Category Archives: Horse care

Updates on the actual care of my horses.

Update

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

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 →

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Dulce continues her decline

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

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 →

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Pergolide dosage for Cushings

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

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 →

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Dealing with realities

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

I’m starting to have that overwhelmed, hopeless feeling again. Last week I ended up being sick and after a trip to the urgent care discovered I had walking pneumonia. That put me down and out for about 8 days and … Continue reading →

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Dulce’s Dental

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

Dulce got her dental today and the damage to my pocket book wasn’t too bad – under $200. She had a lot of hooks and two teeth just fell out and one is still wobbly but she should have a … Continue reading →

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Both ponies tested positive for Cushings disease

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

The test results for the ponies came back and both are positive for Cushing disease. At a baseline of 110, Dulce was 182 and Dancer was 462!! That wasn’t a surprise on Dulce but for Dancer, I guess that explains … Continue reading →

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Dulce and Dancer get a vet visit

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

Today, the vet came by to draw blood on both ponies to conduct a test for Insulin Resistance and Cushings. Dancer came to me in January of 2005 and was the first of the horses I bought for my lesson … Continue reading →

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