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Posted by Gail Ivey
on 11/3/2009, 8:16 pm, in reply to "My gelding is 28"
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I often wonder if that matters, when you're dealing with things like endocrine disease, since it doesn't take much for something to get out of balance.
And then, certain drugs act differently, too, such as previcoxx for dogs. You'd use a whole tablet on a dog, but only 1/4 for a big horse.
And jiaogulan - great results from one tiny teaspoon! Both of those work on the more sensitive, yet more resilient circulatory system. The endocrine system is less sensitive, yet more fragile when it starts to break down. Cascade failure - Cushing's is the end point of that failure.
I disagree about horses living longer which is why we're seeing more Cushing's. When I was a kid, horses were 25 and 30 years old and still being ridden. My sister's horse was the picture of health at the approximate age of 28, yet he had no teeth and died from an impaction colic. I have seen no trend in longer lived horses now than I saw in the 70s.
Glad your old timer is doing well. Thanks for the good wishes re: my nephew.
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