Thank you, Dr. Kritchevsky, for your open and candid .02 -- very much appreciated. A scenario: 1350 lb horse (612kg) PPID for over 5 years since diagnosis eACTH not controlled on 3mg compounded

Makes me wonder why the BI research (we know they lurk here to some degree) never looked at minimizing the veil instead of arbitrarily capping the dose at 5mg. I would think a horse that tolerated a

Hi, Linda - Nope, haven't seen anything other than Dr. Kellon's information on adaptogens. That doesn't mean it isn't out there - just that it hasn't come across my desk or computer. I should have

Today I bought Mikey some ground flax seed from the grocery store. Bob's red mill whole ground flaxseed meal it's only a pound. I figured I would give it to him until I figure out what were doing with

Jaini - We have known for a very long time about the phenomenon we term the pergolide veil. Not certain exactly how it came about, but Dr Kellon has advocated the use of certain adaptogens that seem

I just updated my horses' data in the data base: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquineCushings/database?method=reportRows&tbl=11 Maggie on 7 mg; Merlin on 6 mg; Gypsy still on 2 mg. Pergolide

One of mine was on 10mg during the fall. The only side effect of this dose was that he felt better. If I had to pay for 10mg of Prascend, the side effect would be financial and he would be gone, or

Thank you so much - I will get hold of them and give them this info. Sheldene

Hi Janice, I have 3 horses on pergolide at the moment.The doses are 10mg, 9mg ,and 6mg. I'm not aware of any side effects. Can you tell us what side effects you are finding? Thanks. Lorna in

In your case, grass hay could have been a lot more sugar and starch - ie yummier - than the supplement mix. That is the taste they were used to. And yes, I know you are are among the initiated and

What side effects are there over a 5 mg dose? Where is this information reported/published? We have many horses in our database receiving well over 5 mg (about 20%) with no side effects. The only

Is 5 mg the highest dose recommended because of side effects only? What does the working group - or you, Janice - recommend to help with side effects? Are there other diseases that can drive IR and

Thanks, Sheldene. This really helps. The mechanism of toxicity with this plant is not well described and it's difficult to tell if the neurological signs of "shifting" and hind end issues are

Mandy, Good catch! No, she gets 9lbs. total a day, split into 2 feedings.   ***I read your CH and see you posted 9# of ODTBcubes/2xday. Carla, are you feeding her a total of 9 pounds divided by twice

Important to realize that the "title" of key opinion leader is bestowed by the pharmaceutical company and selection is based on how valuable that person may be to the company's sales. Where they need

I read your CH and see you posted 9# of ODTBcubes/2xday. Carla, are you feeding her a total of 9 pounds divided by twice a day~ or~ 18 pounds of cubes a day? My pony gets 10 pounds of hay total

Good questions. Here are my 0.02 There amount/severity of side effects of pergolide over the 5mg dosage makes it such that some horses can't tolerate it even though it doesn't keep the Cushings under

I agree with Lavinia that it's best to avoid molasses and recommend the HiFi Molasses Free over the Lite: Hi Fi Molasses Free: sugar 2%, starch 1.5%, so total S/S 3.5% Protein 10% DE 2.03 Mcal/kg

Hi Dr Kellon and other group members I have just recieved more info on this case here is the report from the owner Puffin developed a 'virus' at the beginning of Nov 2012. While I was schooling him I

"When are you planning to recheck ACTH? The drop you saw so far could be seasonal related only. IR obviously not improving yet, although cold weather (?) could influence results. Is he still getting