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Gino asks this for his filly about warts…

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Hello

 I have a weanling filly that is a week old this week. She is healthy
and happy in the fenced in area they are in for another week. I
noticed the filly has a wart in the left nostril. Can you inform me a
little about this please. I know warts can be contagious, especially
facial ones from what I researched. What would be my best approach to
getting rid of the wart before it can get bad? Thank you. Gino

Hi Gino,

Wart are believed to be viral in origin. They are very common and often it is stress that makes one more susceptible.  Truth is they pretty much have to run their "course". However supporting immune system should help speed the process as stress wil lead to a compromised immune system which in turns makes one more susceptible to a lot of challenges and more prone to react worse and recover more slowly. Supporting the immune system with our Health Check and Aller Check is my recommendation. If on our feeding program (FeedForSuccess.com) you can expect an even healthier horse. You can also apply our Grape Balm product topically every other day— being sure to address from the inside-out first, this topical treatment has helped many also… regardless they often get worse and numerous before they get better. I have never seen a case that didn't eventually get better though regardless of what you do.

I appreciate you asking and considering the above recommendations. keep me posted.

Dr. Dan

Rainy asks about these bumps on her pony

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I have a shetland pony with what the vet said are protein bumps. she is covered with pea sized bumps on her neck and shoulder.     when i bought her she had no bumps and was happy and healthy eating alfalfa and grain when she first got the bumps. we dropped the grain and when they did not go away we consulted a vet who said they were "protein bumps"and that we had to stop feeding alfalfa and only feed her grass. He then gave her steroid shots but it did not fix anything for we have had to do many rounds of those shots and she still has them. now we want to breed her but can't as long as we have to do the shots.  

I have been studying  your Aller Check. Oh we do soak her grass hay to get the proteins out.      so my questions are 1) what can I use to help these go away? 2) are your supplements safe to use in a pregnant mare? 3) how long do I need to use the supplements?

Aller Check 2lb - 2 Pk

Definitely sounds like allergies and if you have been looking into our Aller Check product, then you are on the right track. Of course, if you have already been looking around you
already know that I'm going to strongly recommend the components of our feeding program 
("What To Feed" link below).

Here's a recent posting of a question and answer that refers to allergies, Red Cal and Aller Check:
http://askdrdan.com/2011/07/28/sally-asks-about-our-red-cal-for-mares-allergies/

While I hope that others would be "totally" with the program- providing those supplements are going to be multi-beneficial- especially the RED CAL. I truly wish that every horse had
RED CAL available free-choice all they wanted all the time.

The What To Feed link will also link you to a Perfect Pastures article you will enjoy gathering information from as well.  Of course there are lots more article/audios/videos at the "Library" link as time would allow you to enjoy.

I often say, "being proactive means responding to challenges ahead of time", so as far as how long supplements should be provided I think our basic support supplements should
be provided at least at a maintenance level (after gaining control of a challenge)—  They are all so full of goodness they can and should be used year round. Even Bug Check!

Lastly, as far as pregnant mares using our supplements- legally we are required to put warnings on our Joint Check and our two "Critical Care" products. I personally have 60+ Mares and they, and thousands and thousands of others, "get" all the products and have been doing so for many many years.

Thanks for considering Aller Check and our other supplements and for the opportunity to serve.

Keep me posted.

Dr. Dan

Raida asks about melanomas in gray horses

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Dear Dr. Dan:  

Two years ago we lost an 18 yr. old gray horse to melanomas.  Our other 15 yr. old gray horse has them all around under her tail.  The swellings around and under her tail bone seem to be growing.  I only feed oats as a supplement feed with bug check in it. Also started feeding your Bug Check Field Formula free-choice, but after the 1st week she eats very little of it. We try to feed brome or timothy hay with a little alfalfa in the winter.  She does have access to a small pasture with fescue in it.

Please let me know what you think, as she really needs some help.  

Thank You,  Raida  
P. S.  She also seems to have a lung problem as she coughs quite a bit when I ride her and seems short of breath.

Hello Raida,

Oats and Bug Check (Field Formula w/Red Cal) just really aren't enough. I do suggest the entire feeding program which includes our Just Add Oats and our Weight Check oil. The Weight Check oil will also make the supplements stick to the oats better too. (You are already using the Bug Check Field Formula that contains RED CAL and that's great)

Now for problem. …topically I would use our Grape Balm healer every other day or so. I would add our Aller Check to help support the lungs and the immune system. Also, with any such thing on the skin (holistically speaking) the body is trying to get rid of "something". Of course it can be anything and most likely cumulative over the entire life.. chemicals, vaccine foreign material, hydrogenated fats etc…. Our Health Check supplement will help the body accomplish this.

