Two things are inevitable in the springtime: tax season and kidding season. Veterinarians will be pulling kids and lambs, cutting c-sections, treating the onslaught of neonatal diarrhea, and mainlining caffeine. Although we all know the adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” occasionally we treat cases of pregnancy toxemia, also known as ketosis. Ketosis is a metabolic condition that occurs because of negative energy balance—feed intake cannot keep up with the energy demands of gestation and lactation.