Cushings - does it cause EXCESSIVE itching?? ... Is LucyN there?

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Not Motor in this instance I may add
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I ride a super 15.3/16hh Teddy Bear (very fluffy and the same colour
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) who is over 30 years old.

In the summer he suffered from Pin Worm (as his owner actually saw them
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) and was suitably wormed and Vet's advice was taken.

This did not stop his scratching to the extent that he drew blood around his tail and and anus and was completely bald
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... also virtually demolished his wooden stable and has now moved to an internal, more solid one! He has also scratched so much that he has fallen over
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The Vet then suggested it may be lice and that a Sheep/Cattle wormer may help. She also said that he may be suffering from Cushings and that his immune system was compromised .......

He then decided that his face was itchy and has now got all bald patches around his mouth.

When he is ridden out (by me!) he is as happy as larry and forgets all about it
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His very concerned owner has asked me if putting him on Pergolide would help
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.... I have said I really do not know and that a chat to the Vet would be best, but that I would also pose this question on HHO ......

So any help or advice would be gratefully received.

Thank you in advance
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** Also in NL as desperate **
 
Tried Aloe vera?
I used this with HUGE sucess (ta slinky!) on Little Stig, who was suffering from lice and a scurfy yukky coat when he arrived.
£2.99 a 1tr bottle from Holland and Barrett. A bottle lasted Stig about a week and a half. Just a good glug in every feed.
Stig would itch on just about anything (even the zip on a coat would do!), but the aloe really did help (although it was given for another entirely different reason).
Cant see that pergolide would do any harm, if he is 30 ish, chances are he does have a degree of cushings.
The pro's far outweigh any potential con's.
 
Thanks Joeanne, I will pass this on to the owner .... it cannot harm and I have used it with success when Motor had some problems
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.... must admit I felt the same as you about the Pergolide, but did not want to say yes for sure
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I have noticed that my Cushings pony gets itchy spots in the winter, mainly on his face over his jaw bone and on the underside of his neck and the itchiness is quiet localized. He doesn't appear to have lice and the underlying skin is normal, and the itchyness always disappears in the spring, so maybe it's a sideeffect of cushings and the altered shedding.
 
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I have noticed that my Cushings pony gets itchy spots in the winter, mainly on his face over his jaw bone and on the underside of his neck and the itchiness is quiet localized. He doesn't appear to have lice and the underlying skin is normal, and the itchyness always disappears in the spring, so maybe it's a sideeffect of cushings and the altered shedding.

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Thank you tangotime, just a quick question though, is he on Pergolide?
 
Yep, he's been on Pergolide for about six or seven years. It's completely unscientific, but I have been wondering whether the itchiness is due to the abnormal/excessive hair growth, but of course that wouldn't explain why it's so localized.
 
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