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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | Has anyone ever treated ulcers with just aloe vera juice and u-gard, I just want to find out if this will help my horse. |
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| I started my horses on Aloe Vera and they love the stuff. Not sure if mine as ulcers or not. I have one that gets some sort of gas colic every so often and it seems to have helped him. |
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| It won't treat them but it is a low level approach to prevention. |
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| my 3 yr old filly had ulcers last year and we treated her with 30 days of ulcer guard, a tube a day and then now for preventative she gets 4 ozs of aloe juice 2x a day and Gastrix in her feed daily. no other issues |
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | I found an article in Horsaholic that stated
Aloe Vera gel has been used for about 10 years now for various purposes including as a digestive aid in ulcer prone horses. Evidence has been mounting that it is very effective for preventing ulcers in horses. One study found it to be bioequivalent to ulcergard in efficacy. I have been conducting my own trial (case report) and found it to be curative. Severe ulcer confirmed by gastroscope was healed completely in 26 days feeding 60 mL of Aloe vera gel twice a day in feed. The even better news is that aloe vera gel is readily available even at Walmart and last bottle I bought was $6.44 per gallon. You do the math. The gel easily mixes with grain/pellets and is well accepted by most horses. As always check with your own veterinarian for their recommendation first. |
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| Just make sure sure what you are getting is actually aloe vera. There was a report put out not long ago that many stores were selling it. And all it was was mostly water and some did not have even a trace of aloe. Better off getting aloe vera plants at that point.
Edited by SloRide 2017-07-10 4:25 PM
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | chiquitamagic1 - 2017-07-10 4:05 PM I found an article in Horsaholic that stated
Aloe Vera gel has been used for about 10 years now for various purposes including as a digestive aid in ulcer prone horses. Evidence has been mounting that it is very effective for preventing ulcers in horses. One study found it to be bioequivalent to ulcergard in efficacy. I have been conducting my own trial (case report) and found it to be curative. Severe ulcer confirmed by gastroscope was healed completely in 26 days feeding 60 mL of Aloe vera gel twice a day in feed. The even better news is that aloe vera gel is readily available even at Walmart and last bottle I bought was $6.44 per gallon. You do the math. The gel easily mixes with grain/pellets and is well accepted by most horses. As always check with your own veterinarian for their recommendation first.
To add, this gel is found in the vitamins section at walmart and comes in a gallon size jug. It is NOT found in the sunscreen aisle.  |
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | Yes, I bought the gallon jug at Wal-Mart, thank you all for your comments. |
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| I use it on all my horses and have used it along with marshmellow root to treat several ulcer horses who are all now healed. I do not use the stuff from Walmart because it appears to be more water and preservative than aloe. I use aloe from the health food store or I buy a powdered aloe that works well. It really has been a good addition and all my horses are on it daily now. |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | Just to get a clarification the Gallon size is Juice not a gel - I just got it at Wally World for $6.50. |
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| I have bought the gallon size jug of aloe Vera gel at Walmart before, but they run out of it fast here. The aloe juice gallon jug is usually always on the shelf. |
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | Ok, so the Gel is what I want not the juice? |
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| To muddy the waters further, my husband had ulcerative colitis and he is drinking the juice before meals and he feels it's helping him. |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | I didn't know they sold it in the Gel by the gallon. I order mine directly online to get free shipping. I just found the Gel by the gallon and it states $19.49. Wonder if its more potent than the juice?
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Location: WA | My horse is starting to show signs of ulcers and I had been contemplating aloe vera because I just cannot afford ulcer guard or even omeprozole at the moment. Anyway, how much aloe do you ladies give your horses? |
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | The article said 60ml in each feeding, which to me is 2 ounces. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Mainer-racer - 2017-07-11 8:29 AM I didn't know they sold it in the Gel by the gallon. I order mine directly online to get free shipping. I just found the Gel by the gallon and it states $19.49. Wonder if its more potent than the juice?
I've always heard that gel worked better simply because it was Gel. Something to do with acid breaking down liquid faster? I don't remember details. Clearly, gel turns into liquid but I think it stays in the system longer becaus eit has to break down thus giving better relief.
I tried to find a study to support the hear say but couldn't find one. I have used Gel now for a while instead and have noticed a difference in his mood compared to the liquid. I don't think one is more potent that the other tho. |
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| IRunOnFaith - 2017-07-10 4:22 PM
chiquitamagic1 - 2017-07-10 4:05 PM I found an article in Horsaholic that stated
Aloe Vera gel has been used for about 10 years now for various purposes including as a digestive aid in ulcer prone horses. Evidence has been mounting that it is very effective for preventing ulcers in horses. One study found it to be bioequivalent to ulcergard in efficacy. I have been conducting my own trial (case report) and found it to be curative. Severe ulcer confirmed by gastroscope was healed completely in 26 days feeding 60 mL of Aloe vera gel twice a day in feed. The even better news is that aloe vera gel is readily available even at Walmart and last bottle I bought was $6.44 per gallon. You do the math. The gel easily mixes with grain/pellets and is well accepted by most horses. As always check with your own veterinarian for their recommendation first.
To add, this gel is found in the vitamins section at walmart and comes in a gallon size jug. It is NOT found in the sunscreen aisle.
Are you talking about Fruit of the earth Aloe Vera juice @ Walmart |
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Location: Got Lobsta? | IRunOnFaith - 2017-07-11 5:01 PM Mainer-racer - 2017-07-11 8:29 AM I didn't know they sold it in the Gel by the gallon. I order mine directly online to get free shipping. I just found the Gel by the gallon and it states $19.49. Wonder if its more potent than the juice?
I've always heard that gel worked better simply because it was Gel. Something to do with acid breaking down liquid faster? I don't remember details. Clearly, gel turns into liquid but I think it stays in the system longer becaus eit has to break down thus giving better relief.
I tried to find a study to support the hear say but couldn't find one. I have used Gel now for a while instead and have noticed a difference in his mood compared to the liquid. I don't think one is more potent that the other tho.
Thank you!! |
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