Author Archives: rebeccadante
Quiet after the storm
The horses have been very quiet, almost subdued, though they are eating. When we took Dante out to handwalk in the pasture, he didn’t want to go too far away and Dancer kept a worried eye on him. We are … Continue reading
Posted in Healing & Spiritual Self
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Run free sweet Dulce
Yesterday, when I arrived at the barn, Dulce was in extreme distress. She couldn’t breathe, was foaming at the mouth and was so agitated that she ran about or took to rolling. I called the vet and husband to come … Continue reading
Posted in Cushings disease, Dulce
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moving horses
The property where I board is up for sale and the horses and I are looking for a new home. Because of that, I had turned this blog private for 24 hours as I was feeling out a few people. … Continue reading
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Update
The last four months have been difficult for various reasons and I see I haven’t been very good about updating here so let me do some news on everyone: Dulce: it took a while but she slowly gained weight back. … Continue reading
Posted in Dante, Dulce, Horse care, Pandora
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Dulce continues her decline
Dulce continues to not gain weight. She has me very worried at this point. I tried Equine Senior and she refused to eat it. So I stopped her Pergolide (which can suppress appetite) and went back to Grostrong 13 (which … Continue reading
Posted in Dulce, hay & feed
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The real cost of self care boarding
I’ve been in self care boarding for over 8 years or there about. Only when we lived in Missouri for a year were the horses on my own property – in all other situations I had to drive out (30 … Continue reading
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Pergolide dosage for Cushings
Tomorrow both ponies go to full dosage on their Cushing’s medication, Prascend. I did a “loading” dose at half the prescription to hopefully avoid the Pergolide Veil (a kind of zoning out that horses on this medication can experience; see … Continue reading
Posted in Cushings disease, Dulce, Pandora
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