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| Anyone ever had any luck with getting a cribber out of the habit of cribbing? I bought a 2 year that is a cribber (knew when I bought him) he has been cribbing for about 2-3 months and is underweight. He needs some TLC and was kept in a pasture with 4 other horses that have ran him through the fence ect. So what do you think the odds are that he cribs due to nervousness or poor diet? He is now on bluebonnet omega force 12/12 and alfalfa and is already gaining weight. He is a super laid back awesome minded colt he's not a nervous fractious minded horse. Any input? I leave a cribbing collar on him just to not give him a chance and leave hay in front of him 24/7 |
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Location: Texas | If he were mine, I'd treat him for ulcers and continue what you are doing. |
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| Thanks! What's the best and cheaper way to treat? I know some kind of compounded omezophine (sp?) what's the average price for that? |
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A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | RoadToVegas - 2015-06-16 9:19 PM Thanks! What's the best and cheaper way to treat? I know some kind of compounded omezophine (sp?) what's the average price for that?
I've bought the tubes from horseprerace.com and had good results. Not sure if they are the best to buy from, but a 30 day supply was less than $200. |
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| Perfect! What's the name of the tubes? Thanks |
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A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | RoadToVegas - 2015-06-16 9:49 PM Perfect! What's the name of the tubes? Thanks
http://horseprerace.com/stomach-medicines/omeprazole-paste-2.3gr/ |
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Location: Valley City,ND | For the health of your horse—investigate where you are buying their medications from.
Omeprazole is the only proven pharmaceutical ingredient to treat gastric ulcers in horses by shutting down the acid pump (about 90%)--- buy a PROVEN omeprazole product for your horse--ask for lab results proving stability and potency. IF omeprazole is not stabilized than it is not potent and it will not work! Check that FDA approved active ingredients are used in the compound, that the final formula has been lab tested and made in the USA. www.equinerxsolutions.com
Below are some links that every horse owner purchasing medications via the internet should be aware of:
http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2014/ucm...
http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2014/ucm...
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Location: MD | Agree with treating for ulcers. have you thought of giving him some stall time to get away from whoever is running him through fences? |
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| Oh ya at my house he's in his own pen. The person I bought him from had him out with other older horses that picked on him |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | Check out this :-)
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I have only had one that backed off of cribbing. I had him for 23 years and tried miracle collar, turnout, supplements, etc. Nothing, including ulcer meds, made a difference. The only time he ever backed off of cribbing was when I tried a colon supplement -Gut Proof from Horsepower Herbs - to get him back on his feed. APpetite came back but he also went from cribbing every 2-3 bites to maybe 2-3 times while eating. I didn't expect that. I only kept him on it for 2 months and eventually he returned to cribbing..
Also have a mare that's out 24/7 that cribs no matter what.
I've noticed beet pulp, and molasses make it worse. There's a lot of articles that say cribbing is a response to pain, any kind of pain, not just ulcers. |
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Location: Somewhere in N.C. | I bought a horse that was a light cribber and he stopped. Once he was at my barn, he had his own individual stall and pasture so no stress there. A large stall with hay 24/7. I think each horse is different and some will never stop no matter what you do. I would treat for uclers and then put on forco. I fed this horse crimped oats/beet pulp.
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| Well since he has been at my house I haven't seen him crib at all. I have a collar on him and alfalfa in front of him almost 24/7 so I have a feeling he's really not a full blown cribber |
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Location: The Great Northwest | He will be a cribber or not but still they can be good horses. You have to learn to deal with the quirk if you can. |
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Stopping cribbing?