My vet wants me to give my pony with cushing Previcox instead of Bute for pain. Has anyone had experience with Previcox? Hope this is posted to the right place. Thanks for your help Cheryl Brennan

Thanks Leanne, I have a muzzle at post office waiting for me to pick it up today. I've also warned my hubby that we may have to make her a yard off the spare stable, hoping it won't come to that but

Hi Lavinia, You can't see it in the photos but Bella is actually under weight, the fur makes her look bigger. When she came to me 7 weeks ago without the thicker coat you could clearly see at least 6

Hi Sonia, Glad to hear Bella appears to be doing much better. She is adorable tho it looks like she's a bit heavy :( Kudos to you for taking on her care. Do you know how she was diagnosed as having

There has been some discussion on ECIR about the effects of steaming on the s/s content of hay and Joan did an article about hay steamers in The Horse's Mouth. Because our IR horse (Robin) is also

Do any of these things cause bloating and gas? Beet pulp, ground stabilized flax, yeast (i.e., selenium yeast). Are distiller grains safe for an IR horse? I thought anything with "grain" was a no

>>I am a new member from northwestern Ontario. My 23 year old Cushings/IR gelding is extremely sore in his front feet..... Hi Steph, Welcome to the list! Sorry to hear that Chance is having trouble.

Hi Julie, Thanks for the update. Sounds like Pony appreciated the changes your farrier made :) Also sounds like your farrier is a keeper - he listened, tried something new and is coming back! Keep up

Are people in Ontario (or Canada maybe) noticing contamination in Masterfeeds Soy Hull Pellets? This has happened before,but not for a while. This new load -only 2 bags (of 17) opened so far -

Hello Steph, Here is Northeastern Ontario we had the same conditions, and fed as much as double the normal amount during periods of brutal wind chill. For trimming I bought a heavy-duty rasp from

Hi Emily Several sources list the half life of Praziquantel at 0.8 to 1.5 hours with elimination form the body in 24 hours.

She wants to do full panel likely because she suspects something other than PPID is the issue. Or wants to rule that out. Increase Pergolide slowly as has been already said. Can't tell you how high

The skodes salt squares work very well. Have used them last few years. They are expensive and will take time to get there. Karen - make sure you are monitoring his drinking. Nancy C in NH ECIR

Hi Sonia, Glad to hear Bella is doing ok. Rani foundered for the first and last time 6 years ago I too am very vigilant with her trims and she only has meadow hay and heaps of it all soaked. She also

Thank you Nancy et all for your support. I think my instincts might be right... I wanted to do ACTH weds before last but it got delayed, because of dosage mistake ... To last weds. By then Serrano was

---In EquineCushings@..., <karenclarinet@...> wrote : Increased his salt on ODBTC, but now he won't eat them...

Hi, I am a new member from northwestern Ontario. My 23 year old Cushings/IR gelding is extremely sore in his front feet. I am sure that we are dealing with laminitis (I hope not founder). My vet

Karen You need to increase pergolide slowly. Taper on in .25 or .05 mg increments, increases over several days to higher doses. Please see similar messages to other members over the last few days.

I have a worming emergency so really need advice please!! I have had a worm egg count done on Cheyenne (who is probably IR - test booked for 18th March) and her count for strongyles eggs is off

Hi Julie, I love your spirit! Thanks for sharing your story and the update. All of us struggle with some of this at some point or another. Listening to my vet and farrier were counterproductive to