What Happened?

ChieflaStables · 05-24-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpthemoon

Have her checked for Cushings disease. That is what I suspect is might be going on with her.

I have heard of horses with cushings disease, but to be completely honest I'm not sure what it is, I know this one ladys pony had it and his coat wasn't shedding.... but idk... i need more info on what it is, and how she can be tested for it... thanks!

ChieflaStables · 05-24-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by prairiegirl

Oh my goodness, the third photo of her in the fly mask, she is SO posing! What a cutie! Whether or not she's pregnant (I know NOTHING about this subject) she's adorable, way to go on getting her healthier!

haha, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Haas Horse Farm

My thinking when you have an aged horse... anything you can do to make the horse healthier and happier why not... Rabbit pellets are a great idea. To me saying sweet feed is bad is like telling a 90 year old grandma not to eat ice cream and drink coffee cause it is bad for her... at her age... make her happy!!!

My thought on saying no sweet feed, was only b/c to keep her fat and healthy on just sweet feed, i'd have to give her alot, and I'd be afraid if I gave her that much she could founder... but wouldn't mind giving her some as a treat, or a little mixed in to her feed :-) haha yeah I'd hate for someone to tell me i couldn't have sweet food when I got old lol.

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Originally Posted by Appylvr

I was going to add and I forgot... my friend has a mini mare with teeth problems and she feeds hers pelleted rabbit food. It's a lot smaller than the horse pellets and she can eat it easier.

thats a neat idea. shes eating her feed fine right now, but I'll keep that in mind if she starts not being able to eat her pellets. good idea. thanks so much!

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Originally Posted by Haas Horse Farm

LOL not really... at her age... keeping her fed as I am guessing she has teeth issues is a good thing. Anything in it she does not use will be peed out. Figure out what she likes to eat and can eat and she will be happy.

alrighty, thats what i needed to know. thank you so much!

Haas Horse Farm · 05-25-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ChieflaStables

Quote:
Originally Posted by jumpthemoon

Have her checked for Cushings disease. That is what I suspect is might be going on with her.

I have heard of horses with cushings disease, but to be completely honest I'm not sure what it is, I know this one ladys pony had it and his coat wasn't shedding.... but idk... i need more info on what it is, and how she can be tested for it... thanks!

Yes I knew that there was something I was trying to think of that bugged me about her coat. Cushings is what I bet is going on...

http://www.recoveryeq.com/cushings_syndrome_pro.htm
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_car...ries/cushings/
http://www.equine-rescue.com/equine-cushings.html
http://www.completerider.com/cushings.htm
http://www.farriervet.com/cushingsdisease.html

ChieflaStables · 05-25-2008, 03:52 PM

yeah she had lice... which was all in her fuzzy coat, and then it's almost june and my other mini is almost shed out completely and shes loosing lots of hair, but still is loaded full with more hair... i'll check out the webpages.. THANKS !

ChieflaStables · 05-25-2008, 03:53 PM

oh so i see it's a tumour.. before i keep reading these billions of articles :-) haha, is it deadly, or completely cureable?

ChieflaStables · 05-25-2008, 03:56 PM

is this going to cost me alot to help her? b/c she was a free mini i was rescuing, and I have the time to take care of her, but I dont want to be spending alot of money, I might just have to find her a new rescue home if it's going to cost alot. or even if i'm going to have to spend money constantly on stuff to treat this...?!?!

Appylvr · 05-25-2008, 05:45 PM

She might not have Cushings... as horses age their coats just don't shed out as quickly.

My QH mare has never gotten much of a winter coat and always shed out quickly. We just moved up here to the desert and the nights (and this winter) it just got freezing!!! She got a thick winter coat and has just barely finished shedding. My other two were done over a month ago.

ChieflaStables · 05-25-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Appylvr

She might not have Cushings... as horses age their coats just don't shed out as quickly.

My QH mare has never gotten much of a winter coat and always shed out quickly. We just moved up here to the desert and the nights (and this winter) it just got freezing!!! She got a thick winter coat and has just barely finished shedding. My other two were done over a month ago.

Man I really hope she doesn't.. I mean I know one of my paints is still shedding, as is my other mini, they're almost shed out, but she is alot older so I was just thinking it would take her longer anyways. . but i guess we'll see, the only one of the symptons that she had was the shedding one, so i dont know if she does or not. doesn't see like it. I only pray she doensn't!

ChieflaStables · 06-14-2008, 10:15 AM

Well, finally buttercup is shedding out! after our 100degree weather, she decided to start shedding, so here is new pictures of her from today!

My cousin Emmett with buttercup

an the other side of her!

& also how do you think she is looking?
I know shes still thin, her belly looks good, but her back bone, and her skinny but.t. I dont know if shell ever fill out up there.

Haas Horse Farm · 06-14-2008, 10:22 AM

The photo with the boy is awesome. She looks good and definitely not pregnant. Given her age... she may be happier on the lighter side.

05-25-2008, 03:52 PM	#34
ChieflaStables Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 683 Images: 108 Blog Entries: 1	yeah she had lice... which was all in her fuzzy coat, and then it's almost june and my other mini is almost shed out completely and shes loosing lots of hair, but still is loaded full with more hair... i'll check out the webpages.. THANKS ! __________________ www.freewebs.com/horsesnheaven "the wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

05-25-2008, 03:53 PM	#35
ChieflaStables Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 683 Images: 108 Blog Entries: 1	oh so i see it's a tumour.. before i keep reading these billions of articles :-) haha, is it deadly, or completely cureable? __________________ www.freewebs.com/horsesnheaven "the wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

05-25-2008, 03:56 PM	#36
ChieflaStables Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 683 Images: 108 Blog Entries: 1	is this going to cost me alot to help her? b/c she was a free mini i was rescuing, and I have the time to take care of her, but I dont want to be spending alot of money, I might just have to find her a new rescue home if it's going to cost alot. or even if i'm going to have to spend money constantly on stuff to treat this...?!?! __________________ www.freewebs.com/horsesnheaven "the wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

05-25-2008, 05:45 PM	#37
Appylvr Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 6,988 Images: 307	She might not have Cushings... as horses age their coats just don't shed out as quickly. My QH mare has never gotten much of a winter coat and always shed out quickly. We just moved up here to the desert and the nights (and this winter) it just got freezing!!! She got a thick winter coat and has just barely finished shedding. My other two were done over a month ago. __________________ ~Tonya~ Teak~Coco~Baylee~Dolly~Rosie~Shilo~Jazzy A solitary ride through the bush is more beneficial than six months with the best psychiatrist

06-14-2008, 10:15 AM	#39
ChieflaStables Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 683 Images: 108 Blog Entries: 1	New pics (shes shedding!) Well, finally buttercup is shedding out! after our 100degree weather, she decided to start shedding, so here is new pictures of her from today! My cousin Emmett with buttercup an the other side of her! & also how do you think she is looking? I know shes still thin, her belly looks good, but her back bone, and her skinny but.t. I dont know if shell ever fill out up there. __________________ www.freewebs.com/horsesnheaven "the wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

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