This message is from: "Jim Barnhart" <jb...@sleepyeyetel.net>
Jane, make sure you get a good vet to look at your horse. I also have a Cushings fjord. He is now 23 and has been on peroglide for 3-4 years. Ranec has the usual Cushings symptom of heavy coat. He hasn't show any laminitis. I'm not sure if this is a symptom of the perglide or the Cushings, but we have a devil of a time keeping weight on him. He gets extra hay, extra grain, etc. In fact we built his own lean on the side of the barn where he can eat by himself all night. I'm not an expert at all, but I think Cushings is a lot like diabetes in humans. Diabetes sufferers can have heavy weight gain or heavy weight loss. Ranec does great with his Cushings. We can ride him, etc. He does have issues with temperature management (getting hot or getting cold). In fact I just got in from giving him his second body clip of the year and a nice bath to cool him down from our 97 degree heat here in MN. Jim Barnhart -----Original Message----- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 1:25 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: re: cushings This message is from: "Sharon" <s_obri...@verizon.net> Jane in Maine wrote: <<Geilo (Eggeprins, MVF Stine), our not quite 19 year old gelding, has cushings. The difference in the two fjords is huge. Several years ago it was hard to tell them apart at a quick glance. Now Geilo looks OLD. Long shaggy dull hair coat, grumpy, tired, sweaty. It's a bear of a disease. >>. You might look into Evitex to help control the cushings symptoms. I have had fantastic results with it. The gals there are honest about Evitex and have helped me save my horse. http://www.emeraldvalleyequine.com/evitex.cfm Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