Of course do understand as I am sure you do that such issues are tough to deal with regardless. The above is only support, but is what I would do if this horse were mine.

Thanks so much for asking and do keep us informed.
Dr. Dan

Referenced: www.FeedForSuccess.com

Janice asks about her horse’s sweating in extreme heat

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Hi Doc,

I have a 20 yr old quarterhorse gelding who on very hot days sweats tremendously. I was wondering what if anything you can recommend giving him in the summer or on extremely hot days. Any suggestions? He is on (our) Bug Check and Histall daily. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jan C.

I presume histall is an antihistamine.. I would instead suggest our Aller Check supplement as it is not a drug. I would also highly suggest our Red Cal free-choice supplement... all he can eat all the time.

See this recent email sent out by us:
CLICK HERE

Thanks for asking!
 

Sorry  to bother you again but is the Red Cal given to the horse via his food or in his water??
Jan C.
 

Red Cal is fed "fee-choice" just put it in a bucket and hang on a post etc.

Also from the label:
When first introduced, it is not unusual for animals to consume higher amounts. Always provide a good source of water. Rain and weather does not diminish effectiveness. Pour excess water off and continue feeding. For best results remove other forms of salt and salt/mineral blocks.

Hope this helps and thanks for considering RED CAL and of course, thanks for asking!

Nancy asks questions about stallion’s “puzzling” symptoms…

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"lso", my 33-year-old stallion has many symptoms that are puzzling. I've had several vets out over the past six years who don't know how to advise me.

My horse has waxy dandruff on his body and especially on his legs, heavy dandruff in his tail which he rubs, no parasites, some sores with scabs on his body, a dull coat and some longer straight hair on his neck and sides of body that still hasn't shed out yet (most hair is out, however). He also goes for the short grass or weeds and roots and proceeds to eat dirt just after I take him outside. He is in a beautiful barn and workers say they turn him out in the arena daily 1 – 2 hours (no turnout outside unless we do it ourselves 2-3 times a week) so he gets very limited grass. I believe he may stand in his stall more than I'd like to think. As of last year his eyes started to cloud in the center, and his topline is going. He has arthritis in his back legs I think (or perhaps its more like laminitis) and stocks up often in the winter, drinks more than usual amount of water and has seemed depressed and lethargic.

Could most of these symptoms be due to a processed food diet with no extra minerals or salt? I was told by the feed company this was all "complete" feed and even hay wasn't necessary. He gingerly puts his back feet down when he walks. He also has a bit of a crest, but is not overweight and in order to keep his weight on he gets too much grain. A few vets have said he probably has allergies, heaves, and/or Cushings. I'm wondering if his adrenals are just worn out because of lack of turnout, and the last vet advised Drenamin (3per day) which I'm trying and has seemed to pep him up a bit, more vitamins and minerals, etc. Would it help to have him tested for insulin and cushings or assume he has them? If so, how accurate are the tests? Otherwise, I could skip the tests and assume he has all the above problems and treat with properly balanced nutrition from you but would truly like to know what you have included.

Currently, I feed Tribute Senior which doesn't agree with him and the 12 pounds (4 lbs. 3X day) was causing loose stool. Until I know what to him to I added 6 lbs. of beet pulp not knowing what else to do. He gets 10 lbs of grassy hay, but may not eat more than 3 because he has trouble chewing and no back teeth that touch. The barn feeds sweet feed which they were mixing about half and half before I recently switched. Eleanor Kellon, DVM, renowned Cushings specialist says to feed only hay cubes for Cushings horses as well as vitamins and minerals. Absolutely no oats. Says they can cause founder. I don't want to lose my horse.

To complicate matters, I have to move him in a month and am afraid all the change will put him over the edge. I don't know what to do about feeding grass either. Please help asap.

Thank you kindly, Nancy A.

Hello Nancy- great to hear from you!

