I use a 6mm drill bit to make the hole in carrot or apple - perfect size for prascend. Don't need the drill just a metal/wood bit on its own. Claire:-} Uk, july 2010

Hi, a few weeks ago I lost my old lady. Life just became too much for her and we let her go. Both she and her long term field companion are cushings. The problem now is that Blackberry is pining and n

Had a friend whose pony isnt showing any cushings signs at all but at the annual vaccine the vet has suggested that she go onto pergolide 'just in case, as most old ponies are cushings' I think this i

We can only have prascend prescribed now and it is a total con and makes me mad as it is totally identical to the pergolide we had before just twice the price because it says 'equine' on it. If you ca

We are in the UK and going into the winter now but I clipped a couple of weeks ago as we had a very warm spell and BB was just too hot/sweaty in the day with her first flush of winter coat. Its easier

Oh dear, another piece of bad vet advice then - Our vet recommended me to add oil (she is cushings but not IR) up to 250ml per day – sunflower oil or any vegetable oil – to her fast fibre over the win

So sorry to hear this. You did the right thing however hard it was and is. claire:-}

Hi folks, can I clarify something here? When I was told by my vet that she couldn’t prescribe pergolide tablets anymore it had to be Prascend she stated that they are exactly the same, identical compo

We have just done this transition as our vet said they couldn’t prescribe pergolide any more it would have to be prascend. The only effect I have seen is to my bank balance as it is more expensive. Th

Thanks for that - she is fine with alfalfa so can have that. She is still on the bute and will be forever at half a sachet currently to keep her comfortable so will add an ulcer treatment as soon as s

Hi all, Shoni is not doing well. Twice in the last 3 months she has developed an impaction and had to have the vet to tube her with liquid paraffin which is not ideal. She is getting picker and picker

When I said I thought my pony and the other pony on the yard might be cushings from their symptoms our vet just said try them on perg, no side effects except to my purse!! (Very shortly after the cost

Hi guys, thanks for that info - I am still using pergolide as I was already using it before the change to prascend. I do have to buy it direct from the vets now as the pharmacy wont dispense it but it

hi, somehow I have managed to get my pergolide boxes out of order and the new box I opened today has an expiry of end 05/12. I will use it in time but just wondered how far over the date would be safe

How long ahead could you safely soak the beet and leave it in the fridge? Just curious as ours is soaked daily but its always worth knowing. claire:-}

Hi, just seen a post on a forum that says that ‘’ I know anything with Praziquantel in it isn't recommend for horses with Insulin Resistance and/or Cushings’’ is this true and if so why? Just about to

We used a garden shredder for a while for carrots but it got exceedingly messy. That would do hay quite effectively but in the end I have found it is easier to buy bags of chop for my oldies. I use th

Thanks Nancy and Jaini, will stick with the pergolide for both of them. I think what she meant by early cushings was that if I thought one of the other horses might be leaning towards cushings it woul

Hi, since pergolide her has more than doubles to 1 GBP per tablet I asked my vet about the realative merits of cush x instead while she was at the yard on another issue. She said it just didnt work an

Shoni has been on an equiflex supplement with chondroitin, msm,glucosamine for more than 5 years, probably nearer 10 now . We discussed it with the vet and she was happy for us to give this with the p