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 Big Gun
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Location: Texas | I suspect my horse may have ulcers but he doesn't have any problems eating his grain or hay. Anyone else experienced this? |
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 Tough Patooty
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Location: Sperry, OK | Yes! All horses respond to ulcers different. I worked at a clinic that had an ulcer clinic and Merial paid for all the scopes to get the clients to bring them. We scoped a cutter that ate good, looked fantastic, worked good, no signs what-so-ever.. the only reason the owner brought him was to show the vets that not all perfomance horses have ulcers.. guess what.. that horse had grade 3 bleeding ulcers! So each horse, depending on pain tolerence, reacts different.
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 Buttered Noodles Snacker
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Location: NC | A friend of mine said she had a vet come out to demonstrate how they look for ulcers in horses, and asked her to pull a horse they could use. She pulled a horse that is very laid back thinking it would be the easiest to work with. The horse is laid back not a stressed horse, fat and shiny. Did the scope and had ulcers.... guess you never know... |
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Veteran
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Location: kansas | I never tested mine for ulcers, but I think I am currently fighting hind gut ulcers. He never went off of feed, but he was grouchier, never kept his tail down (always up or cocked to a side), and HATED spurs. But with him being a colt who is to say that is just not his personality? We put him on hind gut ulcer medicine about a week and a half ago and my husband made the comment yesterday about how much better he looks, he is starting to flesh out and look more filled out. Before treating him we thought he was just in a growing stage, but it is crazy how much different he looks after a little over a week! He also has been keeping his tail down against his butt! I haven't tried spurs, but he also doesn't need them, it's just a pain to remember to take them off between horses! |
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Location: kansas | HorsesNHarleys - 2014-11-03 9:38 AM A friend of mine said she had a vet come out to demonstrate how they look for ulcers in horses, and asked her to pull a horse they could use. She pulled a horse that is very laid back thinking it would be the easiest to work with. The horse is laid back not a stressed horse, fat and shiny. Did the scope and had ulcers.... guess you never know...
My husband thought I was crazy when I put my colt on ulcer meds! He is 6 very laid back demenor, wasn't what I would consider fat but also race breed so we didn't think too much of it. He kept saying my colt had none of the characteristics that a 'normal' ulcer horse does, and he is/was right, but now we are seeing the results. |
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| I just treated broodmare she had lost a little weight this summer but seemed pretty normal and has a pretty stress free life . She kept eating good but at evening feeding she would eat maybe 10 min then lay down in her hay ad keep eating , get up go back down then fine again. I brought her up and treated her and so far so good no more episodes. |
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Location: Deep South | My filly was a little piggy, looked fantastic, was so chunky you could roll a marble down her back, would come running from the back 40 for breakfast every morning.
I treated her for ulcers because of how she was performing under saddle, after a month of treatment she was a different horse. |
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | My most laid back horses have had ulcers. Actually the ones that had them the worst were the easiest going ones. My vet said they fret on the inside, where others are more apt to show stress (pacing, cribbing, stall weaving). I can't think of any but one of mine that was off his feed from ulcers. They all ate good, just acted different or not as bloomy. I love GastroPLUS. That is my go to ulcer fix. |
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Big Gun
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Location: Texas | I have tried succeed and couldn't tell any difference, just wondering if maybe it's hind gut |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | 3rdtimesacharm - 2014-11-03 1:08 PM I have tried succeed and couldn't tell any difference, just wondering if maybe it's hind gut
I have heard they are rare and harder to diagnose if they are in the hind gut. GastroPLUS does help with hind gut ulcers, just an fyi. |
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 Maine-iac
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Location: Got Lobsta? | My horse had no problems eating and was a good weight. He started to act really crazy in the alley so he was scoped had a grade 3 ulcer. Treated with Gastroguard for 28 days and than GastoPlus daily. Its been 2 months and we had to cut his food in half (down to 2 pounds per day of TE) as he has put on so much weight. Tubba Wubba! |
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