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Location: North Dakota | I'm almost positive my horse has ulcers. I'm going to get him scoped to be sure, but he is skinny and won't gain weight, back sore, and doesn't seem as "happy-go-lucky" as he did. Bloodwork was normal, teeth are utd, vet approved his feeding program, hasn't been ridden so no saddle issues, and had the Chiro out. He's also had a rough 6 months full of things that cause ulcers.
Now to the point. If he does indeed have ulcers I'll do what my vet tells me to treat them. My question is what do you do as far as long term maintenance to help keep an ulcer prone horse from getting them again? Smartgut pellets have good reviews....but I'm just a babe in the woods, I know nothing. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | There have been a lot of recent threads about this. Have you done a search? |
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Location: IL | I'm dealing with this now. I would love to see everyone's comments |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | THE has a product called GastroPLUS that is used my most of the top TB trainers. It is something that can be used for treatment and since it is all natural, it is safe to keep them on for a preventitive. This is all I have ever used. My colts all get it when they come back from the trainers and I use it as an added blend in their Muscle Mass (daily supplement from the same company) for prevetitive measure in horses that aren't high risk. Those ones just stay on the GastroPLUS full strength. It does have a money back guarantee-return empty packaging within 45 days of invoice date. |
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| wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-17 2:28 PM
THE has a product called GastroPLUS that is used my most of the top TB trainers. It is something that can be used for treatment and since it is all natural, it is safe to keep them on for a preventitive. This is all I have ever used. My colts all get it when they come back from the trainers and I use it as an added blend in their Muscle Mass (daily supplement from the same company) for prevetitive measure in horses that aren't high risk. Those ones just stay on the GastroPLUS full strength. It does have a money back guarantee-return empty packaging within 45 days of invoice date.
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| Digestive ULR is what worked for my ulcer horse.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | My gelding has them and I manage his flare ups through 707 Digestive Essentials for every day maintenance.
He is alergic to alfalfa so I keep free choice coastal out for him, feed bermuda hay flakes, and also soak Ametza cubes or pellets for him to eat with his supplements.
THE has a paste called In The Zone (ITZ) that is great for him when we are about to haul. I also give him MVP's ulcer guard knock off before we haul sometimes too. If I see a change in his appetite or loss of interest I give him a dose of probiotics and a stomach soother, such as the "ITZ" paste from THE.
He has gained weight consistantly since taking out his pelleted feed and the beet pulp that had traces of molases that I was unaware of. |
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | PM me about Omeprazole Research. Best to cure the ulcers then follow up with a maintenance program for a few months. Then give your horse a rest but continue feeding well. |
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| Where do you buy the muscle mass with ulcer preventive ? |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Itsme - 2015-03-17 1:44 PM wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-17 2:28 PM THE has a product called GastroPLUS that is used my most of the top TB trainers. It is something that can be used for treatment and since it is all natural, it is safe to keep them on for a preventitive. This is all I have ever used. My colts all get it when they come back from the trainers and I use it as an added blend in their Muscle Mass (daily supplement from the same company) for prevetitive measure in horses that aren't high risk. Those ones just stay on the GastroPLUS full strength. It does have a money back guarantee-return empty packaging within 45 days of invoice date. $170 PER MONTH?
$115 if bought through me for a 32 dose bag and price per feeding is less and less the bigger bag you buy. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | strawfly special - 2015-03-17 5:08 PM Where do you buy the muscle mass with ulcer preventive ?
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Location: stray dump capital of the world | I have a mare with confirmed ulcers. I spent the $ on scoping & gastro guard paste as the vet suggested. When I was finished with that treatment, I wanted something that would continue to keep her healthy. I went with THE Performance Blend with ulcer are and calming supplement which I bought through Wyomingbarrelracer. I cannot begin to describe my satisfaction with this product. So much so, I put my super senior horses on muscle mass senior formula with joint and arthritis. I'm thrilled with my oldies get up and go. All of my horses are healthier and happier on THE products. You can't go wrong using this product. |
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| There is now a fecal test that can be done to check for ulcers instead of scoping. A lot cheaper ($42.00 for my neck of the woods). Fecal needs to be done within 4 hours. |
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| Fecal to check for stomach or hind gut ulcers? |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-17 7:25 PM strawfly special - 2015-03-17 5:08 PM Where do you buy the muscle mass with ulcer preventive ?
That was good right there.  So THE seems to be the popular one here. It's powder right? That's my only worry because my boy does not eat powder well unless it's hidden in soaked stuff, which I have to do rather than my barn feeding him. |
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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | I use the THE Muscle Mass with ulcer stuff in it. My horse loves the taste! It smells like stuff I would bake with. Go to www.totalhealthenhance.com to read up and order it. You will also need to go to a lowstarch feed or whatever supplement you decide to use is useless. Nutrena Safe Choice seems to be the most common I believe. I used it until my CoOp started carrying Pinnacle Low Starch. I've been happy with both feeds so far. Lots of turn out is better for them. :) |
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Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa. | I plan on starting THE as soon as I use up the Ulser Shield that I have. The THE company is awesome to deal with and I've only dealt with them once. I sent an inquiry about info on the product and had an email that same day and then next they called me to talk more about my mare and helped me to get the right blends. Although for the best price on THE stuff go through WyomingBarrelRacer. Which is where I plan on ordering from here. And the pricing when you break it down on a per day basis compared to others, it is very affordable. |
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-03-18 12:23 AM wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-17 7:25 PM strawfly special - 2015-03-17 5:08 PM Where do you buy the muscle mass with ulcer preventive ? So THE seems to be the popular one here. It's powder right? That's my only worry because my boy does not eat powder well unless it's hidden in soaked stuff, which I have to do rather than my barn feeding him.
it is a powder, but most eat it pretty well. Send me a pm and when I get back from the vet I'll talk to you some more :) |
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Location: IL | FLITASTIC - 2015-03-17 9:15 PM Fecal to check for stomach or hind gut ulcers?
The fecal tests for stomach and hindgut. I had 2 horses tested with that test. One came back positive for both and the other was just hindgut. I have both horses on Forco now and I just started THE with ulcer and joint top dress. My gelding continued to have ulcer flare ups last year while traveling, so I'm really hoping THE works better for him. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | NeedMoreSpeed - 2015-03-18 8:16 AM
I use the THE Muscle Mass with ulcer stuff in it. My horse loves the taste! It smells like stuff I would bake with. Go to www.totalhealthenhance.com to read up and order it. You will also need to go to a lowstarch feed or whatever supplement you decide to use is useless. Nutrena Safe Choice seems to be the most common I believe. I used it until my CoOp started carrying Pinnacle Low Starch. I've been happy with both feeds so far. Lots of turn out is better for them. :)
He's on Renew Gold w/ alfalfa pellets so we're good there! :) |
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