"Stephanie Caldwell" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The vet said it takes two visits, my farm call is $82, and then the cost of the test was something like $260 - $300. Total would be around $500... > My old vet told me basically the same thing, ... two visits...
Dear Steph, This sounds like they are going to do the dex suppression test (which is a two-trip thing), and not the ACTH test (which is a one-trip thing, and cheaper). Please go on the EquineCushings yahoo list and talk to the experts there. On that list, Eleanor Kellon (THE vet who is probably the most expert on Cushings in the entire world) told me data that the ACTH test is even more accurate than the dex suppression test. And my understanding is that the dex suppression test can also be risky for a Cushings horse (potentially causing a laminitic attack). I have been told that local vets tend to do the dex suppression text because that is what they learned back in vet school, not because it is the best today. yours, Barbara
