Hi Robyn I presume you had Paddy's blood tested at Cambridge - The Hormone Lab? I have queried their ACTH normal range before. According to their website they use RIA (radioimmunoassay), as do most

Hi Robin Members here have experienced that arthritis is often diagnosed incorrectly in many cases. The foot symptoms you describe are often due to subclinical laminitis. Would recommend a close

Hi Robyn, You are SO RIGHT to be concerned about those numbers! Good for you! No way would I wait another 4 weeks and rely on clinical signs ,if it were me.But you know that already,or you wouldn't

I just learned that Boehringer-Ingleheim will offer Prascend in the US from a FDA approved pharmacy. How will this affect getting Pergolide from compounding pharmacies? Jennifer & Mill in TN Jan

Got the results 2 days ago, vet finally rang this morning. Have updated case history but here they are: ***These bloods were taken after 3 weeks on pergolide - no prior bloods to compare to for

Hi Beth Good questions..... Hoping Dr K, Joan, Kathleen Lars or other will will chime in if my memory is faulty. As I recall when joining and the members here were honestly the only ones blazing

Hi Nancy This is a very, very common problem for folks who are having trouble eating the minerals. It's why soaked BP works so well but with cubes and such, all it takes is some water and a stir. I

Thanks! Sounds like Adequan itself is doable but no generics..... No laminitic episodes in this guy but is now back in shoes due to flat soles/tenderness when ridden. Robin Lake Harrisonburg,

Hi Jill, My first question would be who/what was the source of this information? Depending on the answer I'll want to know more,or not. I would want to know how many horses this had been used

I heard a mention the other day that in Africa they succesfully treat Cushingoid horses with live yoghurt - fed at a rate of a couple of tablespoonfuls a day. Anyone know any more about

I have been using Adequan on a PPID/IR/DSLD horse for a long time. My vet likes to refer to it as the 'glue' that helps hold older horses together. Not the best recommendation, I'll admit, but he

Lorna, Today while at the barn at feeding time I added some water to his feed and mixed it. Zar licked the bucket clean. Maybe he leaves the powder because, well, it's powder. The BO puts the feed

Thanks, Jaini. My thoughts exactly. Think I may have made some headway with my vet on the value of caps. Missy, Buddy, Angel Abby in Maine Nov 2008

Dear Sarah, I am so sorry to hear this. I send you huge hugs from Maine. I know that my dearest Abby, Samantha, Tilly, and so many others will welcome Essence, and await our reunion with our wonderful

Hi, just checking if anyone had any help with my question on SmartGut pellets? Any experience, comments, recommendations would be much appreciated. Monti (Jake in Mich) Dec 2010

Wonderful, Fiona - thanks for the update! What good work you have done managing Miss Muffet's health. Just want to echo Lorna's caveat about having ACTH in the high normal range at this time of

Yes, Missy! Happy dance, happy dance! Well done - there are days when I feel we can save the world, one vet at a time. Resistance is futile.... they will be assimilated.... Jaini

Hi, Debs - I wish I could tell you how to do the photo thing - I am pretty much a technotard in that regard. What I do with my pics is get my computer to "export" them as jpg's to my documents.

My whole hearted Thanks to Dr. K and Robin. Where would all these horses be without their research and hard work. Also thanks to the many volunteers on this list. I received such wonderful help

I echo the congrats to Eleanor and Robin. I think every person's personal dream is to make a difference in this world, and their list has done just that. My horses would very likely be dead without