There is no complete feed. Tests may tell you somethings but do nothing to fix..Beet pulp is  terrible and cubes won't fix anything alone. Regardless we have to get rid of the junk in the system, not put more back in and support the immune system. If anything will help what I suggest below will …nothing is 100 percent though but many many horses have done great…regardless of causes present, I suspect yours will benefit too. So…

Follow our Feeding program (http://www.WhatToFeedYourHorse.com) to the "t" and include our Joint Check and Aller Check supplements for additional support. Stop all other supplements and feed.  Cubes are "OK", but they too often have hydrogenated fats as binders etc. Regular hay is fine. Topically on the skin you can use our "ugly and smelly" Grape Balm product.

Hope this helps better and Thanks for asking!

Dr. Dan

Check out these helpful links:

What To Feed Your Horse? http://www.WhatToFeedYourHorse.com

The Natural Vet On The Net: http://TheNaturalVet.net

Dr. Dan's Library: http://www.DrDanLibrary.com

The Natural Horse Vet Magazine: http://www.DrDanMag.com

Cindy asks some questions: Re-evaluating her herd, our feeding program, our supplements…..

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Hello Dr. Dan,  

I have been feeding our herd of 21 equines your "What To Feed Your Horse" program since August 2010 and have been very pleased with all the results.

In addition, I also have a few "special needs" ones here who have been getting additional supplements such as Aller Check and Joint Check, also with good results.  Now I am at the point of re-evaluating a few who seem to be not quite up to their health potential and would like some suggestions.  

First is Rood D Tuesday a senior UK Shetland who came to us blind in one eye and recently diagnosed with Glacoma in his good eye. He is on the basic program, plus Joint Check and Aller Check and given the Marigold first aid oiltment on the weepy eye days. Is there anything else I can do to make him more comfortable?

I would probably just try using the marigold daily for a week or two to see if the increase in frequency might help

Next is Rica, a 15yr Paso Fino who has been founder/abcess prone since the age of two. Currently she is doing alright on the basic plus AllerCheck and Joint Check and Thyrol-L from the vet,but I wonder if there is something more I should be doing?

The problem with Thyroid meds is they shut the thyroid down. (called a negative feed back mechanism.. the meds essentially take over for the thyroid but the tyroid is responsible for so much more metabolism wise than what a synthetic hormone can provide..  I thus don't use! I would consider the Critical Care Thyroid/overweight formula (pricey but nothing like it) to help provide  nutrients to actually trigger the thyroid to start working. Just "shutting it down" with a synthetic med can lead to many problems as  the thyroid regulates the whole metabolism which includes much more then what can be achieved through a synthetic medication… just makes more sense to try to get it going again. my suggestion is wean off the med as you increase the critical care. I go by symptoms rather than blood work anyway as the tests quite frankly aren't that reliable anyway. Of course typical vets have no clue about such and only know the thyroid med route so discussing with them is pretty much useless

Next is Goliath a senior UK Shetland with Cushings Hypothyroid and appears COPD also.  He is on the basic, plus Aller Check and Joint Check. I took him off the pergolide since I wasn't seeing any improvement what so ever.

Increase the Joint Check and Aller Check to a level that seems to help the most. any amount is only healthy  start by doubling what now giving.

 Last but not least Little Chief a senior mini who probably should be helped to the Rainbow Bridge but he seems to still have a desire to stay here IMO.Cushings and founder prone as well and very low weight. He is also on the basic with extra weight Check oil added twice daily and Aller Check and Joint Check. I think that about covers it for now.

Same as above, increase Aller Check and Joint Check amounts to what helps the most.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thank you,

Cindy B.

Thank you Cindy! Let me know how all is going after a month or so.

Thanks For Asking!
 

Kimmi, for their dogs, asks about PRA, kidneys, skin growth and thyroid

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Hi Dr. Dan!  

I'm wondering two things:  1. What do you recommend food and supplement-wise for dogs who have been diagnosed with PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) and have clouding of the eyes but appear to otherwise still be able to see pretty well in the daytime?  2. Do you believe there's a relationship between kidney and eye health?  3. What do you recommend for a dog with very low thyroid numbers in a blood screen?  He does not exhibit any typical symptoms (lethargy, weight gain, etc.)  4. Who, exactly, would you take your dog with a skin growth to?  I don't care where the doctor is, I will take our dog there.  I need a specialist referral please!!!
 

