Michele, I am so very sorry to hear of the passing of Bea into spirit. My thoughts & prayers are with you. I'll light a candle for Bea tonight from my NW Washington porch in Bea's honor. It's been a little over a year of my love, Snickers passing to spirit. I'll pass on this quote to you that was helpful for me.The Hoofbeats In Heaven yahoo support group has helped me greatly & there is a lot of helpful links there also. 

"....The answer to the mystery of existence is the love you shared, sometimes so imperfectly. And when the loss wakes you to the deeper beauty of it, the sanctity of it, you can't get off your knees for a long time; you're driven to your knees not by the weight of the loss, but by gratitude for what preceded the loss. ..The ache is always there, but one day not the emptiness, because to nurture the emptiness , to take solace in it, is to disrespect the gift of life." - Dean Koontz

ECIR June, 2013

Western Washington State

I understand the denial, I've been there.   It's easy not to believe it, and for some reason that second horse diagnosed is harder to deal with or believe than the first; I don't know why.  

Chanda

MT 9/04

Hello All!  We are very new to this.  My daughter's 23 yo Welsh X pony has recently been diagnosed with Cushings Disease (PPID) and we are trying to get a handle on this.  She is on costal bermuda pasture when not working, and has been changed onto Nutrena Safechoice Special Care post diagnosis; prior, she was on Nutrena Safechoice Maintenance so we have decreased her NSC 10%.  We have done a CBC, Chemistry, ACTH, and TRH Stimulation test 07-15-14.  She had a parasite count of 750 and was dewormed with Ivermectin on 06-20-14.  She does have polyuria, but her weight loss has subsided and she is at a Body Score of about 7.  She has had a profound positive change in mentation and activity level subsequent to her deworming, then again post feed change.  I would like to leave her on pasture, should I just cut out her pellets?  She has no history of laminitis, or sore feet, she is barefoot and our barefoot trimmer comes every 4 weeks to trim.  Our veterinarian recommends beginning Pracend at a dosage of 1mg.  Other than polyuria, all of the other indicators have subsided since the fecal and the feed change, I would like to hold off Pracend if we don't need it yet, or put her on during spring and fall.  I posted her Case History in her file and would appreciate any and all recommendations.  Thank you so much for your time,  Alison

I'm so sorry for your loss, Michele. Thank-you for thinking of others at this difficult time.

Lavinia, Dante, George Too and peanut

Jan 05, RI

EC Support Team

---In EquineCushings@..., <minpinmom1130@...> wrote :

I had to put Bea down this week.  I have a new order of pergolide granules that I just ordered for her from Wedgewood, not opened...just be arriving today.  Pergolide Mesylate 3 mg/5cc scoop Granules 100 Scoop Apple  If anyone is interested, please email me at minpinmom1130@...

Michele and Bea

Colorado

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/files/Bea%20and%20Michele/

Hi--I have a 14-hand 12-yr-old Peruvian Paso that I aquired last fall before leaving the country for the winter with the intention of coming back in the spring to do lots of trail riding.  He was a little on the heavy side, so I bought grass hay at 8.9% ESC + starch and had Dr Kellon do the mineral balancing. I hired a farrier to trim monthly for low heel/short toe. However, he got no excercise all winter long and upon my return in May, I found that the farrier let the heels go very long and took down the sole at the toe! He seemed to be very slightly tenderfooted on some, but not all days, so I booted him for daily excercise to get him in shape.  

Last week he was actually sore, so I had the vet do X-rays which showed rotation.  The vet suggests limiting his hay to 13 lbs/day divided into 2 meals (he now eats free choice out of a small mesh hay net) and testing for IR & Cushings, but she wants him to fast before the blood draw.  

From perusing this site I know fasting before the blood draw is not recommended. I listened to her reasons, which made sense to me, but I couldn't remember the reasons this group sites against fasting.  I need help!  How do I follow the group's protocol and not alienate my veterinarian?

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Suzanne Mansolilli & Monty

Western Colorado