I have found that the USEF drug hotline phone is amazingly available and helpful for "A" h/j shows, don't know about FEI but I would call and present your Prasend problem, and see what they

I am sorry if I did not elaborate on the relationship. My job is more than to trim the hooves. I am responsible for this horses daily care, exercise, training and in the future, sale or rehoming.

Thank you Dr. Kellon. Good point all, and well taken. Debora

>>Hello, I am new to the group and trying to post my history as well..... Hi Kathy, Welcome to the group! You should be able to type in those spaces what Dancer was doing and what he is doing

---In EquineCushings@..., <layzd@...> wrote : Linda, What am I supposed to do? Let him continue to struggle? = = = = = = = = Your best option is to empower the owner, not to insert yourself in the

Point taken. Debora Feb 2012

Maggie, Thanks for the info and support. I will be contacting my local vet this week to make arrangements for the leptin-insulin-glucose test to be sent to Cornell. Does the sample have to be sent

One thing, don't be so foolish as to post in a public forum what you are doing. While everyone here may understand your conundrum, no one here is going to support this. Second, if the vet is so bad,

Linda, What am I supposed to do? Let him continue to struggle? Let the local vet run a test that will make it worse? I felt like we were stuck between a rock and a hard place, and the owner made

Hello, I am new to the group and trying to post my history as well. The links below were very helpful. Here is my question: Where the form asks for stabling and exercise, is that supposed to be

This is EXACTLY the behavior and 'philosophy' that has had many state vet associations going after non-veterinarians who don't know of nor respect the line between lawful practice of medicine and what

---In EquineCushings@..., <layzd@...> wrote : Thank you so much for the quick reply, as we have struggled with the question of involving a vet or not. = = = = = = = = = = = There is no question

Thank you for the reply. He did have a dirty sheath, very oily, greasy smegma, to the point it was on the inside of his legs. He also had huge fat pad bulges over his eyes where it would normally

....However, I would strongly urge not to ride this horse until after Christmas, at the very earliest...... Shoot! Where did my signature go? Sorry, team! Jaini (BVSc),Merlin,Maggie,Gypsy BC09 ECIR

Since there has been a marked improvement since starting pergolide, I would say that the owner can quite safely stay on pergolide for now. If there will never be any testing done, it becomes a little

>cant remember when I joined this group Hi Debora, Feb, 2012 . I'm interested in the answer to your pergolide question,too,so not much help there. Lornain Ontario,Canada ECIR Moderator 2002 *See What

Hi, Debora - There have been a small number of misdiagnosed horses who were started on pergolide, but did not need it. We have no firm data (beyond the anecdotal), but it would appear that most have

Thank you, Eva! After reading the link from Dr Kellon and your explanation, I feel like the lightbulb just went ON! I now feel confident conversing with my veterinarian and am looking forward to

The next nutrition course starts August 25th. www.drkellon.com www.drkellon.com The starting point for this course is the 2007 National Research Council

I agree with Lavinia that she is likely not IR (as you suspected). The low glucose is probably due to sample handling problems, which could also mean your ACTH is lower than actual but at 7 years old