....."What antibiotic do we use with Cushing horses? [And, I guess IR, too, although mine isn't there yet.]"..... So the first question is, what are you treating? Kerry in NY Sept 2014

Hi I treated a horse with EXCEDE horse got a shot once a week for 4 weeks,caused extreme sore neck,made the horse very needle shy 2 shots into treatment. I did not own the horse,that was treated but

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Martha and Kathy, Thanks for your response. Do you know of an injection antibiotic that is safe? Donna Not safe for laminitic horse. Or IR horse. Williams/Dubrow NY '08 On Jun 17,

What antibiotic do we use with Cushing horses? [And, I guess IR, too, although mine isn't there yet.] Thanks. Chanda MT 9/04

Hi Donna, Here is a post from Jaini that I found in the archives regarding Excede. Post #174118 All should be aware of the potential of cephalosporins, in particular ceftiofur (Excenel, Naxcel,

Not safe for laminitic horse. Or IR horse. Williams/Dubrow NY '08 On Jun 17, 2015 5:13 PM, "midnightstarulysses@... [EquineCushings]" <EquineCushings@...> wrote:

Does anyone know if EXCEDE an injectable antibiotic is safe for an IR/Cushings horse? I need to know so I can give it to him now or return the med on Friday. Thank you. Donna, Beaufort, SC ECIR

Hi Coral, my pony has rubbed his butt sore for years every summer, even though I kept spraying him to keep the bugs off. I actually think that they might be rubbing their butt because the belly (or

Coral, Adding on to my post regarding a topical suggestion for Po. If you go to the document "What to do about Cullicoid Sensitivity there are some suggestions for "physical barriers".

Hi Coral, There is a document in the Files "Updated Deworming Guidelines" that you may find helpful. In my experience a sheath in need of cleaning and/or Pinworms will cause tail rubbing. Since

A thought: if Jasper is calmer, you may be able to try the ace again, if needed. Kerry in NY Sept 2014

If u havent dewormed in awhile, you might want to submit a fecal sample to check for parasites and do a fecal egg count to determine how much load (if any) he's carrying. You may be able to drop off

Diazepam is notorious for being irritating IM. It is recommended to go IV. Oral absorption is highly variable between species and has not been studied in horses so no dosing guidelines are available

Sometimes they'll rub a lot if their sheath needs cleaning, even to the point of rubbing their butt raw, it's as close as they can get to itching their sheath area, so they just rub away on their

What causes this? I haven't wormed him in quite a while because of his laminitis. His lameness is much better, but I wouldn't call him sound yet by any means. I'm hesitant to call the vet because

Hi Think i'v got to quit giving the diazepam injections?? first one went fine, no problem the one this morning well made his neck super sore. He tends to react to shots of any kind,with swelling at

Thanks for the info. I've left messages the past 2 days for my vet but haven't heard back yet...tried to call Cornell just to make sure they had received them but they told me I have to have the vet

Hi Kerry, A bit more background. According to the finalized report, the sample was received on Monday. The sample was processed and finalized later in the week. As Cornell will accept shipments on