Dear group, Let me give you the perspective of a veterinarian faced with a possible diagnosis of pituitary tumor in a horse. For years and years, old horses with long, curly hair coats that failed

I think it has to be an individual decision and we need to respect that, what one of us does may not be feasible or reasonable for some one else and there is nothing wrong with letting an old friend

----------------------- If you look at Gretchen F.'s Laminitis Site or read Dr. Strasser's books you will see that isolation and stall rest is NOT what she feels is best , even in acute laminitis - 24

I have to totally agree with Nora here, I have found Dr.Strasser's methods to be a great improvement over conventional methods. Both my horses and my sisters horse have foundered at one time or anothe

My horse has been barefoot most of the 18 years I've had her, I'm a fanatic about feet, she is out 24/7, never on bedding, has various types of footing all day and walks around contantly. I used to

So many decisions, so little time...I had decided to just treat with thyrol when my vet talked me into treating with permax too,as he thought sundance was definately cushinoid( definate? who knows)

I've been following the discussion of natural trimming and 24/7 turnout with great interest. It does sound very sensible. However, I think it should be born in mind that there is no ONE method of tr

I thought some of you might find this post interesting, showing just what this method can do.

Tried to foreword a message from another group, did'nt work, sorry!

Hi, In case my previous post was overlooked I'll bring it up again. Has anyone had any experience with their Cushings mares lactating with no other apparent causes? I know I have seen/read things abou

Have any of you used Permax longer than a year or even longer? At what dosage? Have you had to increase the dosage in that time period? There's so much reference to both permax and cypro becoming

I'm so sorry and my thoughts are with you today. I'm glad he had some peaceful moments before he left you. I will think of him when I'm with my horses today.

I have used Permax for over a year. Did not know that it is supposed to lose efficacy over time. I haven't had any blood tests drawn to be sure, but so far, it still seems to be helping - at least he

My beloved horse Marvin left this plain of existence early this morning around 2:15. After a lengthy bout with colic, he and I decided it was time for him to move on. He was humanely put to sleep, and

I want to thank everybody for their kind words. It really has helped me make it through this tough time. The vet theorized that Marvin may have had a tumor in/on his colon which may have caused the co

Thank you for responding, you know I was giving her corn oil up until the summer hit. Then I quit because I was afraid it would make her even hotter, since corn is the hottest grain....I assume corn

Hi Claire: Welcome to the list. I hope you find it as informative and supportive as the rest of us do. It sounds like you're doing a lot to keep Tamera comfortable! Thermo-regulation is difficult for

Thank you, thank you..that's what I wanted to hear...I'm going to start adding a little corn oil today. This is great..... all this input...I'm feeling more optimistic already..I really need to thank

We didn't do any blood work for cushing's specifically..her CBC and chemistries were pretty normal and I think that this is why my vet decided that we didn't need to start her on medication..of cours

Tamera, my 25 year old quarter horse mare was diagnosed with cushingsearly this year. My vet did not feel that she needed to be onmedication and after reading some of the posts I don't know how Ifeel