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Long-Term Response of Equids With Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction to Treatment With Pergolide

Authors: Harold C. Schott; Julie R. Strachota; Judith V. Marteniuk; Kent R. Refsal;

Long-Term Response of Equids With Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction to Treatment With Pergolide

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Abstract Background Limited data document long-term responses of equids with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) to pergolide treatment. Objectives Report clinical response, medical problems, outcome, and owner satisfaction with pergolide treatment of PPID-affected equids over 14 years. Animals Thirty client-owned equids with PPID. Methods After completion of an open field clinical efficacy study for Prascend® (pergolide tablets), 28 horses and two ponies were enrolled in an extended treatment study (13 receiving 2 μg/kg PO q24h and 17 receiving 4 μg/kg PO q24h). Clients were interviewed every 3 months and equids were re-evaluated after 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5, 9.5, 12.5, and 14.5 years of treatment. Results Five equids died and 24 were euthanized (five for chronic laminitis) during the study period (median survival time, 3.6 years; range 0.6–10.5 years). Seven of 13 equids had a dosage increase to 4 μg/kg PO q24h (maximum study dose) between 1.7 to 4.7 years of the study. After 5.5 years, owners of 13 surviving equids reported sustained clinical improvement and endocrine test results normalized in 75%. After 9.5 years of treatment, only two of six surviving equids had normal endocrine test results. Conclusions and Clinical Importance Long-term treatment of PPID-affected equids with pergolide produces clinical improvement in nearly all affected animals and normalization of endocrine test results in some cases. Furthermore, this extended treatment study determined that equids can respond favorably long-term to the initial pergolide dose, rather than needing a progressive increase in dose over time.

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Male, insulin, Veterinary medicine, Pituitary Diseases, STANDARD ARTICLE, cortisol, adrenocorticotropin, horse, Treatment Outcome, SF600-1100, Dopamine Agonists, Animals, Cushing's disease, Horse Diseases, Female, Horses, Pituitary Gland, Intermediate, laminitis, Pergolide

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