the shape and proportions of the hoof capsule. For more go to https://www.ecirhorse.org/realigning-trim.php

18/11/2024

Soaked hay is part of the Emergency Diet (soaking hay can reduce sugars an average of 30%). For a list of everything in the Emergency Diet and info on when you would implement it, go to https://ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diet.php

15/11/2024

More information on nutritional needs for equines with insulin resistance here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/DDT+E-diet.php

13/11/2024

Your equine could have subclinical laminitis without you realizing it. Help is just a click away when you join our free outreach group on groups.io: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main. You'll hear from one of our volunteers promptly (check your spam folder if you don't see an email in your inbox). Visit our website for additional information: http://bit.ly/2GFhZY4

11/11/2024

High insulin is the cause of most subclinical laminitis. For help in how best to manage your equine's insulin, visit our website http://bit.ly/2GFhZY4 and join our free outreach group: https://bit.ly/2DzMqzw

08/11/2024

Might your equine have subclinical laminitis? Individual help is just a click away when you join our free outreach group on groups,io: https://bit.ly/2DzMqzw. Visit our website for additional information: http://bit.ly/2GFhZY4

06/11/2024

Please spread the word and help Dr. Kellon and ECIR lead the charge for a change from NSC to HC for metabolic horses.

NSC, NFC, ESC, WSC – it all really comes down to hydrolyzable carbohydrates for metabolically challenged horses. High insulin is the cause, not the result, of excess weight The only carbohydr…

04/11/2024

There are two ways to determine if your medication dose is correct with a PPID equine. One is by careful monitoring of the horse's physical symptoms. More accurate (but more costly) is by monitoring the level of the hormone ACTH with blood tests. Whichever manner or combination of the two used, you should closely monitor physical symptoms and whenever you see an increase in physical symptoms, consult with your veterinarian about dosage adjustments. For more information on treatment for PPID, see https://ecirhorse.org/pergolide.php for

01/11/2024

If it sounds too good to be true... https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2022/12/03/can-vitamin-e-prevent-cushings-disease/?fbclid=IwAR3Cy0LwmMNWyVipwJc0FIPRvw3qCP_wcsWaqBykZuJcNUiVEmIx_Cb9vc4

An outrageous article in a popular lay horse magazine has the title “The vitamin that’s key to preventing PPID”. The vitamin they are referring to is vitamin E. Is there any proof…

30/10/2024

https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2024/01/22/electrolytes-in-winter/

Horses don’t need electrolytes in winter – right? Wrong. Working horses sweat in winter too. Electrolytes are minerals that exist in the body in an electrically charged form. The major …

28/10/2024

We know that a lot of you have equines dealing with acute or chronic laminitis. for extremely helpful information check out two great lecture proceedings from Dr. Kellon to help guide you, your vet and hoof pros through what we know is a stressful period.

The first goes through the ECIR approach step by step. The second deals with what to do for acute care. They are both free to download here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/proceedings-2017.php

Tiered Management Approach to EMS and PPID
Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD
Successful prevention or rehabilitation of laminitis takes finding the correct Diagnosis, establishing a supportive Diet—and Drugs if needed—maintaining the correct physiological Trim and, when the horse is able, an appropriate Exercise program (DDT+E). This lecture shows how a tiered-management approach maximizes the chances of successfully maintaining or rehabilitating a Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction and/or Equine Metabolic Syndrome equine, and bringing them into optimal health.

Acute Care for Endocrinopathic Laminitis
Eleanor M. Kellon, VMD
Because of the unique pathophysiology of endocrinopathic laminitis, usual acute care measures may be ineffective or even potentially harmful. This lecture explores approaches to acute care that provide targeted and more effective pain control, focusing on the underlying pathology.

Two additional lectures that others have found helpful deal with Inflammation in Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and Endocrinopathic Laminitis: How is it Different?

All four of these and much more can be found at the link above.
To get individual help for your horse, pony, donkey, or mule, join our free outreach group: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main. For more information, please also visit our website: https://bit.ly/2nppyc9

25/10/2024

If your equine lives in acorn county, be sure to keep him or her away from oak trees. Acorns can be toxic for horses, and present the additional risk of laminitis for horses with EMS. Read more in Dr. Kellon's blog here: https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/acorn-toxicity-in-horses/

23/10/2024

For more about safe feeding for EMS/IR equines, click here:
https://www.ecirhorse.org/treatment-EMS.php. For individual help, join our free outreach group on groups.io: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main

21/10/2024

https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2024/10/19/survey-for-horse-owners-using-one-of-the-sglt2-inhibitor-drugs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGCSDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYxjmrEe-Iil2n9Djt8w0BSPNRliP3zyjbfrh-r9MqvYLrW-sav8rHRu3w_aem_5W3nnbjb2jd0ffRvuUow7Q

This is a reminder that the Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Group has an open survey for horses on SGLT2 inhibitors – canagliflozin, dapagtliflozin, ertuglifozin. If you haven’t …

18/10/2024

To be the best advocate for your equine, it's important to know the facts. For the latest information about EMS and PPID go to ecirhorse.org. To join our free outreach group on groups.io and get one-on-one help for your equine (based on science and more than 20 years' clinical experience) and access to a wealth of pertinent information, go to https://ecir.groups.io/g/main.

16/10/2024

For help with protocols for Winter Laminitis, join our free outreach group on groups.io: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main

14/10/2024

If your horse has developed laminitis after a cold snap, please join our free outreach group on Groups.io for individual help: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main. For more details on managing a horse with PPID and/or EMS, check out our website: https://www.ecirhorse.org/