Recent content by Yasmin80

I found, through having a very helpful Pharmacist husband, that the actual cost of the Pergolide is pretty cheap----- as I said in a previous post, we finished on about £10 ish for 30 tabs. What really bumps up the cost is the extra charge from the chemist plus dispensing fee etc. If you can...

I remember our vet saying that in general, Cushing's doesn't necessarily reduce life expectancy and it's often something else which does. In our girl's case ( 28 yrs old) it was a case of colic with bacterial complications. Nothing to do with the Cushing's. Take heart!:)

Yes that's true but if the vet says the animal is better on the human equivalent I believe they can argue the case. I stand to be corrected but this was the situation when we were using pergolide. It could be that there is more choice now!

I had a pony with Cushing's and as has been said--- don't panic! It was very manageable with the help of Pergolide (half a tablet a day for our girl) and she perked up in no time. Fortunately we didn't have any laminitis. As for the price of the Pergolide--- my husband is a pharmacist and was...

I'd like to introduce myself and at the same time seek advice about our 31 year old mare! When we bought her 15 years ago, we were told she had a dust allergy and until this year it has been manageable--- dust free shavings, soaked hay/feed. Yesterday I called out the vet as she was breathing...