Hi all-- I have just uploaded a history of my 22 year old Welsh pony, Cory. He was diagnosed in June with Cushings and has been on one gram of Pergolide since then. I am having more blood work done ne

Hi Nancy-- Thanks so much for the quick and thorough response. I will do the tests you recommend. My next question is timing and prep. Would it be wrong to allow Cory to have his normal morning routin

Carol-- I have been feeding my IR/Cushings pony the Standlee Compressed Orchard Grass for two months now since I ran out of "normal" bales of orchard grass and he is extremely picky and won't eat anyt

I bought the Wahl Arco SE model #1854 cordless clipper for my never-been-clipped 23 year old Welsh. I was afraid it would be too small, but I clipped his neck, shoulders and front legs in 45 minutes w

I am a frustrated computer illiterate try to update my pony's history in EChistory5. I think I have finally uploaded the update, but cannot figure out how to delete the old file. And now it seems ther

Hi Mandy and all, I finally got the pictures of Cory's trim up. I think I am posting the link here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ECHistory5/photos/albums/1275105710 Hope these pictures are good

Hi Mandy, Linda and Susan-- Thanks for your quick and encouraging responses. I have been so worried about Cory's feet all winter and was having the farrier out every three weeks to trim, but saw his t

Just now saw this, Linda, thanks so much. You have answered so many questions for me. I am now going to study the markups and explanation and see if I can find a barefoot trimmer. I haven't started th

Hi Linda-- I have been studying your markups of Cory's feet all week. I haven't been able to find another trimmer to work on Cory yet and I admit to being gunshy now about dealing with another farrier

Linda-- Thanks so much for the information and encouragement. You are so perceptive to understand that I am afraid I am going to file Cory's foot completely off. I feel fortified now and do understand

Hello everyone-- I just got Cory's blood results. The blood was drawn four weeks into his laminitic episode. I am disheartened by the ACTH since we had raised the pergolide from 2 mg to 4 mg after his

Thanks, Lavinia. I'll be searching for new hay today. Deb and Cory in NC July 2012 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory5/files/Deb%20Funderburk%20in%20NC/ https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/E

Hang in there, Rita. It sounds like Houdon is a rascal. Glad to hear he's looking better. My pony is having trouble with laminitis, uncontrolled ACTH and growing no wall on his poor little feet. He is

Hi Ethlyn, I had to chime in here since I went through that last summer with Cory. He totally stopped eating anything safe and in desperation I started letting him graze for a few hours each day. We u

Hi group-- I just got the results for the new hay I found for Cory. Am I right in thinking this orchard grass hay is much better than the timothy? Do I still need to soak it? Since switching to this a

>>It does have a somewhat unusual inverted calcium:phosphorus ratio. Definitely have this hay balanced.<< Linda-- I am such a newbie, how do I go about this? I printed out the list of Hay/Diet balanci

Hello group-- I know everyone is really busy right now, but I have uploaded new pictures of Cory's latest trim (by me). I am vacillating between thinking I am not making a dent in Cory's runaway toe a

Linda and Mandy-- Thanks so much for the lightning fast responses. You have relieved my mind and encouraged me so much. You both see so much more in the photos than I did, it is amazing. I didn't noti

Hi everyone-- I have done a major update of Cory's file and also uploaded new pictures of his latest trim (really, Linda, I know it doesn't look like it, but I am really nibbling away at his toe). The

Linda and Jaini-- Thanks so much for your input on Cory's care. I am having the vet out on Monday to pull blood and hopefully will be increasing the Pergolide immediately after that. I wonder if his c