It is with great pride that I announce the release of 'The PPID Book'. This book is designed to respond to the need to better understand what PPID is and…
Grass seed hay is an intended by-product that is left over from the cultivation of grass for seed. Think of it as straw from a grass rather than a cereal.…
The recommended dosage of pergolide is 0.002 mg (2 µg) per kilogram of body weight, once daily. For a 500-kilogram horse, this equates to one milligram tablet. Therefore, with a…
In horses, ponies, and donkeys with PPID, ACTH concentrations in the blood are higher than in animals without this disease. Therefore, the veterinarian measures the relative amount of ACTH as…
Ertugliflozine is a medicine used to lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It works by preventing the kidneys from reabsorbing glucose back into the body. Instead,…
Laminitis is an umbrella term that indicates that the connection between the hoof wall and the coffin bone is compromised. There are a bunch of possible causes for this problem.…
The hooves of a horse endure significant forces. Not only does the body weight of the horse need to be carried; it is primarily biomechanical forces that burden the hooves.…
One of the primary goals in writing 'The PPID Book' was to ensure the information is comprehensive, factual, reliable, objective, and current. Check out the 255 studies that form the…
PPID is diagnosed in about 20% of horses over the age of 15 years. In over-30s, it affects as many as one in three horses. Even though we still don't know exactly…
The treatment of PPID itself is relatively straightforward. You administer a daily tablet containing pergolide, which mimics the action of dopamine, a hormone that is insufficiently produced in horses with…
It is quite a shock when your horse is diagnosed with PPID. After all, it is a serious neurological disease causing significant hormonal imbalance, leading to severe health problems. On…