I would suggest a product that we have for people called Redoxx. It may help support both the retina and the thyroid. I would give 1 capsule per 25 lbs body weight daily. Divided or all at once is fine even or break the capsules open onto the food. I think all parts of the body effect each other. As for a specialist I wouldn't. Holistically speaking when you have growths on the skin that you biopsy or remove generally leads o more issues anyway. The reason is that homeopaths and most holistic vets would feel that as the body is trying to "get rid of" something through the skin (the bodies largest organ often forgotten), removing such only confuses the body more and leads to deeper more serious issues.

Personally I would try to assist the body as opposed to confuse. I would suggest our Joint Check supplement for pets as a super potent antioxidant formula as well as the "joint aspect" ingredients may help the skin overall too as such tissue is all integument type any way. Our Aller Check for immune support is highly suggested too.  I would also suggest our Omega Coat Check Oil supplement for the fatty acids etc.

So…. that's my opinions ..hope they help your pet as they have many.  Of course having the pet checked locally regardless of if u follow conventional type treatment would always be best. Once abnormal growth has started anything can happen. It is just impossible to say much else without seeing, touching feeling etc.

Again, thanks for asking Kimmi!
 

Dear Dr. Dan,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful (and quick) response!

We are wondering if you're still a practicing veterinarian and if you are taking new clients.

Thank you!

Scott & Kimmi

Actually I practice everyday doing my best to help folks like yourself. As for an "actual" hospital, I sold them both back in 1991 and have gone down this more natural path ever since. Thanks so much for asking! :-)
 

Jody has question about an “itchy filly”…

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I HAVE A 3 YO OLD FILLY WHO IS VERY ITCHY…MIDLINE, TAIL, AND NECK ARE THE WORSE. SHE GETS SO BAD SHE BITES HERSELF…WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HER. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO A BUG BITE THAT STARTS THE WHOLE CRAZINESS. I'VE TRIED MANY PRODUCTS, SPRAYS FOR BUGS, OINTMENTS FOR AFFECTED AREAS, JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT IN CONTROL..  ANY SUGGESTION FOR NATURAL PRODUCTS.

THANKS,
JODY B.

Plenty. I see them every day. Lots of money spent on useless testing .. "allergic to EVERYTHING" you possibly can't keep a horse away from. like flies….Steroids only make matters worse by "confusing" the immune system and covering symptoms

Absolutely pay no attention to what they are "allergic" too testing-wise.  These are not the issue…. the immune system and all the junk from vaccinations, past chemicals, and especially commercial processed feeds are the problem.

We have tremendous, though not instantaneous, success with allergies. All allergies start in the gut. The skin as hives, itch etc is just trying to "discharge" the "junk". So…

First, Get this horse off all commercial feed and follow the "Feed For Success" feeding program at www.WhatToFeedYourHorse.com to the "T". This is also explained in the magazine at www.DrDanMag.com.  There is an article on allergies in the magazine and also a video in the library section of our website. (www.DrDanLibrary.com)

Oats they are the best as discussed on the feed website mentioned. They along with the supplements suggested will help and are critical.The supplements to add to the oats discussed on the site are Just Add Oats and our good and extremely important source of healthy fatty acids Weight Check oil. Offer Red Cal free choice at all times too.

Now also Add for additional immune support the Aller Check supplement. May not need this supplement forever but critical to start. Also add the Health Check to help get rid of all the "junk" in the system.

Stop all other supplements and feed.
 
The answer to the flies is simple.. our Bug Check.. it is not 100% but awesome.. use whatever amount it takes for your farm situation fly wise. any amount is only healthy so use what it takes..

The above has helped hundreds and hundreds. If anything will it will. Also check out www.askdrdan.com and search for allergies

Thanks for asking! Enjoy your new horse!

Kathy asks about treating rain rot…

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I was told once that when treating rain rot bleach and listerine mixed together but I don't remember the dilution of that. I am waiting for the owner of the horse to send money to pick up fungus shampoo for the horse but do you have something natural that you can recommend that I might have laying around the house to use?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kathy

Hi Kathy,

I would never suggest any "fungus" shampoo or ointment or any chemical at all. Fungus is not the issue. If it were, as contagious as fungus is, ALL horses would have.

