Hi Casey, PPID is a progressive disease which is caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons. Pergolide acts as a replacement for some of the functions of the dead neurons but neither cures nor stops

>> Where are these Monthly Messages? Not LeeAnne but thought I could help. They appear at or around the beginning of every month. Here are some recent

Ferne, I believe LeeAnne is talking about the repeat messages that go out at the beginning of every month. They originate from her or Nancy. One of them is on Prascend. There's another that starts

I'm getting further confused. Where are these Monthly Messages? Are they in some other area of the main site? I just looked at it, but couldn't figure out where such a thing would be. I look at

Hi Ferne, I'm really glad you brought up that you didn't know about these special sections of the ECIR. There are so many resources in the ECIR and many are oftenmissed during the learning curve and

>> Are you sure that the value for ferritin on 4/17/2015 (263 ng/mL) is correct? Yes, absolutely. I have the printed report from KSU. I believe I read in the files that ferritin is the form most

Do horses become resistant to pergolide? I've been upping the amount of Prascend I'm giving based on frequent peeing. Should I just let ACTH run a little high this time of year to prevent resistance

I;ve always had labs done at 11;30 am.. after breakfast and before lunch.. Next lab draw will be betw 1-2pm with lunch fed around 11:30-12 noon.. should I hold back lunch till after the blood draw

Apologies if this is a duplicate post, seem to have lost the previous one. After having refused to eat his minerals since June, I've recently been able to get Monty to accept the required amounts of

Hi Lavinia I got both perscriptions today so can start upping his dose at 1mg every 2 to 3 days that's 4 0.25 mg capsules will leave me short on those pills.So up to 6 mg? Diet i'll do the ODTB

Hi Tiffany, An ACTH of 49.6pg/ml wouldn't be a red flag if a horse wasn't having any issues. But Maggie is showing classic signs of fall-associated changes and her ACTH level has more than doubled

Hi Corrine, Definitely need to up the pergolidedose as soon as possible as the ACTH has risen considerably since the last testing and is continuing to rise. As he is on 3mg dose now, if he were mine

Agree 100% with both Kathy and Nancy here, Lj. Jesse's trim did have issues in the beginning and there haven't been any updates in some time so if things have slipped a bit, esp behind, it could

I know it has been awhile since I have posted or sought any advice for Maggie. I have updated her case history as much as possible. I do not have the most recent x-rays posted as I haven't received

Hi Kerry Jaspers doing ok not great,no haven't got prescription yet so haven't upped pergolide. Vet also gave prescription for the 3 mg, haven't got those either and have 1 more capsule left for

We've been talking about the regional database and members have stepped up to loan out a hay corer and give support regionally. As noted, there have been a lot of new members added to the group since

Thanks for the reply. Jesse is alert and appears otherwise normal.. His last trim was 8/21 and the feet look okay. Sending in pix for Lavania to look at, is my plan. lj friedman san diego nov 2014.

I bought a hay corer from Equi Analytical and would be willing to loan it out to anyone or help someone get a sample in my area if they need to test hay. I looked in the files but did not find a

Agree, Kathy, that feet would be a good first place to look. Hinds are often forgotten, or last minute, and so important, but if the fores are off too, it can cause stumbling, back and hip

Hi Lj, Just a thought...when was his last hoof trim? How is his trim looking and working for him? I have an arthritic QH who I need to keep any eye on so that his toes and break over are correct or