
Keeping Weight on a Horse With a Laminitis History
Our equine nutrition expert offers a reader advice on how to feed a thin horse with a history of laminitis without causing another bout of the disease.
Information on pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), also known as Cushing’s Disease in horses.
Our equine nutrition expert offers a reader advice on how to feed a thin horse with a history of laminitis without causing another bout of the disease.
The primary factors that influence equine Cushing’s test selection are season and severity and number of clinical signs.
Early diagnosis and appropriate management, including pergolide, can help improve PPID horses’ quality of life. Learn more in this free download, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
Soaking hay for horses with PPID or insulin dysregulation can reduce the WSC and ESC values, making it safer for these horses to consume.
Grazing horses at night can help keep them at a healthy weight and reduce their sugar intake.
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An owner seeks advice on managing a senior horse with Cushing’s disease during a heat wave.
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Establishing a standard glucose testing method worldwide could generate more accurate results, leading to better care and welfare of horses with PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease.
Insulin dysregulation can coincide with high ACTH concentrations in the fall, even when an animal does not have PPID.
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