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| Just bought a new horse. He is extremely sensitive around his girth area. Thinking he may have ulcers. I have searched on here what everyone is using to treat ulcers, I see some are using Omeprazole, some Ulcerguard. But how long do you have to keep them on that? |
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Location: God's country...aka TEXAS | I treat for 15 days with OxyUlcer. Its much easier on them than omeprazole. |
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Location: Deep South | Omeprazole is the ingredient in ulcerguard that treats the ulcers. It is recommended to use a treatment dose for at least 28 days, then put them on some kind of preventative program.
ETA: Since JL Berry mentioned it, I also have had success treating them with Oxy-Ulcer. And it's much more affordable than UlcerGuard.
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Location: Sunny So Cal | THE GastroPLUS works wonders! My horse completely transformed. The other thing I love about GastroPLUS is that it isn't only for ulcers but also for digestive health. Its a more complete product and does more for the horse. Also it is safe for long term use. My understanding is that omeprozale is not intended for long term use. I had my horse on it for 30 days and then switched to an ulcer prevent blend in his daily supplement. |
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| You will get MANY different answers, all which are good. I try to be economical. To treat, I got a script from my vet and used Equine Pharmacy Solutions. GREAT product! I also give her 5-10 mls on race days or days I will work her hard. I have also fed human ranitidine pills, crush up and mix in feed, they work wonders too. |
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Location: Windoming | Sometimes, though, it is the way he has been cinched up in the past. And sometimes it is the cinch itself. Not always an ulcer problem. |
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Location: Mi | I've had a lot of sucess treating with Oxy Ulcer |
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| Thank you. I was thinking it might be how he was girthed up too, but hes just really sensitive to even touch his girth area with your hand so I dont' know. He looks and acts fine otherwise. Vet hasn't looked at him and honestly not sure if I want to bother to have them out or not. We had another horse a couple years ago that I thought I had ulcers, vet didn't think so but humored me and put him on rantidine which I picked up at our local pharmacy. He was fine after treating him.
I've heard rantidine doesn't work on hind gut ulcers... then also heard it does and omeprozale doesn't work on hind gut ulcers.... so which is it?
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| Silly Filly - 2016-08-23 10:26 AM
Sometimes, though, it is the way he has been cinched up in the past. And sometimes it is the cinch itself. Not always an ulcer problem.
First thing that comes to mind is ulcers, but here are some other things to consider. If it's a new horse, it may just be a quirky thing from something that happened in their past.
Maybe one of his pasture buddies kicked him in the belly and made him sore?
Sore in the rib cage or back somehow?
Skin condition?
Sore spot, pulled muscle?
Cinch? I have one that will NOT tolerate a neoprene girth, I have to use felt. If I do screw up and throw my saddle with the neoprene girth on her it takes a couple rides before she's back to normal because she thinks it's going to hurt. Not sure why, but hey they all have their quirks.
Saddle fit?
Spur soreness?
Good luck! |
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Location: Windoming | I had one that was sensitive to being touched in the girth area, flattened ears and wanting to bite me! It was the cinch in his case. I had switched to a mohair and used it a couple months before I realized it was the problem. Switched back to his regular cinch and have had no issues since. That was a couple months ago. |
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| I don't mean to hijack the thread, but what would be a loading dose of omeprazole for a 400 lb shetland? |
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| Silly Filly - 2016-08-23 11:57 AM
I had one that was sensitive to being touched in the girth area, flattened ears and wanting to bite me! It was the cinch in his case. I had switched to a mohair and used it a couple months before I realized it was the problem. Switched back to his regular cinch and have had no issues since. That was a couple months ago.
Sensitive even when he wasn't being saddled? |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Buckles - 2016-08-23 10:30 AM Thank you. I was thinking it might be how he was girthed up too, but hes just really sensitive to even touch his girth area with your hand so I dont' know. He looks and acts fine otherwise. Vet hasn't looked at him and honestly not sure if I want to bother to have them out or not. We had another horse a couple years ago that I thought I had ulcers, vet didn't think so but humored me and put him on rantidine which I picked up at our local pharmacy. He was fine after treating him. I've heard rantidine doesn't work on hind gut ulcers... then also heard it does and omeprozale doesn't work on hind gut ulcers.... so which is it?
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Location: TEXAS | When mine was sensitive in girth area, Connie Combs figured out it was my cinch...I was using a neoprene waffle air cinch. She told me to switch to fleece and he's been great ever since. At first, he was still cinchy because he still thought it was going to hurt. He would set back when I tightened him up. Now he is like his old self again. I thought it was ulcers too..... |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | They can be out in the ribs too. How I don't know, it doesn't make much sense to me. But I had a chiro/massage girl work on my gelding that started to almost sit down when I barely cinched him. He never did it again. |
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Location: United States | Yes ranitidine does work on the hind gut it just takes longer. But the results from the relief are still very quick. |
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| Regarding Ulcers, I can vouch to say the 15day treatment of OxyUlcer did my horse wonders. Huge difference. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Silly Filly - 2016-08-23 10:26 AM Sometimes, though, it is the way he has been cinched up in the past. And sometimes it is the cinch itself. Not always an ulcer problem.
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| Yep my gelding has always been cinchy - cinch him slow he is fine. However, when he was having KS issues, he got increasingly worse and I thought ulcers. Ended up being the KS. |
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| So after posting, bought him a alpaca cinch and he seemed like he had been fine. Then two days ago he is acting very sore on both sides again and now very sore along his back. I am hoping I did not buy myself another problem, I have had sooo many issues with the two other horses I have  He is not acting out of the norm at all. I had taken him on a couple hour trail ride the other day and that when I noticed the back pain afterwards right after unsaddling him. He seems perfectly happy the entire right though, ears up eager to go. His back is worse this morning than it was a couple days ago when I palpate it. Its the muscle on the sides, no reaction at all to palpating his spine.
I don't know what to do.
ETA: I have also giving him some excel from depaolo equine concepts that I had from another horse
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