How to use the Care About Cushing's website

Participating veterinary practices can generate a free* voucher code for a diagnostic test for Equine Cushing’s disease on your behalf.

Participating veterinary practices can generate a free* voucher code for a diagnostic test for Equine Cushing’s disease on your behalf.

Diagnostic tests are for horses not yet diagnosed with Equine Cushing's disease. These horses are eligible for one free* diagnostic test every 12 months.

In order to claim a free* diagnostic test simply book an appointment with a participating veterinary practice and make them aware that you would like to take advantage of the Care About Cushing’s scheme. They will then be able to generate a free* voucher code for a diagnostic test on your behalf. 

This test is called the basal ACTH test, and is the most common first line diagnostic test for this disease.

If you have a Care About Cushing’s account, the result from this test will automatically be uploaded into your Care About Cushing’s account so that you can keep a record and track your horse’s progress.

If you would like to find out more about the basal ACTH test, you can read more here. 

Please note, you must ensure your horses veterinary practice details are updated and correct within your profile in order to receive your voucher.

*free basal ACTH laboratory fees only. Visit, blood sampling and interpretation fees may be applied by veterinary practices. Available at participating veterinary practices. T&C’s apply

All horses being prescribed a specific licensed medication to treat Equine Cushing’s disease are eligible for a free* annual monitoring test.

This monitoring test is provided to support your vet in assessing whether the disease is under control, and to ensure that each horse being treated is receiving the most appropriate dose of the medication.

In order to claim a free* monitoring test, simply book an appointment with a participating veterinary practice and make them aware that you would like to take advantage of the Care About Cushing’s scheme. They will then be able to generate a free* voucher code for a monitoring test on your behalf. 

Free* voucher codes for monitoring tests can initially be generated 6 months after your horse starts treatment with a specific prescription-only medication for Equine Cushing's disease. Thereafter horses are entitled to a free* monitoring test every 12 months.

If you have a Care About Cushing’s account, the result from this test will automatically be uploaded into your Care About Cushing’s account so that you can keep a record and track your horse’s progress.

Alternatively, you can configure your Care About Cushing’s account to automatically generate and email you your free* monitoring voucher codes when your horse is due a monitoring test.

In order to receive a free* voucher code for a monitoring test, you need to ensure the following:

• You have agreed to accept emails from Care About Cushing’s
• Your horse has an ACTH test result in their online diary (My Yard)
• Your horse’s medication dose is recorded in their online diary (My Yard)

Please note, you must ensure your horses veterinary practice details are updated and correct within your profile in order to receive your voucher.

*free basal ACTH laboratory fees only. Visit, blood sampling and interpretation fees may be applied by veterinary practices. Only available for horses prescribed a specific prescription-only medication to treat Equine Cushing's disease. Available at participating veterinary practices. T&C’s apply.

Becoming a member of Care About Cushing’s and creating an account provides you with:

• Free* annual diagnostic and monitoring tests for Equine Cushing’s disease
• A personal online diary to monitor your horse’s progress
• Access to member-only areas of our website such as our video library, downloadable resources, FAQs, and information on the management of Equine Cushing’s disease

*free basal ACTH laboratory fees only. Monitoring tests are only for horses treated with a specific prescription-only medication for Equine Cushing’s disease and under the care of a participating veterinary practice in the UK. Visit, blood sampling and interpretation fees may be applied by veterinary practices. Available at participating veterinary practices.T&C’s apply

Participating veterinary practices can generate voucher codes for free* diagnostic and monitoring tests for Equine Cushing’s disease through the Care About Cushing’s website.

When your veterinary practice generates the voucher, they will provide Care About Cushing’s with your name, email address, horses name, horses year of birth and horses clinical signs (once you have given permission).

Care About Cushing’s will then send a subsequent email to you to advise that your veterinary practice has requested a voucher on your behalf, along with an invitation for you to create a Care About Cushing’s account.

The email will also contain our privacy policy and terms and conditions.

If you choose to create an account, your horse’s details and their test results will automatically be uploaded to your account. This includes all future ACTH tests carried out through the Care About Cushing’s scheme, so that you can keep track of your horse’s progress.

Care About Cushing’s is operated by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd, Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8YS

*free basal ACTH laboratory fees only. Monitoring tests are only for horses treated with a specific prescription-only medication for Equine Cushing’s disease and under the care of a participating veterinary practice in the UK. Visit, blood sampling and interpretation fees may be applied by veterinary practices. Available at participating veterinary practices. T&C’s apply.

The Care About Cushing’s scheme is provided to support the appropriate use of Prascend® 1mg for horses.

The Care About Cushing’s scheme is provided to support the appropriate use of a specific prescription-only medication to treat Equine Cushing's disease and therefore not all veterinary practices participate in the Care About Cushing’s scheme.

Please speak to your veterinary practice to understand if they participate in the scheme.