Sounds a bit like she may have spasm one one side - presume from ouy description it it with hear extended ie neck back in a similar line? extension spasm of both neck & back muscles?? If her sight is

This is exactly what i did with Strawbs - foaling helped keep her wieght in check, I did time the foalinng date so she would foal after the grass had dried out & the pasture had gone back - this

I've met you both already and thanks Robin for initiating this. I e-mailed a vet in Va. Joyce Harman, who has some products listed in the A-B-C catalogue and she will do a consultation on my mare

What is the A-B-C catalog? I thought I got every catalog known to the horse world. I don't have that one. If it pertains to treating my dear cushings friend I'm interested. Thanks

ABC has some natural and holistic supplements, they have a cushings supplement that they did a 2 year study on, I was going to participate in the study by my vet at the time wouldn't co-operate. I

Hi, Did this list just start? Let me introduce myself. I live in the mountains of So Calif. I have two horses. A 6yo Morgan gelding and a 22yo HalfMorgan mare. My mare has Cushings. She is on

Chris: Yes this list is brand new (as of last week I think) so you haven't missed much. I have a 21 year old Swedish Warmblood gelding (my partner of 19 years)who is doing FEI dressage. He was

Hello everyone and welcome to the Equine Cushings list! Over the next several weeks I will try to go back through my archives and post some of the emails that have been exchanged between myself

compete the purpose? <<Subject: Re: Cushings disease in horses Date: 01/13/1970,11:17:56 AM From: Eclectk1 To: lmdavis@... Hi Carla! Thanks so much for your email! I'm really glad the

Hi everyone, Just forwarding this onelist announcement for your information... Robin Message: 1 Date: 17 Feb 2000 00:23:52 -0000 From: admin@... Subject: Scheduled Maintenance Dear

I had a pre-purchase exam done on a mare that has what I've been hearing others call a 'cresty neck'. I am looking for more information about this. I've been told it is a symptom of a thyroid

Donna: Your mare sounds rather suspicious for Cushings. I'd have her checked. There are several different tests and many opinions on which is the most accurate one for diagnosing. Cushings is

--- Carla Davis <lmdavis@...> wrote: accurate one for diagnosing. Cushings is difficult to be "absolutely" sure of because we can't look into their heads and actually see any tumors.

Hi Donna, The cost and medication necessary to treat Cushings can be quite variable depending on the horse, how they progress, and what their symptoms are. My mare was diagnosed symptomatically --

Donna: Measuring the ACTH level Dexamethasone suppression test ACTH stimulation test Insulin tolerance test TRH (throid releasing hormone) test are all tests that can be used in helping to diagnose

Hi, I have my 22yo mare on Permax (pergolide). She is on .25 g a day. I buy them at WalMart for about $75 for a two month supply. That is cheaper than cypro! The newest thought, backed up by research,

Hi Chris, My horse Darby was diagnosed with cushings last year, she has probably had it since her first attack of laminitis 4 years ago. Darby is 40+ years old, she is on cypro but it hasn't done much

Carla - I too have had a terrible time obtaining Cyproheptadine at a reasonable price. Sometimes, you can't get it at any price, and I hate to leave my horse, Bug, without for even a short time.

I've never checked Bug's insulin. Does the vet do that, or can you test blood sugar as you would in a human diabetic? As for life span with Cushings, I've always heard that the horse or pony is

Chris: Did you mean .25 g or .25mg for the Permax doseage? I'm guessing you meant mg. Have you found improvements in your horse's bloodwork as well as the clinical signs? Can you site the research