What is PPID and how is it treated in horses?

 shoeing or trimming. An appropriate diet is also important, with limited or no access to pasture and careful stable management with clean thick bedding. Additionally, it is a good idea to have these horses and ponies with PPID checked for EMS. This can produce some similar signs such as laminitis and weight gain, and unchecked EMS can prevent good control of laminitis in equines with PPID. 

What does PPID mean for my horse?

Horses and ponies with uncomplicated PPID generally have a good prognosis. With appropriate treatment and management, signs should improve. Repeat ACTH testing after starting therapy should show a reduction in blood concentration.

We are slowly becoming more aware of the true number of horses and ponies affected by PPID. But it remains an underdiagnosed condition, largely because it’s easy to put the signs down to normal age-related changes. Often veterinary care isn’t sought until signs are severe or laminitis has developed. These are often the more difficult cases to manage.