Rounds With Doc T
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Rounds with Doc T – Thursday May 11th, 2023 [Replay]
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Rounds with Doc T – Thursday May 11th, 2023 [Replay]
Rounds With Doc T May 11, 2023
1:57 – Wondering if you can tell me why it is common for a vet to prescribe Thyroid L (levothyroxine) in a metabolic horse? I understand Thyroid dysfunction to be a rare root cause of a metabolic problem in a horse.
Also what thyroid function tests would you recommend to determine if there is a Thyroid problem? Certainly something more than simply a T3.
9:52 – I would like to learn more about how to look at a label and know whether amino acid chelated minerals are bound to natural amino acids or synthetic amino acids.
What ingredient words am I looking for to be able to differentiate natural vs synthetic amino acids?
19:53 – Metformin, applicability and efficacy for a Shetland pony on forage only, tested hay 7.85% NSC through a 1 inch slow feed hay net essentially 24/7, not on any grain, 1/4 cup soaked Timothy pellets and 1/4 cup soybean meal 2X daily, can he benefit from Metformin? Recent testing shows insulin over 200 and ACTH 275 so recommended to start on Prascend for Cushings.
My foundered gelding July “22 who has been on the SB meal/tested hay diet protocol since Aug 22 now has normal insulin levels, has been back in active work since April and laddering back onto pasture with a muzzle. Thank you!
34:11 – for traveling long distances when we cannot pack enough tested hay, are products like Standlee that state their NSC% is less than 10% safe as a forage substitute, they state this total includes NSC and WSC in their stats but testing is over an extended period of time for their data. Thank you.
38:34 – Using ertogliflozin in horses to reduce glucose, insulin and get horses with laminitis sound. An SGL2 inhibitor being tested in AU. EVE Podcast #48 April 2023 – Preliminary observations on the use of ertogliflozin in the management of hyperinsulinemia and laminitis in 51 horses: A Case Series (EVE is The Equine Veterinary Journal, a podcast available to all on podcast players).
45:45 – AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table: Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Orthobiologics and Polyacrylamides. This event is available to AAEP members on demand using their login credentials. The products reviewed were Noltrex (synthetic, coats cartilage), Artramid (synthetic, integrates into synovial membrane), and Spryng (not synthetic, not tested yet).
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Hello,
Wondering if you can tell me why it is common for a vet to prescribe Thyroid L (levothyroxine) in a metabolic horse? I understand Thyroid dysfunction to be a rare root cause of a metabolic problem in a horse.
Also what thyroid function tests would you recommend to determine if there is a Thyroid problem? Certainly something more than simply a T3.
Thank you,
Chris -
Hello,
I would like to learn more about how to look at a label and know whether amino acid chelated minerals are bound to natural amino acids or synthetic amino acids.
What ingredient words am I looking for to be able to differentiate natural vs synthetic amino acids?
Thank you!
Chris Huppe -
Hope I can join to participate in person but if not, but here are the questions…Metformin, applicability and efficacy for a Shetland pony on forage only, tested hay 7.85% NSC through a 1 inch slow feed hay net essentially 24/7, not on any grain, 1/4 cup soaked Timothy pellets and 1/4 cup soybean meal 2X daily, can he benefit from Metformin? Recent testing shows insulin over 200 and ACTH 275 so recommended to start on Prascend for Cushings. My foundered gelding July “22 who has been on the SB meal/tested hay diet protocol since Aug 22 now has normal insulin levels, has been back in active work since April and laddering back onto pasture with a muzzle. Thank you!
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Sorry, one more question, for traveling long distances when we cannot pack enough tested hay, are products like Standlee that state their NSC% is less than 10% safe as a forage substitute, they state this total includes NSC and WSC in their stats but testing is over an extended period of time for their data. Thank you.
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