Ditto Cindy, same exact experience with my gelding over the years. Weight loss when ACTH rises, weight returns with pergolide dose increase. I'm curious . . . my horse is not baseline IR, is yours?

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Thanks so much, both of you! That's very helpful to know. I texted the vet today to find out if she knew about Cornell's shipping labels and she said she had heard of that, but never used them before.

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 09:35 pm, Helen Temps wrote: You might try the Super Chasteberry liquid. It's cherry flavored and my mare loves it. Alas, Helen, I don't think we can get it here. Nor APF, nor

Hi Sandra I started adding CTB to my PPID mare's diet this spring (she is on pergolide) to see if it helped with shedding. I have been using the James Hart tincture (marketed as "Cushy Life", I get in

You might try the Super Chasteberry liquid. It's cherry flavored and my mare loves it. -- Helen Temps and Chloe June 2017 Placerville,

A couple of months ago I started adding CTB to both my mares diets. My mini is confirmed diagnosed PPID/IR and is on pergolide, the QH mare is confirmed IR. I decided to try both on it for different

Thanks LeeAnne, I'll give it a try right now. :) -- LM March 2013 New Springfield, OH/Ft. Collins, CO ShineysLittle

Oh, dear. This is one of those puzzling ones, in the sense that she does need the increase of pergolide, as not only the bloodwork but the decrease in urination since the dose was increased has shown.

Had to increase Racham's Pergolide due to elevated seasonal rise of 95 ACTH (toward end of August). from 1mg slowly titered to 2mg (part compounded + part Prascend) which she has reached the 2mg 2

I've had the exact same experience with my horse losing weight. Especially during the seasonal rise. My mares weight loss every year was in direct relation to her ACTH levels. I too have found that it

Paula, Thank you for your reply. You have certainly worked your way through some odd presentations of IR/PPID. It is helpful to hear your story, read your case history’s, and regain my hope

I emailed Stacy this morning, but haven't heard back yet. But, the good news is, I just found a mill, not quite an hour away that has soy hull pellets :) -- Wallene & Travis in NC Sept

Hi, Gabriela - Eek! If TJ were mine, I would definitely talk to the vet about increasing. Even better would be to get your vet to phone in a prescription for compounded pergolide to Island Pharmacy,

I was just wondering if her insulin had improved. I am glad she is looking bright, etc. Yes to allowing her to amble around on her own as she improves. When she is out on the drylot, using the DJM

Wallene, Regading getting the cubes in NC, please call Stacy, at Triple Crown, 1- 800-451-9916 or by email at info@... Stacy is helping customers during this transition period at Southern

I just got off the phone with my Southern States and although they say they "might" be able to order the cubes at some point, she has no idea when and it's not sounding good. I've had to give my guys

Hi Amy,     I've had three horses in the past who had PPID for years, and following this group's protocol, never had laminitis.  The key I found was to test and up the pergolide.  Don't be

Thanks for these stories. I'm so happy to hear that catching these diseases early can result in possibly no laminitis or founder issues ever. I'll keep on trucking and reading so I can learn as much

Hello Amy, The group's protocol has kept Lad out of trouble with laminitis since 2008. He arrived in fall 2007, and I had been told there was no lami in his background. Knowing nothing about IR, I