Good Morning Joan~ You are so great to have gone to the website before sending a reply! Thank so much!!! In my hastiness to get my question out, I should have added that when I called the company,

Hi Heather, When I went to their website and looked up the ingredients, this is what I came up with: Ingredients: Sucrose, Dried Whey, Sodium Silico Aluminate, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation

Yes. Or here: http://www.forco.com/main/pricelist.asp?rnd=7397 Joan and Dazzle <bittersweetfarm@...> wrote:

Here's a question for any of you using probiotics... I too tried them for the exact same reason being discussed for my IR (compensated)gelding. And they worked! However, after a few days, almost

Just follow the protocols here. The vet's job is to handle the blood for the ACTH test in the correct manner. See the Files re handling. You might want to ask the vet if he's familiar with this

Just wanted to note here that as of today (day 6 on APF), Josie's neck muscles feel normal!!! Yay! She's quiet, content & relaxed in her paddock. The sweet, inquisitive look is back in her eye as

I posted my hay analysis in the files but don't know how to read them. Is there a file that will help me or can someone else. I would love to stop soaking hay and just add what ever supplements I may

My vet has another Cushings horse (that I know of) who's owner is also a member on this sight so I am assuming(do no like that work) she handled it right. Danncie and Rocket Washington State

Cushing's is, anyway. IR can affect younger horses, too. 13 isn't all that young. I'd say it's approximately like a 40-yr-old human. And 40-yr-old humans don't get back in shape as easily as

Dannice and Rocket washington State

Dannice and Rocket washington State

Hi Melissa, I would suggest you call your vet and change the day of your scheduled bloodwork. You have it on a Wed. I don't know which lab your vet plans to use but it would be safer for your

We used Fast Track with GREAT results for a 30 year old horse at our barn with chronic diarhea. It was so bad, it got on the walls, and I had to keep cleaning his butt (sorry for the details). The

Melissa -- As I understand it, the separation time between a meal and blood draw for ACTH is not so critical as for insulin & glucose. But you want to avoid particularly cold days -- probably not a

-http://www.forco.com/main/prod-forcosup.asp-- In > Another good one is Forco. but

I started my senior gelding on Fast Track for his chronic diarrhea about 6 months ago and I couldn’t be happier! This is a rescue horse that had diarrhea for at least 4 years (before I adopted

Just remember that it takes older horses longer to come back than younger horses. I think it's a good idea to err on the side of going too easy rather than overdo. ********************* I forget

I have an appointment for bloodwork on April 9th. I specifically reuested the ACTH test for cushings. I asked the vet if there was anything I needed to do to prepare for the test (eat or not,

Here's the URL: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquineCushings/files/8%20Pulling% 20it%20Together/ If that doesn't work, follow this path: >Files >8 Pulling it

Foreco? www.http://www.higbyfeed.com/Forco.html Mandy