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[RC] [Guest] Equine Cushing's - Ridecamp GuestBehalf Of Jon.Linderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Shara, Howdy from a former Chico State grad & frequent Lake Oroville visitor. We had an arab Gelding who became Cushinoid in his later years and the pergolyde was miraculous. Far far better than cypro. He had a suspensory injury that kept him form being show/competed beyond light trail riding but we did notice he had difficulty in thermoregulation. If the Cushings (high ACTH from the pituitary stimulating adrenal cortical hormones) also causes problems upstream w/the hypothalamus temperature regulation is going to be a real problem. We kept him bodyclipped almost year round, and fairly frequently to help keep him cool. He never foundered but we kept him on high forage feed (Equine senior) as opposed to sweet feeds. When he died this past december it was due to a tumor in his intestines..........unrelated to cushings per say. But, if they have a tumor causing the cushings, you gotta assume they may have tumors elsewhere too. Good luck. Managed properly I think it is doable but I'd keep a close eye on preventing founder or heat issues. Jon K. Linderman, Ph.D., FACSM Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Science University of Dayton 300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469-1210 Voice:(937) 229-4207 FAX: (937) 229-4244 http://homepages.udayton.edu/~lindermj/ "Ridecamp Guest" <ridecamp-moderator@end To: <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> urance.net> cc: Sent by: Subject: [RC] [Guest] Equine Cushing's ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxx rance.net 04/02/2003 10:17 AM Please respond to guest On Behalf Of Wachipi@xxxxxxx Anyone competing with a Cushing's positive horse? I have a 10 year old Mustang mare that was diagnosed last Oct. We had done two 30 mile rides while she was symptomatic, in retrospect, and did well; had energy at the end to do 50 probably. She is currently on 0.5mg Pergolide once a day. Sent out a recheck panel yesterday, we'll see how she doing, results should be in this afternoon. Would like any input on competing with this disease. She's got many good years ahead, I'm not retiring her anytime soon. Shara Llewellyn Oroville, CA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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