Ask Horse Journal: 11/05
…———- Cushing’s And Herbs You appear to be the go-to resource for insulin-resistance-related issues.?? I have two rescue horses, both were diagnosed with navicular and one also with laminitis and…
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Time Your Cushing`s Tests
…with Cushing’s but can be caused by insulin resistance not related to Cushing’s, too. It’s possible that some horses with insulin-resistance symptoms — easy keepers, cresty neck, odd fat deposits,…
When Resistance Is A Good Thing
…However, this can quickly cause selection for drug resistance. To avoid worsening the current known resistance issues, use reduced-dose ivermectin followed by full-dose pyrantel pamoate, piperazine (Farnam Alfalfa Pellet Wormer),…
The Year-Round War on Parasites
…adult horses often have a strong resistance to infestation by intestinal parasites. They develop this over time through exposure to the parasites. Their immunity can be so strong that many…
Possible Aid For Acute Laminitis
…Line Even in humans treated with this drug, diet and exercise are the most important parts of a treatment plan for insulin resistance. However, the dramatic early response found in…
Ask Horse Journal: 03/04
…need more selenium. If you know this horse has insulin resistance, which means a blood test for insulin was high, you need to add more magnesium, about 5 grams/day. If…
Streamline Your Winter Horse-Care Program
…pituitary intermedia dysfunction, commonly known as Cushing’s disease). Horses with known insulin resistance (IR) are made worse. Researchers studying IR have noted erratic insulin values during the colder months of…
Step Off The Laminitis Bandwagon
…horses to laminitis. However, not all fat horses are insulin-resistant and laminitic. If insulin resistance is suspected, the horse should have blood tests. This also gives you a set of…
Resistance Appears In Fenbendazole
…were felt to confirm fenbendazole resistance in the small strongyles on these farms. (See also ivermectin resistance, November 2003.) Also With This Article Click here to view ”Skip Injectable Dewormers.”…
Ask Horse Journal: 03/06
…a lot about insulin resistance in horses and wrote an article about it because nobody in the Netherlands seems to know anything about the correlation of insulin resistance, founder and…