Okay maybe I'm just overloaded. I have asked my farrier to glue (with real glue)on all four of Dawn's Easy boot Glue Ons and put some packing in - still waiting on his reply. If he is willing great

Hi! Thanks for the response! I haven't spoken directly to the vet yet but can you tell me how to go about obtaining pergolide? Will I get it from the vet or a pharmacy? Also, he isn't on a sweet

Hi Laura: Everyone has a different reason for using APF Pro. I use it for Cushings/IR pony to keep her top line where it should be and her muscle tone in general. I tried stopping it for awhile and

Hi Laura, Would depend on why you were giving the APF. If it was to help with the pergolide veil, then that was a temporary measure while P adjusted to the perg. Once he was on his full dose of perg

Another question I need help on. I ran out of APF Pro. The tack shops were out of it and it took forever for them to get some in. I think it's been close to 3 weeks since P got his last dose of

--- In EquineCushings@..., "Nancy" <threecatfarm@...> wrote: Going to stick with the shreds! Thanks for your help :) Laura Mollrich Laguna Beach, CA 1/2012 > In the testing I have done

Just found this group and hope someone can help me with a few question. My 3 yr colt has insulin resistance founder. Is there any hope for him to have a normal life without going through all this

Hi Laura In the testing I have done pellets are usually higher in iron. Processing likely has an impact there. The amount was not huge though, and through r/s/r the iron content can be brought down

Laura - Most BP pellets have quite a bit of molasses in them. It can take forever for them to soften and fall apart when soaked, and, in my experience, you end up with a bucket of what looks like

Hi Marianne. Personally if the procedures from Cornell (below) were not followed, I'd be having a conversation with my vet with concern over sample handling. Ask him to point you to the docs he's

My girlfriend has started feeding her recently diagnosed Cushing's horse BP. I told her my routine at home with r/s/r the BP shreds but she has chosen to prepare the pelleted form at the barn. I was

Hi Angela Need to evaluate when you get there. Take a look at the other signs as well: crest, orbital fat. They can blow up very quickly after a long feast on grass. If he is obviously in

Hi Katie, The emergency diet is only a temporary, stop-gap measure to use until you can get a correct, balanced, safe diet in place. If you can start a good IR-safe diet now, no need to use the

Hi Marianne, Sounds like a glucose tolerance test was done, which tests for IR. Has nothing to do with PPID. And do not know how it would diagnose liver disease either. You're correct - we don't

Thank you both for the info and links - exactly what I needed. I'll continue to sock him (haha) as much as possible through the cold temps. The issue of keeping the feet warm today is muddled by a

Linda, Hope your holiday was great and you are feeling better by the way! I do like this guys as he seems open to learning and to ideas, which seems so hard to find. I'm definitely optimistic that

Hi guys, Hope everyone had a great holiday. I haven't written about this guy yet but we had one of our horses, who is retired, bloodwork pulled and it has been confirmed he has Cushings. Results

Hey all! Got blood results back from Cornell ACTH 29.5 Leptin 3.34 His insulin was previously tested and it was high normal but can't track down the number specifically at the moment. I assume

As I said before, I can see where someone would be concerned here to make a big change. You seem to like this person, so keep on keeping on! Linda EC Primary Response West Coast May 2004

Hey Linda, I will definitely discuss going barefoot next time he is out. It was something we discussed pretty in depth when he was here and he just didn't feel like the horse was ready for it. This