Looking for opinions! My mare has Equine metabolic syndrome (never been tested offically for it) IR (one test was done but she was currently on pure alfalfa hay) and low thyroid. Over the winter she

Dakota also recently had a dental exam which showed that while he didn't need a lot of "floating", he has lost teeth (which aging equines do) and the gaps/holes left by these teeth had filled with

Hi Linda, We don’t recommend the liquid form of pergolide because of its very shortexpiration time. With ACTH at 130 in July, then 651 in April,your horse is woefully underdosed on 1 and 1.5 mls

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experienced issues with liquid vs capsule form. My 34 year old has been taking pergolide since 2011. We started with 1 mg liquid, which the vet preferred but I

Hi Bonnie, Welcome to the group! It would help a great deal if you could also get the owner to join our group so we can get a case history from her and help and support her more personally. In the

Rita, Glad you have help with the clip. I just jumped in and had to ask folks not to stare afterward.... It was the first clip for her and me! I think it is very typical for vets to wait close to a

I just tried to reply, and neo froze...so hope this will go through. Leanne - MVP is very common in humans, especially women. I have it. What it's prevalence is in other species, can't say. What

I have seen references to a supplement called ATP or something like that but can't seem to find... Anyone know what I'm talking about? For a Cushings donkey (on Prasend / ok levels now) - glucose

Hello everyone I am new to the group. I am a trimmer and have one client that has a horse on pergolide and doing well. Just recently I got a new client that has Gold a 22 yo Fox trotter that needs to

I have had that experience with my Buttercup. I had her teeth floated by 2 different vets over the years. I finally had a highly trained equine dentist come and look at her. She found that

(Posted by Pauline in behalf of Leanne) My Arabian Mare Rani had her blood test done last week on 2 ACTH 125 norm range 4.3-22.8pg/ml Glucose 5.5 norm 3.5-5.5 Insulin 7 norm 10-30 triglycerides

I've used Raspberry leaf from Herbalcom.com. It's the ingredient in mare magic. It's about $12.00 per lb and the dose we used was a heaping TBSP. Someone else will need to comment on the safety for

>Hi Gurus, I have an 11 year old welsh/tbIR mare. Her IR is currently under control-dry lot, exercise,correct trim and diet; however, her behavior is very mareish. I waswondering if Hilton

Turmeric has come up often. Recent discussion on turmeric in human diabetes vs equine IR is here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/conversations/messages/183479 Issues are

>Can you tell us your horse's name,to make the search for your CH easier? It's ok. Found it. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ECHistory6/files/Louise%20and%20Special/ Lornain Ontario,Canada ECIR

Hi Louise, > (I haven't been on here in a while, so can't remember when I joined and where my case history is, so please feel free to help me find it!) Can you tell us your horse's name,to make the

I've recently stumbled across turmeric and wandered is it beneficial to feed to my IR horse. He is currently in work and sound. I was told it was good for IR horses. Can someone tell me why it is good

Thanks, Claudia. That's good to know....and encouraging. Since Houdon's PPID diagnosis last Aug, well it's a learning curve for sure. He does seem brighter since we've tapered up his pergolide.

Recommend increase her APF to at least 8 ml. I give my 950 Morgan 10 ml. "Only eat so much per day" is not normal. Also need to make sure her ACTH is controlled and the diet is addressed. Tested hay,

Hi - Please sign your name so we know what to call you! You are talking a lot about pain meds for your mare, but haven't mentioned the treatment you are providing for the PPID (cushings). Do you have