I have known Marvin since he was 2 days old and he has always had a great attitude towards life. Which made last winter all the scarier. Since that bad episode, I have had Marvins shoes pulled and be

V. Clemons - I second Robin's request - what online pharmacy are you using and what are they charging for the Permax? I'm now up to 1.25gm/day and, at my present price, that's $5/day! Take care, Ma

Hi everyone - How does everyone get their vet to write you a prescription for either cypro or Permax? Mine won't - I tried. I think the exact quote was: "When you have an emergency, the pharmacy

I know many have alread said it, but I'd like to reiterate that this group is SUCH a wonderful resource for those of us dealing with Cushings! As far as a vet who won't write a prescription is concer

Thanks for the feedback on Isoxuprine. I should clarify that when I'm monitoring Bug's pedal pulses, and find them to be a concern (which isn't often), I give a low dose of Isoxuprine for several days

I had an interesting talk with Heather at BET Labs yesterday. My vet drew blood for a Cushing's panel about 9 days back, and I was impatient for the results (her office was closed yesterday). Heather

Does anyone on the list with a laminitic/foundered Cushing's horse use Isoxuprine in their management? I'd be interested to hear about it. My 20-year-old Morgan gelding was diagnosed with Cushing's

Hi Paula - I think there is little guidelines on the use of permax and there are many thoughts out there on its use. My first vet had me start at .75gm/day and then I was to decrease to .25gm/day ove

Hi to everyone and thanks for sharing your experiences at this very helpful site. Thought I should introduce myself since I keep checking in every so often and looks like I'll continue to do so. It'

Hi Robin! I have some info for you: - Some online pharmacies with good prices are: drugstore.com, drugemporium.com, familymed.com, RxUSA.com, eckerd.com. I don't know if they all will work with vet

Hi, if your horse is sore and you think it might be because of standing "weird" to alleviate foot pain you might want to consider a chiropractor. I know that my mare was just adjusted because I knew t

Hay, Kay, I know what you mean about that look your Pandora gave you! Now Star just kicks as if at a fly instead of lifing her belly. "Get away from me you pest!" Ah well, we'll keep trying until we g

I just discovered this group this evening. So happy to find other horse owners dealing with Cushings. I am Lou and Jack is my Cushing's horse. He is a 24-year-old Appaloosa gelding. He has been d

I just went out to tuck the girls in for the night and noticed my cushings horse has a slightly swollen looking tongue and one side of her mouth is droopy looking I think due to swelling, this morni

Linda wrote: and Lou and Jack wrote: -------- Hi Linda and Lou and Jack, We had Jazz on Permax for several months and didn't see a whole lot of improvement in attitude(depressed).He also wasn't comp

I just started my horse on permax and am wondering typically how long will it take to see any change and usually what type of change will I see? My vet said it would be hard to judge by coat since

The first time I noticed something really wrong with my horse was after our last 25 mile competitive trail ride, whil she finished with good p& r's she was exhausted the next few days, I think it wa

Jeri: <How does everyone get their vet to write you a prescription for either cypro or Permax? Mine won't - I tried. I think the exact quote was: "When you have an emergency, the pharmacy isn't going

I concur with the others. My vet had no problem with me calling around for pricing. In fact I found a source cheaper than her source, wholesale, at one point! She was quite happy with that! Thankfully

To the group: From: "Mary Goldy": <It takes place over a 2 day period. The first day the vet draws about 5 viles of blood( do not remember exact number now) then injects Marvin with azium. He comes