Kay, that the vinegar seemed somewhat effective also makes me wonder about the fungus possibilities... what I've tried quite successfully on my guys now and then when someone comes up with a crusty

Welcome aboard Mary! Would you be willing to check for us to see if MSU would consider horses from other states in their research? I'd very much appreciate it if you'd be willing to ask and let us

Hi Barbara, Crusty sores like that are not something I've heard of before with cushings... but that doesn't mean that its not related. It honestly sounds very much like a fungus type skin

Hi to everyone and thanks for sharing your experiences at this very helpful site. Thought I should introduce myself since I keep checking in every so often and looks like I'll continue to do so.

One year we had the scraping done and it was ringworm, after that the scrapings each year were neg. for ringworm. It is a bug allergy, we are pretty sure. (Black flies??? or "No see'ums") but if

Welcome Mary - How nice to have someone who is in a vet study on Cushings! What bloodwork are they using to monitor your horse? How often? What info have they told you about their study and findings

Hey, I live in Corning, and if you are near Cornell, you can't be far from here! Kay, who has two mules with Cushings Misery DOES love company.

Barbara, I am not sure that the hives/bug bites/scabs/itchy allergic reaction is part of Cushings, but maybe just something that happens with a compromised immune system. I have read from the pet

Hi, i just found out about this page from Nora & Gary. I hope to be able to learn some new stuff and maybe share some of my experiences too. My 25 year old few spot leopard appaloosa gelding

Kay, I'm new to these boards so excuse me if you've elaborated on this before but.... When I got Amiga last fall she had crusty sores on all 4 legs-mostly around her ankles. Over the winter I got

My vet said that younger horses can indeed get it and that there is beginning to look like a genetic disposition to it. Still in the early stages of documenting this. From what I can gather it seems

Hi all, While Cushings is NOT the issue of the article, the article has some very interesting and I believe important implications for managing our Cushinoid horses -- and also ties right into the

Just an update on one of my mules, I predicted she would have her annual case of hives from the "mystery bug" that bites her every spring. Well, I am was off a tad, not sure why, but it looks like

Forwarded from egroups/onelist... family of press and commitment offer date on the

Hi Barbara, I'd tend to agree with Carla -- and YOUR gut instincts. I'm sure I've run across an article with diagnosed Cushings as young as 8 years old, although that is quite unusual. Late teens

Barbara: I have read where horses can get Cushings at an early age. Its considered unusual but is possible. There's some research going on (somewhere?) investigating a possible connection between

Makyla, You've given me some interesting things to think about. The only change I've made in the last 2 months is that at the beginning of May I switched from Grand Flex to Sprintime's J Flex

Hi Barbara - I can't speak to the question about how young Cushings has been diagnosed in a horse, but wanted to give you some feedback about my horse's experience with supplements and 'offness'.

Has anyone had experience with Cushing's syndrome in a teenage horse? My gelding, Majestad, (Amiga's son) is 12 and we're beginning to think he may also have Cushings. Since he's an Andalusian I've

Karen & List - I apologize for forwarding your whole article. I was unaware (not thinking!) of the copyright issue. I have been so glad to have your information available since my horse was first