Hi everyone, I hate Neo. But after several attempts, I believe I did it. Updated that is. We decided to increase the dose of prascend to 2mg. So far so good. She is druggie and a bit goofy at day 3

Hi everyone...I am new to your group and wanted to say the information provided is very valuable here! I have struggled with my horse from developing fat pads to weight fluctuations and crappy

Thanks for clarifying lab ranges. I didn't pay attention that it was a different lab. Bonnie, I love your signature for Lad "beloved and expensive lab rat". I can relate.... Beverly Meyer --

Yes that gets me to the Cornell site, but I am looking for the group recommendations on what tests to run and the protocol for doing it. Exactly how to handle the sample, where and how to send it,

Hi Nancy Yes, TRH stim to see if ACTH is controlled. Also said other hormonal actions might be detected that influence PPID, (if I understood correctly.....??) But our ACTH is always a tad

Does this work for you,Debora? https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/ Lornain Ontario,Canada ECIR Moderator 2002 *See What Works in

Another client horse is presenting with a multitude of conflicting symptoms and this owner is interested in testing for IR, Cushings and possibly EPSM. I will direct EPSM questions to that group, but

Thankyou Lavinia :)Hannah,Uk 1/8/14 Ziggy and Jaffa Yahoo! Groups Yahoo! Groups Sorry, an error occurred while loading the content. View on

Hi MarthaHere's a link to our previous conversation about resveratrol Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance The ECIR Yahoo

Susan - How old is the mini? If you are feeding the same hay as you are Colleen, you should be fine. WSC is all the water soluble carbs in the hay. ESC is part of WSC, so adding them together is

Hi Susan, That your mini started the lameness issues just recently points to a possible PPID component as that would have coincided with seasonal rise beginning in some horses. Do you have a case

HI, Welcome to the list. In order to help you the most we are going to need some more information about you and your girl. We ask that you sign your name (first is fine), general location and year of

My little mini now has laminitis. I have had my hay tested: the WSC is 10.8 the ESC is 6.1 the starch is .8. I know you all add the ESC and the starch to find out if it's safe for an IR

Beverly, as I understand it, Cornell's reference range is different from the University of Guelph's, which is 2 - 10 pmol/L. My vet interprets Lad's ACTH of 20.6 as being twice the upper level of the

Hi Beverly, >The reference range for ACTH from Cornell is 5 (or 9) to 35. It is 9-35 >I'm curious why his ACTH of 20 needed a doubling of dose from 12 to 24 mg. I'm not the author of the original

The reference range for ACTH from Cornell is 5 (or 9) to 35. I'm curious why his ACTH of 20 needed a doubling of dose from 12 to 24 mg. Was something else going on? Getting ready to retest here

Dear Nancy, Some time ago I remember seeing on your post links to info re resveratrol promoting rise in cortisol (humans). Would it be possible please to re-post those links? Has cortisol rise

Thank you, Lavinia and Nancy. Bonnie Ivey Ontario 12/08

Hi Everyone, I am totally new to the idea that my horse might have IR or cushings. I have instead been thinking she has PSSM possibly type 2 since she was negative for 1. I have been following that

Hi Margaret, Great to hear you have a senior that is still competing. We need a bit more info from you in order to help you better. Could you please tell us where you are located and a bit more about