Thank you for helping the thought-process, Sherry! No, we have not had her checked for that - I will ask our vet tomorrow but I doubt that he will want to do this. The general symptoms donot quite

Thank you Dr Kellon and Lavinia for your speedy replies. We had X-rays taken of Pauli's fore feet mid September - she was at that time limping a bit and we suspected a hoof abces which incidently was

---In EquineCushings@..., <abbypeaches@...> wrote : http://www.lifedatalabs.com/articles/nutrition-articles/18-nutritional-articles/169-whole-oats-for-horse-with-laminitis This is confusing high

Hi Lj, Unknown whether your horse would have a problem with that or not. Some can start at 1mg with no issues, some have "pergolide veil" responses starting at .25mg. Unfortunately, there's no way to

I will start treatment soon and know that I have to start slowly. My original plan was .25 for three days .5 over three days .75 for three days and remain at 1.0 and see what happens. My question is

http://www.lifedatalabs.com/articles/nutrition-articles/18-nutritional-articles/169-whole-oats-for-horse-with-laminitis Marilyn & Bud in MI July 2013

Hi, I posted my first message a week or two ago about my Morgan mare and being on the cusp of Cushing's. Firstly, I'm having serious trouble being able to join the group, every time I try to join

Yes I tested my hay for 2014. That's what is in the pictures link due to how I submitted it to admin. Marilyn & Bud

Could anyone suggest a vet for me. I live in central Kentucky and I now know my older horse is either or both IR and PPID. Second year he has got sore feet in the fall. After researching fall

It sounds like uncontrolled PPID with exacerbated IR (could be made worse by cold weather stress) is the most likely issue here. Instead of muscle enzymes I would nerve block the feet. If that

My Icelandic recently developed Laminitis after a 4.5 year break and the only thing I had changed was to give him some 30% alfalfa/70% grass hay, so it might have been the trigger. I only gave him

Hi Marianne, Sorry to hear Pauli has had a setback. When was the most recent blood work done? The ACTH is at the top of the lab's normal range so it is possible there is a PPID component here. Her

I was using a hollowed out piece of carrot for awhile too, then tried two pieces of a ODTB cube with the pill in between. Usually works, although sometimes he eats the cube and the pill falls on the

Hi Melinda, What have the temps been doing in your area? Cold snaps can cause insulin spikes. Iron overload and diseases such as Lyme can also cause this. Lavinia, Dante, George Too and Peanut Jan 05,

Dear all, After an extended period of good health, Pauli went down hill again last week. We first thought she had foundered again on ALL FOURS, but I am really in doubt if there is laminitis at play

I have 2 horses clipped in winter yearly. One is an icey...he gets fully clipped twice yearly usually but this year since he is laminitic and we can't ride we trace clipped him. We never blanket him

I'll try another question: If Cato's current symptoms and proxies indicate he is insulin resistant, but he is not IR at baseline, what conditions besides ACTH too high might cause this? We are

Hi Marilyn This is your link to your CH. Other link took us to photos. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/files/Bud%20and%20Marilyn/ I'm assuming you have tested and balanced your hay for

Hi Bev You an do either but adding Cubes is probably the easiest. In he FILES look for cold weather feeding chart that helps you determine how much more you need to feed for cold weather.