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 Swiffer PIcker Upper
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | I have a mare that cribs, a friend said it may be ulcers. She doesn't really show signs of ulcers, but she really only cribs when she runs out of hay. I am going to try a slow feeder and I'm going to treat her for ulcers and see if it helps. I was just wondering if anyone else had tried treating a cribber for ulcers. |
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Location: the end of the rainbow | I did read a study somewhere once that said cribbing was a sign of ulcers and most of the horses in the study whose ulcers were successfully treated stopped cribbing but it was a long time ago and I don't remember where I read it. |
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Swiffer PIcker Upper
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | I figured it might be worth a shot. I'll let you know how it goes!
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Location: Desert Land | Every cribber I have ever had also had ulcers. After treating them for ulcers, all but one stopped permanently. |
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Swiffer PIcker Upper
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | Well I started my Cribber on Ulcer cure yesterday! I'll update in a month! Keep your fingers crossed!
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Location: Desert Land | Please do update!!! I'm hoping it fixes it for you.
Edited by TheOldGrayMare 2014-07-31 10:34 AM
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  Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | From what I have read it is a response to pain, not just ulcers. I have 2 cribbers. One I have had 21 years. He has always been finicky on feed and cribbed regardless of miracle collar, turnout, you name it. The only time he stopped was unexpectedly as a side effect of being on Gut Proof. He scoped clean but I suspected colon ulcers. Gastric meds had no effect on him. The other horse I have had 7 years. She is out 24/7 on green pasture, doesnt get ridden due to soundness issues and has no appetite issues and looks good. She cribs all the time. I think hers is a response to her lameness. She's not an ulcer candidate at all. |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | I don't have a cribber or one with ulcers...but I have one that can eat about 10 lbs of hay morning feeding in about 45 minutes. I've been debating on a slow feeder, but what if it doesn't fix the problem. I bought a string hay bag that has small holes. Took her almost 3 hours to eat her morning hay. I was looking at a CE Slow feeder that is more a hay bag, but thought $42 was a bit much. The string type cost $8.95. |
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| My friend has a cribber that's really bad. You'd watch him in the pasture and he'd take a bite of hay, then crib 2-3 times after EVERY bite. She finally treated him for ulcers and it's reduced his cribbing by at least 75%. Please do update! |
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Sock Snob
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| I have a mare that cribs a little, a few years ago we had a dry summer and hay was scarce my husband found some hay on craigslist and i went and picked hay up it was mostly alfalfa 80lb bales. Got home my cribbing mare was a easy keeper so i fed he alfalfa instead of grain within 30 days noticed cribbing was almost non issue. |
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Swiffer PIcker Upper
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | Updating on my mare. Treating her for Ulcers has cut down her cribbing 90%. I am working on her feet as well so we will see how she does in the coming months. |
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| Awesome! Good to hear! |
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