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Cushing’s Disease
Hi all, I have a 22 year old shire/thoroughbred cross and he seems to have signs of cushings in his coat. I got him tested because his hair looked like this in 2018 and he tested negative. I know a lot...
View ArticleInsulin resistance
Hi there, my horse is 22 and has early cushings. His insulin came back at 16.93. He is mostly outside on dirt but will have grass here and there. My dream is to buy a home soon that has acres of nice...
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Alright, so I found this little mare for sale, a Palomino beauty. She's cute and has some go to her; owners say she'd make a great barrel horse which is what I'm interested in. I was planning on...
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View ArticleLight at the End of the Founder Tunnel!
This morning I rasped away the great majority of the dead white line tissue on Dixie's foundered feet. There's still some separation, but mostly, we're getting into connected, albeit weak and wide,...
View ArticleWhat is the best way to deal with Cushings disease?
My 21 year old Paso Fino was diagnosed with Cushings last year. The vet gave me Prashend and after a month he was not even willing to stand up. He just wanted to lie in his stall and was lame all over...
View ArticleHoof Trim Conundrum Laminitic Pony
Our pony has laminitis. He is paddocked 24/7 with no option to stable. He is bare foot and looking at keeping him that way, I usually trim all the horses myself due to the difficulty in getting people...
View ArticleMare is drinking way to much water and urinating in the stall at night way to...
I am wondering if there is any advice for a mid twenty yr. old mare that is drinking entirely to much water. The water is litterally needed to be refilled in a 100 gallong water trough with in 2-3...
View ArticleWinter Laminitis
I got this in an email newsletter from Cavallo this morning. It's a nice story, mentions a newly approved drug and offers a little download on using Cavallo boots with laminitic horses. I am not...
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? cushings
I have a 15 year old (ish) quarter horse mare who is consistently hairy as hell all months of the year. even in the summer she has an extremely thick coat, and its not until august/september that it...
View ArticleCushings prognosis
Hi, I am getting my horse Wilson tested for cushings. Though i am about 99% sure he has it. while waiting for the results i have been doing a ton of research online and of course this has been making...
View ArticleCushing's ?
I have a 20 year old Arab with LONG weird hairy coat this year. It's curly on her back and rump. On her chest it's straight and LONG! This horse can't catch a break!!! One thing after another. She has...
View ArticleEquine water syndrome
Anyone out there have any advice on equine water syndrome or equine fecal syndrome?
View ArticleCushings...?
The winter following me bringing this guy home, he started growing these insane winter coats. I thought it was because he was put on a super good feed and was just really healthy, but now I'm getting a...
View ArticleDoes Cushings shorten the life expectancy of a horse?
Turns out my boy does have Cushings. I've ordered Chasteberries in bulk (supposedly it works better than the medication for some) and if that doesn't help will start him on a medication. I've also...
View ArticleGood Price for Prascend?
Good morning horsey folks, As mentioned in another post Daisy, my 28 year old QH mare has Cushing's. I got a box of 60 tablets from my vet for $160.00 which I find quite expensive. Does anyone know a...
View ArticleAny supplements for a horse with EMS?
The vet diagnosed Pony with EMS based on the fat pads on his butt. She said he had a BCS of 6. We did insulin testing and got the following results: His insulin level was 5 (low range of normal) and...
View ArticleHow do you store your Prascend? Do you leave it out at the barn?
I'm in Texas and it gets hot here. Teddy is going to need Prascend daily. My horses are boarded. I'm concerned that if I leave it in the refrigerator, which is in a different building, the groom will...
View ArticlePlease welcome me to the Cushing's Club 😕
I didn't really think Teddy had Cushing's. I mean, he doesn't look like that stereotypical horse. And yet... I had him tested, just because maybe. Now I get to join the Cushing's Club. This is his test...
View ArticlePPID Testing :/
I think I need the support to make the call... I lost my heart first & horse a year ago on the 19th of May unexpectedly, then my dog due to a brain tumor on the 11th of January (which progressed so...
View ArticleQuestion about EPM
My friend's horse, 16 yo Quarterhorse gelding, has been exhibiting certain behavioral signs of a problem: spooking,bucking etc. for several weeks. At first we thought it was that he was overdue to have...
View ArticleHurt shoulder now putting weight on hind end
I have a 4 year old mare. I’m guess she was kicked by another horse. For about 2 days she wouldn’t put any weight on the front, now she’s is but is walking with her hide end up under her. Been soaking...
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My story with Cushings and IR
Finding this part of the forum and reading a few posts I decided to post my experience with the disease. I have an 18 year old Welsh pony.... He was born in 2005. I bought him around 2013. He was...
View ArticleRinsing hay.
I have another thread here discussing my ponies Cushings/IR and in that thread rinsing hay came up. I thought I would start a new thread on my method used during the summer and how I am trying to find...
View ArticleHow to Find My Cushings Horse a Home
Hi, my 12-15 year old rodeo horse Trix was diagnosed with Cushings disease today. Unfortunately I am already committed to paying for my horse Bens needs. This leaves me unable to pay for the expensive...
View ArticlePPID Trouble
Hi, my horse has just been diagnosed with PPID. About 5 weeks ago he got very sick, and has lost an incredible amount of weight since then. He is also lame. I exercised him on pain killers for the last...
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New Horseforum.com format was launched in November 2020. Unlike the old format, the new format technically enables a member to edit their own posts after publishing them in a thread, or in a...
View ArticleJust Some Thoughts on Soluble Fiber, EMS, Insulin Resistance, FWS
I've been learning a lot lately about soluble fiber's potential to improve the gut biome and it's potential to improve insulin response and such things as blood pressure, as a result of that improved...
View ArticleChewy Pharmacy Pergolide - Anybody Use It?
I just came across this https://www.chewy.com/pergolide-compounded-powder-horses/dp/670878 It looks like the savings over Prascend could be significant..
View ArticleGrazing Muzzle for Recovered (?) Laminitic
As many of you who are bored enough to read my stuff (thank you!) know, my 22 y.o. TWH mare suffered a Laminitis attack about two years ago. I would say her hooves are back to baseline (she doesn't...
View ArticleHay/Grass for possible lami-pony?
In a quandary here. Pony is prone to hoof soreness, when I walk him out he often climbs onto the grass side walk away from the road. Better now than he was, and I put that to cutting down his sugar...
View ArticleMaintaining Muscle for Laminitic Horses
Does anyone have advice for the best ways to keep muscle on a horse with Laminitis? Over the past month or so that my horse has been laid up I’ve noticed a drastic loss of muscle in her topline and...
View ArticleA different question about Cushings horses and hair growth
I clipped the undersides of everyone's neck except for Teddy this fall when the weather was still hot. By now, you can't even tell that I did it. I clipped a small patch of Teddy's neck at the same...
View ArticleCushing's Disease + EOTRH Diagnosis
Well, the Christmas season just keeps on giving this year, and I have received bad news on Toofine (twice in one week, of course). For those who don't remember my previous posts, he is a 22 year old...
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