Lyme's disease and low level cushings

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My friend's pony had a MOT yesterday (as did mine). He's 26 and I'd noticed that he didn't quite look himself the day Tues and my friend said the same the following day. We had discussed about getting the vet out to check them both over anyway.

Both had MOT and bloods taken. Benji's (my pony) bloods were all normal, cushings result came back as 41.7 so at present vet advised no treatment necessary as he's showing no symptoms.

My friend's pony's level for cushings was 41 but he tested positive for Lymes. He's also slightly anaemic as a result of this. She's been advised to put him on a feed balancer and get him on some good grass to help raise iron levels. However, my thinking is that with a low grade cushings result I would worry about him having too much access to Dr Green. He is carrying a bit of condition at present.

Looking for recommendations for balancers for fatties and thoughts/experiences please. Currently he lives out 24/7 and has is given access to another field with grass for a few hours during the day. Occasionally he is ridden out for a gentle hack.
 
Spooky - I've just finished a Lymes screen at work!

You can get supplements high in iron that can boost cellular recovery much better than a grassy diet. You would only need to feed them for at most 3 months for total recovery. Also feed for liver health as well as it is the Lymes affecting the liver which alters the shape of the red cells meaning they have a shorter life.

3 months and he will be right as rain :)
 
Thank you. We're in the New Forest so the Lymes isn't a shock but not had a pony with it so it's a new one for us. He seemed brighter today anyway. He could have had it for years to be honest and it's just not been discovered.

When I moved down here my mum was always sending me bits cut out from papers about Lymes!
 
I hope this reply works. *fingers crossed*

I'm surprised that the horse wasn't given antibiotics to treat the Lymes. When my cat got it (OK not the same as a horse), he was given a long lasting antibiotic injection and was back to his old self really quickly. The Lymes had been causing roaming lameness (ie the lameness changed legs depending on which particular joint was most painful at that time).
 
Faracat said:
I hope this reply works. *fingers crossed*

I'm surprised that the horse wasn't given antibiotics to treat the Lymes. When my cat got it (OK not the same as a horse), he was given a long lasting antibiotic injection and was back to his old self really quickly. The Lymes had been causing roaming lameness (ie the lameness changed legs depending on which particular joint was most painful at that time).
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I thought AB's were required as well. It's nasty condition.
 
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