Linda - I Have been struggling for 5 months with founder horse with probable Cushings. Vet said NOT to do dexamethasone suppression test as this can CAUSE founder , or make it worse. Everything I read

Hi all, Linda, I believe, but am not positive, that horses certainly can be diabetic without being cushinoid. Very curious to hear what the vet has to say. I would suggest laying out as concisely

Interesting posts about hind leg stance and/or lameness. Here's my experience: My 21 yr. old FEI dressage horse is Cushingoid. He is in the very early stages and with the use of Cyproheptadine his sy

Hi Carla & Everyone, Carla, thanks for the post, its quite interesting to me that you are also noting some odd hind end symptoms. I spoke to my vet last night and his initial thought was that she'

At a barn were I had worked, there was a horse who had sweeney, nerve damage to shoulder, he did not sweat in that area as well as the muscle atrophied, so may well be that there is some nervous syste

Somewhere I read that yucca in supplements makes cushings worse as it INCREASES the bodies cortisol release. Has anyone else heard about other joint supplements ??? I give mine corti-flex , ...maybe I

Thank you so much for the input. So, I'm really not crazy or overly paranoid!! :o) The input on the hind leg thing is very helpful. I will be talking to my vet (and some others) about all of this. I

Carla, You're not in a selenium or copper deficient area are you? Stray thought & probably moot since I would think that deficiencies of this sort would cause more overall symptoms. But perhaps

Hi Robin, Yes we are a selenium deficient region. I am currently using a feed that is specifically designed for the NW and supposedly researched, formulated and recommended by Kentucky Equine Research

Hi everyone - I have just joined the list and would like to introduce myself. I live in PA, and have two Paints - a three year old gelding (Phantom) and an 18 year old gelding (Hank). I show at b

Hi Kay in Corning....you're sure earning your gold crown in heaven, as my mother-in-law likes to say :0)...and I think I have a tough job with one Cushingoid horse! I usually sign my e-name as Kay in

Add to the equines, one happy barn cat who rides on Daisy Mae's back, when Daisy is in a good mood, one hypothyroid mixed breed Lab/Aust. Cattle dog, Becce, one deaf Maltese, Puppy, ( pet store boy,

Hi, all, Hello to the Kay's -- now I have you confused! But glad to hear about your experiences. Any thoughts -- what role do stress levels play in making symptoms lessen or worsen? Our mare Strid

Hi Everyone, this'll be quick. Go take a look at this site and surf around their other pages. They've got some excellent information... Thanks to Jos over on the EquineRepro list for posting it,

Sorry about that everyone, I guess I had a short circuit between brain and fingers! Here's the link, along with the text of Jos's post from equine repro... This came from a discussion about thyroid

Good Morning! I can't really answer your question directly, but I have observed great swings in my gelding Domino's reactions and apparent stress. He has days when he is quite reactive, meaning he se

Hi Carla, Found this over on "The Horse" (www.thehorse.com) again, I can't state enough that I think this has got to be one of if not the greatest source of current medical information out there for h

One other thing to consider -- Cushings quite often make a horse very lethargic. Once you begin treating it and fix some of the inbalance, the horse may very well become much more reactive, observa

I'm really curious how things have gone for both of you... weren't you both planning on seeing your vets here in the recent past? Robin Desert Springs Sport Horses http://www.Sportshorses.homestead.

For whatever the information is worth... My Cushinoid mare, Tina (Night Flight) is now 29 years old, diagnosed with Cushings symptomatically (wouldn't ovulate & didn't shed out) about 5 years ago.