BIG THANKS again to ALL for your input; rain has stopped so I dried them off with old, clean towels that I keep on hand (but now they rolled and gave themselves a mud treatment - so they look like a

So some blanket their horses WHILE in stall if too cold or windy out (& possibly wet) or is this just another hazard waiting to happen (especially when you're not home)! comfortable/warm), our horses

I've seen more tears in blankets in 20 years than I've seen "stuck" horses. Many, many, many tears depending on the horse :-) Kim "Maybe the situation would be that the blanket would just tear off

Kelly, Just a note on blankets, there are many, many different kinds. The most important thing to consider is whether the blanket has been designed for turn out. Turn out blankets and turn our

I think so. ell,except for the banket of course<smile> I think that depends on you and what would make your horses happier. Rainsheets are great against wind/rain...horses' 2 biggest environmental

Thanks to you, Eleanor and Julie, for your helpful advice. I knew blanketing was an option, but like Julie, I didn't want them to actually hurt themselves by catching it onto something and gettting in

Also they are wet,I think?Or they were when this conversation began. Depending on the thickness of horses' coats they *can* be wet on the surface and not at the skin.If you sneak your fingers into the

I went over to trim Hope this AM. I was pleasantly surprised to see her navigating about with her boots and pads. Owner says that for the last several days she has been off her feed and lying down

I agree, if they are shivering, they are cold. Blanket them. As for them playing, and you don't want blankets on them during play....why not? Due to time constraints, I often turn my horses out to

Hi Eleanor - Thank you so much for your help - he's been on the Pergolide since this past Saturday - 1/4 tab per day - I'm adding another 1/4 tab tonight and will gradually increase to 1 tab per day

Paul, Well, add this strange one to your files/research. 20+ yr old gelding, confirmed IR, negative for cushings 3-4+ yrs ago via dex suppression, will retest via ACTH this coming month. I've owned

His ACTH has risen into a range where I'd definitely get him on pergolide. That progression probably has a good bit to do with why his insulin is so much higher if there haven't been any dietary

Eleanor - I called my vet's office - the results, acth baseline-33.20 and insulin baseline-58.12 were results from last year-12/19/06. The correct report is the one with the higher numbers

kimgedckewagner wrote: Kim, Sure ... why not take things out of context ... I am. I'm doing some Q&D R&D to figure it out right now, but so far no luck. We had to trim our pony in the late spring.

"pennybov" <pennybov@...> wrote: To: <EquineCushings@...> Yes, that's what it looks like when rehydrated and all the molasses is gone. Yes, rinsed, it is safe to feed to your

wrote: The exact mechanism isn't known yet but a good guess would be loss of seasonal fluctuations in prolactin that does it. Prolactin is a key player in seasonal coat changes in normal

Ute wrote: Okay ... prove it. Tell me what you know, not what you think. Paul.

wrote: hypothyroid. There are also thyroid hormone receptor antibodies that can interfere with hormone binding. Supplementation competititvely inhibits that effect. Eleanor

Ute wrote: Ute, Then don't "share" stuff like that, because it's not helping. That person may have made the statement initially, but you repeated it here. As thus, YOU are responsible for the

Nancy, I don't "get" it either. Better call the lab. There's IR by both sets of results but only one is positive for Cushing's (vs high normal). Eleanor