The key is the immune system and I have found that the body is trying to actually "discharge" "junk" for lack of a better descriptive term. Junk is from commercial feed, dewormers, vaccines and all the other toxins and synthetics we expose our horses too so…

All that being said they key to successful long term treatment is to help the body get rid of this "junk", not put more back in and support the immune system. We do that with the feeding program at http://www.whattofeedyourhorse.com/. Follow it to the "T" for long term health. Deworm (do fecals instead… See http://www.wormcheck.com/), vaccinate etc as little as you feel comfortable with so as to not put more back in. Help the body get rid of the "junk" with our supplement called health Check and support the immune system with joint Check. You will have a new horse. Topically you can use our grape balm herb wound healer will not interfere with the body trying to get rid of the junk as would other topicals.

Thanks for asking!

(also more questions and answers about 'rain rot" here:
http://askdrdan.com/?s=rain+rot )

Jody asks about anaplasma/ehrlichiosis…HELP

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I have two horses diagnosed with this, a 15 yr old Fjord and a 24 yr old mustang who also has cushings.  

The vet was treating them with doxycycline, the Fjord had many problems with this medication and was changed to injections of ampicillin, which he also had troubles with.  

What would you suggest as a treatment for this illness. We are from Mass, I have not heard of many cases of this here. Plus I don’t really understand what it is.  Both are off the meds, Mustang finished hers and the Fjord could not tolerate any meds. Is there a better more natural way to treat this?

Jody.

There is no natural specific treatment but what you can do is support the immune system and the gut. For this I would suggest our Aller Check supplement and our Gut Check supplement. I would also put them on our Bug Check to help keep the bugs off in the future.

These are all fine for the Cushings horse as well. I would highly suggest our feeding program for each too. go to www.whattofeedyourhorse.com  getting off commercial feed is in my opinion the best thing you can do for any horse, especially one with cushings or if you wish to help prevent such issues…  commercial feeds are just full of junk. enjoy the articles videos etc. in the library section. You can also do a search on this site using the search box at right and search for other answers and past situations with others.

Thanks for asking Jody

COPD, Heaves?

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My Tennesee Walker was being treated for dust allergies,etc with Dex 1mg every 3 days.He was coughing and had slight heaving and nasal flaring. After one month the coughing increased and he became increasingly dyspnic,he would have variable temperature spikes that would return to normal until finally one morning he was in extreme distress, temp of 101 ears down heaving considerably. I showed up at the vet’s office and would not leave until I talked to him. I went on to work and the vet came over that afternoon, when he called me at work to tell me that Flash was very sick with pneumonia. He started IV injections of Oxytetracycline daily for 5 days, and I gave him 7500mg of Flagyl twice a day in a molasses slurry for 10 days. We even had a ultrasound done to check the pleural space for fluid but that was clear. He has improved from the pneumonia, it has been 3 weeks. I took him out for a short ride in the cooler evening and while he acted fine, on slope or anything more than a walk he coughed badly and became winded. I know I may have rushed the healing process some, but even in his stall he is slightly heaving and flaring at rest. He goes out to pasture daily from sunup to sundown, I am wetting his hay and have swept his stall and adjoining stalls clean. I don’t know how to help him, he is 11 years old, is 16.2 hands and weighs roughly 1100-1200 lbs. He has taken good care of me and I want to have and enjoy him for many years to come. Please help
Thanks Carol H.

The problem is that the steroids, antihistamines etc. only cover the symptoms and actually make worse over the long haul and antibiotics as you know can really do a number on the guts. (though they can help initially to prevent death) .. BUT, we now have to get rid of the negative effects now from that. It honestly sounds like COPD, heaves or something similar which is allergy like. BUT CAN  really be life threatening.. hope your vet explained the severity of the situation and please continue to work with him/her.
 
As stated, first we have to stop from worsening, if possible, because damage occurs wth essentiall every breath… and then hope that we can provide the nutrition for the body to start healing itself.
 
I suggest Joint Check to help detox (see the tremendous antioxidant effects on page 34 of the magazine — it would essentially take 11 buckets of carrots and apples to provide the same anti-oxidant level and also the “joint ingredients may provide nutrients for the lungs.. lungs are connective tissue like joints.. Joint Check is two products in one.. Both Health and Joint Check).
 
The Aller Check for the Allergy (COPD, heaves, allergy, pneumonia or whatever).. This is to boost the immune system.
 
RED CAL is the single most healthy thing you can give any horse (free choice all they can eat all the time)…..
 
