Hello everyone, I am new to the group. I just learned that my almost 22 year old Arabian has Cushings. Her info is in the file section under Millionairess. Her only symptom is a long, slightly wavy ha

Hello Barbara, Something else to think about would be getting his heart checked. My now 22 year old Arabian mare did that for the first of several times 4 years ago. My vet came right out and diagnose

Hi everyone, Here is our link for Millionairess http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory3/files/Millionairess not to sure why it is not underlined but hope it works Mill is finally at 0.5mg of Per

Hi Mandy, Thanks for the suggestions and here is the next round of questions. Are there any benefits to feeding grape seed extract or ginseng? What is magnesium for and how much do I feed? Do the vita

I read about ginseng to support Cushings horses and grape seed as an antioxidant or is Vitamin E enough? Jennifer in TN Jan 2011

Mandy, I got the hay analysis added to Mill's file. I do not think it tells what we need to know as far as sugar and starch. When I looked up all the meanings, one uses ash in the calculation but I co

Mandy, The hay report was from the seller. There is not enough of this shipment left to make an analysis worthwhile. I will try to get one on the next load. Meanwhile I will look into the pergolide fr

Hello, I have been following the previous posts on shipping another older Arabian. My 22 yr old Millionairess will have a 7 hour trip each way to Ohio and back for a new pacemaker next month. Would us

Hi, This is a second request for some suggestions please. Millionairess, my 22 year old Arabian mare, will be trailered 8 hours each way to Ohio State for a new pacemaker. Would apf be of help? If so,

I e-mailed mybesthorse.com about the ingredients and this was the reply. In addition to Cushings, my mare also has a cardiac condition and I did not find the answer sufficient. Jennifer in TN Jan 2011

Hello, I plan on having Mill's blood work checked next week and have questions about the timing. I read that the Insulin/Glusoce draw should be in the morning. Is there any particular reason and what

Hi, This is Mill's latest blood work done at Cornell. Glucose 88 reference range 71-113 ACTH 40.3 pg/ml 9-35 Insulin 12.58 uIU/ml 10-40 Free T4 1.35 ng/dl 1.2-1.8 She has been on 0.5mg Pergolide and I

Linda, Thanks for the advice- I have already started Pergolide 0.5mg twice daily since Friday. Can I just do 1mg once daily? What about after tapering up to 2mg? At what point is it best to divide int

Hello everyone, Is there any guideline on how to adjust the Pergolide dosage? Mill's ACTH was done at Cornell in early July and was 40.3pg/ml (range 9-35). She had been on 0.5mg and is now up to 0.5mg

I just learned that Boehringer-Ingleheim will offer Prascend in the US from a FDA approved pharmacy. How will this affect getting Pergolide from compounding pharmacies? Jennifer & Mill in TN Jan 2011

This is the information on Prascend. I work at a veterinay clinic and one of our vets received an e-mail from MWI Veterinary Supply with the announcement. Jennifer ----- Forwarded Message ----- To: mi

Hi, This is Mill's latest blood work from Cornell which now puts her as IR. ACTH 22.4 pg/ml (9-35) previously on 7-9-11 40.3 Insulin 20 uIU/ml (10-40) 12.58 Glucose 83 mg/dl (71-113) 88 Free T4 1.49 n

Hi Jaini, I appreciate the suggestions but am concerned about Mill's weight. She has lost some already this winter and worry if I cut back on the Wellsolve LS it will drop further. Is beet pulp going

Hi Lavinia, Do you think that the weather could effect Mill's insulin level? How does that work? When I tested last July she grazed for a few hours then was stabled for 4 more with hay. This year she

Hi Lavinia, I hadn't realized that TC Lite conatined grain. I will leave it out next time. What is the advantage of the Ontario Dehydrated pellets over the TC Safe Starch? What about alfalfa as hay or