Insulin Dysregulation in Horses: A Little Goes a Long Way

Live webinar: Tuesday, December 8, Noon – 1 pm

Hyperinsulinemia in horses doesn't announce itself, but it can cause real harm, laminitis above all. In Insulin Dysregulation in Horses: A Little Goes a Long Way, Alex Powers, DVM, DACVIM-LAIM walks through the two major causes, PPID (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction) and EMS (equine metabolic syndrome). You'll review the diagnostic options for both, then move into management: medications, supplements, and dietary strategies for horses with metabolic disease.

Whether you see a few metabolic horses a year or a lot of them, you'll leave with a clearer diagnostic approach and practical, client-friendly management recommendations.

Speaker

Alex Powers, DVM, DACVIM-LAIM
Dr. Alex Powers is a large animal internist and Clinical Instructor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Raised in upstate New York, she grew up showing horses and dairy cattle before moving to Wisconsin, where she earned her DVM from the UW School of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. She went on to complete a mixed large animal internship at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, then returned to UW–Madison for her residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine.

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