I also highly suggest switching from whatever grain now getting to the same volume of oats. if no grain is currently fed,  just give enough oats to get the supplements down. to the oats add Just Add Oats- Double Strength formula and Weight Check (similar to our H2Oil but working better and gradually we are replacing the H2Oil) supplements. The magazine, on page 26, has an article on feeding. There is also an audio about feeding that you can listen to.(link is at right). The Library is full of informtion for you to review also.
 
If anything, the above recommendation will help nutritionally and honestly it has helped hundreds. 

He probably won’t need the Aller Check supplement forever … thank goodness because it is pricey in my opinion but then there is nothing like it and just couldn’t make any cheaper.

I would also suggest the Gut Check in your case because of the antibiotics especially.

Our magazine is online and can be downloaded- the link is at the right on this page. It has a good article on allergies (includes lung issues too), feeding, salt and minerals. (page 21) …
Hang in there. It is a tough serious problem…

Esophageal Diverticulum in horses?

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HI Dr Dan,  Do you have any experience with a horse with choke?  I have a 14 y.o. T.B. with type ‘A’ personality that has had bouts of ulcers off and on for years. A couple of months ago, of course when I was away, my helper found him with his head  hanging down and thick sticky saliva coming out his mouth and nose. The vet came out and said he was choking and dislodged a wad of food from his esophagus.   He initially lost a lot of weight but I went ahead and tried his suggestion of giving him some “Ulcerguard” and making sure his already wet feed remained even soupier.  I did that, the horse seemed to correct, (gained the weight back, stopped choking) but is now having problems again.    The vet suspected a diverticula in the esophagus, which didn’t pan out under a scope BUT he was regurgitating into his esophagus (NOT normal).  He didn’t want to say the big “C” but said it still COULD be the diverticula or an exacerbated ulcers OR something else very bad…  Feed-wise we have been all over the board with him.  Never processed (pelleted) foods, oats then soaked oats/flaxseed/rice bran then no oats and instead beet pulp/rice bran only (the vet said sometimes oats can exacerbate ulcers, so I thought to try NO oats – and he DID gain his weight back, but…)  Sheesh!  Do you have any thoughts?
Kim W.

botulism toxins most likely (Not from dead contaminants as we were taught in vet school either, but rather excess potassium.. sudden overload , causing already present organisms in the gut to become potentially deadly)  see page 21 and why the RED CAL in a free choice all they can eat all the time availability, is so very important in helping to prevent this and so many more issues
 
the fact that you have had some improvement is very good BUT this is could be potentially very bad and the cases I have seen (before I really knew the cause and even after) have not done so good..
 
I would load this horse up on our weight Check oil.. any neurological issue must have loads of fat. — good fat though,, very good fat.. all nerve membranes (actually all membranes are surrounded by fat.. the brain is even 60% fat by dry weight. some nerves more… see the article on fats in the magazine too)… so within reason .. up to 8 oz per day get all in you can.
 
I WOULD Give  OATS,,  They are the best and better than hydrogenated processed junk. They are broken down more in the forgut by the way- not the stomach.

Also to the oats, I would add our Just Add Oats – Double Strength formula supplement. I would also give our Gut Check to help get more out of what is eaten and to restore the gut (much cheaper than the other product mentioned and actually has enzymes, probiotics etc.)  Our Aller Check is really good for the gut (all allregies essentiall start in the gut so this is why we focus on the gut with Aller Check)
 
I would also give our RED CAL free choice product.
 
Hang in there… I have seen them recover … please keep me posted!

Aller Check?

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Dr Dan, how long to I need to keep my mare on Aller Check. She has been taking it about a month and is no longer coughing, also I’m giving the Joint Check to her too.
Thank you. Judy M.

Great .. It is a wonderful product and extremely healthy to always use. If you do decide to take her off, I would gradually do so over a few months anyway. Just gradually keep cutting back until after a few months you are no longer using. any recurrence of symptoms then increase again.

Bug Check vs. organic garlic question…

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Hi Dr. Dan, 
Two things: 1 I’ve tried Aller Check and it seems to have really helped my horse’s head shaking.  He hardly whips it at all and seems much more comfy.  He’s also on Red Cal.  Thanks for the suggestion. 2. I also have him on Bug Check –a heaping scoop per day–but he still seems to get covered by mosquitos in the pasture.  The horse across the aisle gives gets 1/2 scoop of straight organic garlic and the flies and mosquitos swarm but do not land OR if they land, they leave immediately. I know Bug Check contains garlic.  Should I add organic garlic or should perhaps I’m not using enough Bug Check?  Unfortunately, I also have to watch the cost effectiveness–more Bug Check means the can does not last as long.  Need advice because the mosquitos are terrible this year. 
Bobbi G.

