My horse developed both EOTRH and Cushings in his 22nd year (2022). Symptoms for EOTRH were hesitation to take the bit, and hesitation to spit out the bit. The EOTRH was diagnosed in late fall, he had 5 teeth extracted in early December. He did well with the surgery, recovered nicely. Bill was $1k. Earlier same year when summer solstice rolled around, he hadn’t yet shed all the way out - for the first time. Previous summer he was slick. This made me suspect Cushings. Yep, he’s now on 1 pergolide a day. This spring I’ll be body clipping him. But what has surprised me is that I’m now seeing more Cushings symptoms emerge: some muscle loss, some lethargy, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this year his blood work indicates an increased dosage.
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That’s good to know. My guy is 23 this year so will keep an eye for Cushings symptoms
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