No chance that he's having a bout of azortoria/tying up, is there? I
assume NOT if the vets have looked at him... but mentioning just in
case..

Robin
Desert Springs Sport Horses
http://www.Sportshorses.homestead.com
(best viewed in explorer 4.x or newer)

But, now he's very sore in the hindquarters. The vet and the

farrier aren't sure what's going on. Seems NOT to be his feet or his
fetlock joints. Maybe in his hocks or hips. His back muscles are
not sore. The vet thinks his balance was thrown off by the way he
was standing when his front feet were sore.

Anyone had a similar situation? He's very uncomfortable in the

hindquarters.

----- Original Message -----
From: glorye@a...
To: EquineCushings@...
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 10:29 AM
Subject: [EquineCushings] Isoxuprine


Does anyone on the list with a laminitic/foundered Cushing's

horse use

Isoxuprine in their management? I'd be interested to hear about

it.

My 20-year-old Morgan gelding was diagnosed with Cushing's when

he had one

bout of laminitis in January '99. He was immediately started on

Isoxuprine at

that time (in conjunction with Cypro, Thyro-L and Bute).

As I understand it, Isoxuprine is a vasodilator, which helps

blood flow

return from the hoof up into the leg. Therefore, it's helpful

treating

laminitis.

"Bug" was slowly weaned off Isoxuprine in the months following

his laminitic

bout, but I keep a bottle on hand and monitor his pedal pulses

very

carefully. If he seems to be having a bad day or week, he gets a

low dosage

for a couple of days. My vet approves of this, and even

encourages me to

place him on a low dosage when he's being slowly introduced to

grass in the

spring.

Paula Brown
Poland, ME

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