Atypical Cushings

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Has anyone had a pony with Cushings without laminitis? Mine has developed Cushings this year. He was drinking and wee-ing alot all winter and then failed to loose all his coat this summer. He is a partbred thoroughbred/cob now 30yrs old. He has awful teeth in spite of good dentistry all his life. He has always been able to live out in summer on unlimited grass and has done again this year with no ill effect. His blood tests showed a normal blood sugar but other parts indicated Cushings. He started Pergolide which helped his hunger but then he would not take it no matter how I disguised it. He has Simple System food because of his teeth and I have also had to start feeding him again because of his hunger! He has never been a very good do-er. At his age I'm reluctant to keep him in and off grass which he loves.
Has any one experience of homeopathy for Cushings or just Agnus Castus?
This winter I will force him to have Pergolide by syringe if I have to. Has anyone else managed a horse like this?
 
My 30 year old pony has Cushings. She was only diagnosed because she had a bout of laminits and had never had it before but never really exhibited any of the other symptons. She has been on Pergolide for 4 years now and we have the devil's own job in getting her to take it. She now want take any fruit or mint from our hand for fear we have hidden the pergolide in it. I tried drenching her feed in mollasses, which worked for a while then she wised up to that trick. I think these old ones like to keep us on our toes!!! Have to say the trouble of getting her to take the pergolide is worth it for keeping her in such good health.
 
I'm glad I'm not the only one with a horse who won't take his medicine. I even tried Marmite which worked really well for a week. Like yours, he won't take any thing from my hand,
 
Mine gets his Pergolide crushed in water from a syringe. It's the only way he'll take it - he won't take anything from your hand if it has Pergolide in ( yes, he KNOWS the difference!) and if I crush it and put it in his dinner he won't eat it.

He also has Agnus Castus, and we have just started him on Cinnamon which new research shows may help. He eats both of those ok :)

He only gets laminitis in the winter - so we are going to install an ultraviolet light in his stable to try to trick his body into NOT getting laminitis. We manage him carefully in the summer just in case, and so far, so good.
 
Thanks for the hint about Cinnamon, I will try it, he loves hot cross buns so should like the taste! I had a week when he ate his Peroglide in a bun till he got wise to it.......!
 
my loan horse does have cushings apparently similar to yours some parts say he does some point away from it. He doesnt get lami, doesnt get kept in off grass or anything reli he just has excess hair so keep him clipped out all year it works well. he is happy just has agnus castus. but so far so good.
 
That does sound similar, does yours drink and wee a lot?. Mine also gets through salt licks very fast. The vet says this is because of the Cushings
 
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