"If she is PPID, she may only need meds during the fall seasonal rise asshe appears to be OK at other times of the year." Not to hijack the OP's post, but my vet had mentioned this tome, as I have

Hi Judy, Great that he appears to be generally healthy. Remission is "controversial" because it is a chromium/magnesium/biotin supplement with a tiny smattering of lots of other things in negligible

Judy~ Try it now. Mandy in VA

Hi Donna, My somewhat old boy started to really click/show lack of smooth walking this fall, so in addition to the legend injections and yes, I use Adequan injections, my vet had me try using Previcox

Hi Beverly, The best nutrient suggestion we can give you is to have your hay tested and then mineral balanced to the results. All hay is deficient in copper and zinc, which are both important in hoof

Mandy, I tried to join the ECR8 group, but it will not accept my registration. Judy

Thanks for the valuable information, Maggie. I do try to watch his weight. He has been fatter. He has no cresty neck, has never had sole tenderness in the 13 years we have had him. He gets

Anecdotally, does PPID and/or pergolide seem to exacerbate vaccine reactions? My 20yo mare responded very well to recent initiation of pergolide 1mg -- within days she felt tremendously improved

Thanks Linda and Lavinia for hoof trim info. It's starting to make some sense and I am happy to have a decent farrier for the first time! No nutrient suggestions for the sole growth? Just the Biotin

Hi Donna, Sorry to hear your girl is having trouble. Do you have a case history up for her? How was she diagnosed as having arthritis? How old is she? How long since she had an ACTH test to check how

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Hi Donna, Sorry to hear your girl is having trouble. Do you have a case history up for her? If not, would you please fill one out on ECHistory8. Here is the link to the site and I'll send you an

Hi Brittany, This isn't your fault. It sounds like Dream may be starting PPID as the fall laminitis, 2 years in a row on virtually the same date, screams Cushings. Only way to know for sure is to

To those who claim this groups advocates NOT using a vet, nothing could be further from the truth. I get chastised by members regularly for not wanting to involve my local vets in cases involving my

Our area is beginning the yearly plunge into sub-freezing temps. I am wondering if the stability of the pergolide mesylate (compounded capsules) can be degraded during shipping - in winter or summer?

"To the persons recently who posted about giving 32-36 of compounded pergolide—given that the average recommended dose range of pergolide is 1-5 mg/day…do you think perhaps trying an FDA approved

Hi Judy, I just wanted to add a few words of support. My Arabian mare's PPID condition was confirmed by the dex suppression test as recommended by a board certified equine internal medicine

Hi Judy, So many of us have been where you are--overwhelmed and confused. Know this--the DDT/E philosophy works! All four aspects must be in place for the best results. I have a couple of

I need to get something into my Mare who has had cushings for about 6 years and now she has arthritis and is in pain She is walking stiff this is the worst she had been and winter is coming I have

Hi Marian, I would be most interested in reading the detailed protocol andall the findings of Dr Jennifer Davis you mentioned in your post: “Dr. Jennifer Davis just in 2012 compared 21