Hi Beth, Fasting and mishandling of the blood sample will both cause the values to be LOWER, not higher, than they should be. Glucose is esp sensitive to being left in contact with red blood cells so

Hi Julie, Testing in Aril/May will tell you what the the ACTH is during the time of year when it should be at it's lowest. It is good for getting a baseline reading and to monitor whether you may be

Hi Joyce, So sorry to hear what happened to your girl. There could have been many possible reasons for what happened, with her age a complicating factor in any of them. Unfortunately, at this point

Hi Lydia, Hope Babe is doing OK. The reason we recommend NON-Fasting bloodwork is because horses are not designed to be meal fed - they are continuous, trickle feeders whose digestive tract is meant

Dear Joyce, I don't know what really happened however, a vet should certainly know that you don't take a horse off pergolide after 6 and a half years. He should have done something to get the

Hi Cheryl. Thanks for looking at Flame's info. No he doesn't have arthritis (that I know of) he's on the joint supplements to prevent problems. He does a lot of pounding with all the high trotting &

When is the best time to test for ACTH in northern hemisphere? and if you are using CTB how long before blood work do you need to take them off so as not to skew the results , or do I need to remove

Hi Nancy, She only gets 1/4 of a teaspoon, what do you mean by going slowly over 6 to 8 weeks? Do you mean reducing the amount given? Thank you! Carla and Cupcake Dec.12/WI <<

Another quick question on this topic: I have been looking through the files but I am kind of lost :-/ The vet told me to draw the blood into the purple top tubes. Looks like he just did ACTH and

Okay it has been a very long time since I gave a report on Babe. If Nancy or Lavinia are reading this I'd like a bit of advice again. She gets a follow up blood test this week. I am trying to remember

Hi! My name is Joyce and I just joined the group. I have 3 (of 7) horses that are IR, but today I wanted to write about my 35 year old that I lost in August 2013. She had been continuously on liquid

*** Prascend Experiences Anxiety is running high over the claim that 1 to 3 mg of Prascend (average size horse) will work as well as any dose of compounded pergolide. The value of this group

There’s so much info here, the links below can help you negotiate the learning curve and find background to questions and issues: ** DDT+E - Diagnosis, Diet, Trim plus Exercise - What is

I am very touched by theoutpouring of grief and love and compassion that Alf’s death has brought forth,here and elsewhere. He had quite the fan base. I just want to thank you all foryour

Hi Beth, I just took a quick peek at your case history and would definitely agree with the great advice you've been offered so far. Curious, does Flame have arthritis? Just wondering why he's on

Hi Carla Go slowly over 6 to 8 weeks. You need to give te thyroid time to adjust back to doing its job. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 Learn the facts about IR, PPID, equine nutrition, exercise

Cindy, I've wept twice today now for you, reading your wonderful message and all the heartfelt tributes and notes. All of us who have lost our deeply beloved kindred spirits understand how you feel,

Cindy, I'm so sorry for your loss. You're handling it well, good on you for knowing when it was "time" and giving him so much over the years. Fly free, Alf, green grass and blue skies forever. Amy

Lavinia, Which thyroid supplement do you recommend. Dang it- didn't even think of the sugar in the flavoring!!! Beth & Flame NV Oct 2013 ---In EquineCushings@..., <shilohmom@...> wrote : The

Lavinia, Thank you for looking @ Flame's bloodwork & commenting! Here are answers to the questions you wrote: Yes, bloodwork was fasting & done @ Idexx. Vet told me today that the blood did not go