Pardon the dumb questions.. I've been taking care of a horse whose owner hasnt seen the horse in 3 yrs. and the barn where I board and take lessons never infomed the owner about cushings.. how sad. I

Arent we suuposed to be looking for a NSC food 12% or less? I dont see NSC on the foods mentioned recently from haystack feeds? lj Friedman san diego 11/14/15 joined

I wrote yesterday that I started taking care of a horse that has Cushing's and the owner did not know about it because the barn didnt tell her. Sad I know. So me and the owner think that because this

Does anyone know of any vets that specialize in the Cushing's in the San Diego area? My horses is also close to orange county and Riverside County as well. Lj friedman nov 14. San diego Sent from my i

I read that all horses with Cushing's should be clipped even in the winter. I also read about a low trace clip. If this horse lives in San Diego where to a Weather during the day in winter could be 50

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 c

The horse i take care of currently eating alfalfa Bermuda 50-50 pellets and alfalfa hay. Because of poor teeth he doesn't eat very much of the hay just the easy stuff. But the hay will still be offere

I posted asking for suggestions for a pelleted feed for a cushings horse . I seem to like what I'm reading about. Purina well solve LS. Any thoughts on this product as I don't have any real Cushings.

Someone told me they get generic paraglide capsules for around $60 a month for 1 mg Is this true? Any contact information for this? Lj friedman san diego nov 14 Sent from my iPhone

I will soon take care of a cushings horse and change his feed .. assume 900 lb horse 16.1 hands 74 size blanket. choice 1. timothy cubes $30.00 for 50 pounds choice 2. purina wellsolve ls 30.00 for 50

My horse will soon start .medicine if things check out. I see the price for prascend is $60 a month and the price for periglide is $30 a month. I'm curious to know who is spending 60 and who is spendi

I read that a trim is very important. The horse I take care of is not being ridden and he appears fine. And has suffered no lameness issues whatsoever.What specifics should I be telling to the Ferrier

My horse will soon start .medicine if things check out. I see the price for prascend is $60 a month and the price for periglide is $30 a month. I'm curious to know who is spending 60 and who is spendi

Assume a horse with full blown cushings, Assume vet checked recently and vet is ok with writing rx for pergolide without Cornell type testing. Assume an equine moderator is giving help. (It seems the

So the horse that I take care of has Cushing's full-blown I'm told and I am under the care of one of our excellent moderators. I was about to begin to order pergolide ,change food etc. and today and t

A vet I was using tells me that of the 100 horses he's treated only one got the peroglide Veil . And it's not something very important. What do others think percentagewise of horses that get the veil?

I was looking for actual data and that is very helpful to me. Is there any data on what happens to horses with full-blown Cushing's that remain untreated? Is there any data on what happens to horse wa

Is it okay to switch between the two meds? For example let's say you had one month of prascend and then next month pergolide? Also if using prascend and knowing that the active ingredient is fixed and

Thank you for the replies. My questions are : am i understanding correctly that peroglide is superior to prascend?And am I also understanding that if my horse does not have IR then low starch low suga

My vet emailed me this. I'm not looking to start a riot on the web,, just want to make sure that by getting pergolide at Pethealth Pharmacy instead of prascend. I am doing what is best for the horse.