Personally have not found garlic to work well.
 
I would give more Bug Check… the key is the immune system anyway which is one of several ways  Bug Check really works.  It also helps make the arteries/veins etc stronger. (so the mosquitoes bite the tender ones and leave the Bug Check horse alone). It also helps with the larvae in the manure… every situation is really different.. 
 
Since we have head shaking as a past issue… I suspect the system is weakened anyway but again all farms are different… so just give more perhaps and this will help greatly… other boosting products would be our Joint Check and Health Check (really to help detox as well). 
Any amount of Bug Check is only healthy, never harmful, by the way.

Coccidiosis…

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One of my senior horses stool tested positive for coccidiosis. He’s not showing any signs of illness,but my equine veterinarian wants me to treat all four of my horses with Corid (with amprolium),a medicated calf feed.I don’t want to use this and was wondering if you had any alternative for treating coccidiosis.Any ideas or information will be greatly appreciated. 
Thank you, Pam B.

I have never seen it really be a problem in horses (though I have seen several on fecal samples).

I would recheck stool before I did anything drastic. (i am not a veterinary microbiologist BUT my wife is and does thousands of fecals… there is something I am sure, if my memory serves me correctly,  that resembles such but IS NOT).

Regardless, I would consider boosting the immune system. Should Coccidia be the problem that would be the real issue anyway since it is an opportunist type organism. Our best product for that is our Aller Check. It is great for the gut too.

 

My Cat, Belle…

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Hi, I adopted a rescued cat back on December 29, 2007. She’s anywhere from 2 to 4 years of age from what we can tell. She has skin problems. She has a dark color scab on her stomach that will not go away and keeps getting bigger. She also has something else (like a whitish color scab) around her underarms. She has been given 3 steroid shots already, not helping at all. I am haveing the spots biopsied, no results yet. I hate to keep giving her these shots. It has made her gain a lot of wait. I also have started her on 3V Caps (containing Fish Oil plus Antioxidants). She been on them for about 1 1/2 weeks. Not sure it’s helping yet. I also think the capsules are giving her loose stools. Any suggestions?
Lee Ann R.

I am sure you know my feelings on steroids. if not please read or listen to just about any of the articles/audios online on our website.

I would put our Marigold Wound Healer on them topically/stop the steroids/stop all commercial feed (Innova is the best all natural brand I have found)/consider our Omega Coat Check Oil (fish oil will not be needed) at 1/4 teaspoon daily/and our Aller Check for pets.

All of the above could possibly help regardless of cause. I would also consider our Human product called REDOXX at 1 capsule daily opened onto the food.

Horse cough and green nose discharge…

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Our filly has had a cough and continuing green discharge from her nose since we purchased her. The vet has given antibiotics, taken a camera down her esophogus to check and saw some food/hay there, but had no diagnosis of the problem/source. The cough seems to be deeper & stronger this summer but I'm unsure what to do next. I have tried a few holistic products already but results were insignificant. Any suggestions? Linda V.

I would start with 2 of our products… Aller Check to boost the immune system and just in case it is allergy related (very likely) and also our Weight Check Oil (the essential fatty acids and lubrication effects). Give me a progress report in a month or so OK??  Please see/listen to the articles and audios (especially the "what to feed my horse" one) on the site and magazine etc.

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Cushings disease in dogs…

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Dr. Dan, 
My vet is pretty sure that my 8 year old female lab has cushings disease.  We are supposed to have a more in depth blood test to make sure that she has this disease. The initial test showed a very high cortizol(?) level.  Can you recommend any natural products that she can take to help her?  She is bloated and drinks tons of water and she pees quite a bit. 
Sincerely, 
Caroline LaMotte

Caroline,
I would consider a homeopathic workup. There is a vet in Miami who works over the phone. His name is Larry Bernstein. Anything less would not be fair. It takes the commitment on your part to work it through and takes time but Larry is very good.  I would however suggest our Aller Check supplement to help the gut etc. and also an all natural food.. Innova is the best i have found so far. I would likewise consider our REDOXX to help detox the liver etc. it is a human product and I would give 1 capsule per 25lbs daily.