by Elizabeth » Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:50 pm
I lost a horse to Cushings quite a few years ago. He was 24 years old when I finally had to put him down. Early signs were a longer than normal coat that was reluctant to shed, excessive water consumption and excessive urination. He lasted quite a long time considering. I wasn't able to find out about medication back then so it was just a matter of time before he got too ill to manage any more. He did amazingly well even though I had to clip him in the summer. He had never been body clipped before!! He was a really tough old boy and hung in for much longer than the vet expected. I was lucky that he never foundered but he dropped weight really fast towards the end and was getting very rickety on his feet. It wasn't an easy thing for me, he was my first horse and we had been together for 16 years.
I am not sure what sort of information you are looking for. Maybe ask questions and I'll see how much I remember. I also had a dog that had Cushings. We put her on medication, can't remember what it was called, and she did well. She succumbed about a year later to congestive heart failure, I often wondered if it was caused by the Cushings medication as otherwise she was very healthy.