Hi Nancy, thanks. She is not IR as far as I am aware. I did speak to the vet ather last vaccination but she said there was no evidence she was. I am feeding her one mixing bowl full - probably about 3

OK, got a pony who is a very picky eater. We had sucessfully establised a feeding regime that (with 1mg a day of pergolide/1 bute) kept her stable. It was based on kwik beet and hi fibre nuts with alf

What sort of power of microscope would you need to do it effectively? claire:-} july 10 uk

Mine come back consistently like this Test Result Report : Ref 18304 - 08/11/2011 Name of Client : Mrs Claire Sidebottom Laboratory Report Name of Horse Count / Type of Eggs Blackberry (<) less than 5

I give the nasty tasting supplements (like bute) separately by packing each one in bread with a drop of peppermint, or a slice of apple with a hollow in it. After a few days or weks she decides she do

I have just had all mine done and no eggs were found so I have decided not to worm but it worries me because inhibited encysteds wont show up and neither will tape worms. claire:-}

Hi, thanks for that, I noticed it was a UK document but the results come from the University of Michigan so I was assuming they were US horses- Thanks for clarifying claire:-} Hi Claire The document t

Hi, what about in the UK, when would be the normal seasonal rise up and down? cheers claire:-}

Neither of my old two have any front teeth to speak of - they try to graze with their gums but mainly thye have bucket feed- soaked pony nuts then mixed with soaked sugar beet like a horsey soup! They

Thanks - will try them. I have 2 on pergolide (not prascend) but it seems now that the prascend isnt much more expensive looking at the chemist direct prices. in the summer the pergolide were 56p each

Just been to order some more and chmist direct is 89p each!!! Crikey, that is a hike from last time I got some. I was going to get 200 like I normally do but I cant afford to! anyone know of any cheap

Hi, thanks for all the replies on this. I have discussed the long term dangers of bute with the vet but we both feel at her age (33) that her quality of life is paramount even if this means her life i

Hi guys, I have read the recent posts about bute etc with interest. One of my oldies who is cushings is also severely arthritic. Her joints are deformed and look terrible but she can canter across the

Is this true in the uk as well - I thought from my vet that the rise here would be end September to October time. claire:-} july 10 uk

http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=18360 article on cushings claire:-} july 10 uk

I have a Cushings pony that I took on last year. As mine are all freezemarked I had her done. It was supposed to go bald then grow back white hair in 8 weeks. What happened is the whole rectangle wher

Hi Connie, not on these ponies - the only ones I have had counts done on in the past were a mare I bought who had every type of worm clearly in her droppings, so on the advice of the yard owner we wor

That is really interesting - I didnt do fecal samples on mine this time but will do next time. I have 2 cushings ponies on pergolide in one field and two other horses in the next field so it will be i

Whatever works for you is the best way...lol I quarter an apple then make a slit in the skin and slide the tablet in. I push it in with the back of the knife so its well in then I give them that by ha

I use an apple - make a wide slit in a quarter of an apple, push the perg in and it holds it firmly. I give this by hand before the feed so I know it has gone down. claire:-} uk july 10