Tag: Cushings
Taking care of old timers
Horses and particularly ponies can live a useful, active life until quite an old age. Older mounts can be valued as schoolmasters for less...
Caring for old friends
Over recent years there has been an overall increase in the life expectancy of our domestic horses, ponies and donkeys. This has a lot...
The Cushing’s effect
Q: I have a question for your vet about Cushing's disease. I know about some of the symptoms, such as a curly coat that...
Testing times: blood tests for horses
Your horse may need a blood test any number of reasons. Vets take blood samples from sick horses, including those with diarrhoea, a high...
Cushings: a testing time
The disease once referred to as Cushings, is now officially called Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfuction. It's quite a mouthful, so it's shortened to...
Pasture management for metabolic disorders: Hygain Nutrition series
Research has shown that pasture-induced laminitis occurs at times of rapid grass growth. The accumulation of certain carbohydrates in pasture forage - including fructans,...