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Location: TN | I’ve owned my new mare for almost 2 months. I bought her as a 1/2D horse and I have no doubt that’s what she is. But since I’ve had her I’ve either been in the middle of the 3D or top of the 4D. A youth girl had been running her but she hadn’t been competed on in a couple months. So when I ran her the first time I wasn’t too terribly upset bc I figured she was just prolly still in ‘youth mode’. The next time I ran her we ran about the same time. I decided to take the next couple weeks to really work with her on softening up and riding around nice again. The next time I ran her we were a little faster but still only barely in the 3D. This weekend I took her to our first 3 day show. The first 2 days she just ran like she had no energy at all. I even gave her a shot of b12 the second day and nothing. No Fire whatsoever.
Side story, in the time that I’ve had her she has yet to consistently eat all of her feed and hay. She either eats some of it, none of it, or all of it (I feed twice a day). She is the same way with her hay, either eats some, none, or all.
I left for the show on Friday morning and she didn’t eat but maybe a 1/4 of a scoop’s worth of feed before we left. So I brought it with me and put it back out for her once we got there and she was settled into her stall. She never ate it. From Friday morning to Saturday night all she had eaten was maybe half a scoop of grain and 2 flakes of bermuda hay. I am at a loss. As far as I can tell she isn’t sore, she doesn’t look like it in her runs. She vet checked sound when I bought her. She doesn’t have an attitude, she’s the sweetest mare I’ve ever been around. No gate issues. Sometimes when I tighten her cinch she shakes her head a little. But she just seems like she doesn’t feel good, and has no energy when she runs. I’m so frustrated and defeated. Any advice you might have would be greatly appreciated. If you read all this I really appreciate it! Lol | |
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| Dellas Speedy Devil - 2017-11-25 9:17 PM I’ve owned my new mare for almost 2 months. I bought her as a 1/2D horse and I have no doubt that’s what she is. But since I’ve had her I’ve either been in the middle of the 3D or top of the 4D. A youth girl had been running her but she hadn’t been competed on in a couple months. So when I ran her the first time I wasn’t too terribly upset bc I figured she was just prolly still in ‘youth mode’. The next time I ran her we ran about the same time. I decided to take the next couple weeks to really work with her on softening up and riding around nice again. The next time I ran her we were a little faster but still only barely in the 3D. This weekend I took her to our first 3 day show. The first 2 days she just ran like she had no energy at all. I even gave her a shot of b12 the second day and nothing. No Fire whatsoever. Side story, in the time that I’ve had her she has yet to consistently eat all of her feed and hay. She either eats some of it, none of it, or all of it (I feed twice a day). She is the same way with her hay, either eats some, none, or all. I left for the show on Friday morning and she didn’t eat but maybe a 1/4 of a scoop’s worth of feed before we left. So I brought it with me and put it back out for her once we got there and she was settled into her stall. She never ate it. From Friday morning to Saturday night all she had eaten was maybe half a scoop of grain and 2 flakes of bermuda hay. I am at a loss. As far as I can tell she isn’t sore, she doesn’t look like it in her runs. She vet checked sound when I bought her. She doesn’t have an attitude, she’s the sweetest mare I’ve ever been around. No gate issues. Sometimes when I tighten her cinch she shakes her head a little. But she just seems like she doesn’t feel good, and has no energy when she runs. I’m so frustrated and defeated. Any advice you might have would be greatly appreciated. If you read all this I really appreciate it! Lol
I'd start with checking for ulcers. Actually, I'd just treat with omeprazole for 28 days to start but that's just me. | |
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Location: Monticello, AR | Ulcers!! Omeprazole for a month. Then I would put her on DAC cool gut for a couple of months. I had wonderful results with this.....and go ahead and get the Bloom too....it helps ulcer horses look better and helps them fill out. The DAC is for hind gut ulcers. It made such a HUGE difference in my filly...I am riding her again and have her on purina outlast to hopefully keep her tummy happy.....fingers crossed!! Try the DAC....I think it will really help!
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| Ditto, ulcers. You can buy ulcerguard from Tractor. My vet has me dose 1/3 tube/day for 3 weeks. If it is ulcers you will see improvement in her eating pretty quick. Going to a new home can be stressful.
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Location: TN | Ulcers is what I had been thinking as well, but I wanted to see what others opinions were before I mentioned it. I’ve had her on cool gut since I got her (forgot to mention that in the original post). I gave her half a tube of omeprazole the 2nd day of the show just to be safe and will give her the rest today. I’m just glad to see that everyone else seems to have the same opinion on that. I just hadn’t really thought of ulcers before this wknd because I always thought that when they have ulcers that their reactions were more extreme. She’s been Pretty calm from the very beginning so I just thought that maybe she was a picky eater.
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| Ulcers. I treat with Dac Cool Gut. It gets both fore and hind gut ulcers. What are you Feed? | |
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| I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would. | |
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Location: TN | I have a vet appt for Wednesday, so hopefully they will find something. | |
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| Dellas Speedy Devil - 2017-11-26 7:09 AM
I have a vet appt for Wednesday, so hopefully they will find something.
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I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would.
Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping.
Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future.
If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too. | |
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madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM
I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would.
Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping.
Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future.
If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too.
You are right, I misspoke- Scoping is the only way to diagnose gastric ulcers, hindgut ulcers are not diagnosed by an endoscopic exam. Omeprazole (gastrogard) and most gastric ulcer medications have no effect whatsoever on hindgut ulcers, so it would be beneficial to scope the horse and see if gastric ulcers are present before starting a horse on ulcer medication and potentially wasting money (if the horse has hindgut ulcers and not gastric ulcers). Hindgut ulcers can cause changes in a horses' bloodwork, so running those tests could prove beneficial.
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slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 8:15 AM
madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM
I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would.
Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping.
Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future.
If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too.
You are right, I misspoke- Scoping is the only way to diagnose gastric ulcers, hindgut ulcers are not diagnosed by an endoscopic exam. Omeprazole (gastrogard ) and most gastric ulcer medications have no effect whatsoever on hindgut ulcers, so it would be beneficial to scope the horse and see if gastric ulcers are present before starting a horse on ulcer medication and potentially wasting money (if the horse has hindgut ulcers and not gastric ulcers ). Hindgut ulcers can cause changes in a horses' bloodwork, so running those tests could prove beneficial.
Y’all have provided a lot of very useful information! Thanks so much! | |
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Location: OH. IO | Dellas Speedy Devil - 2017-11-26 8:04 PM
madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 12:43 PM
slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 8:15 AM
madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM
I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would.
Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping.
Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future.
If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too.
You are right, I misspoke- Scoping is the only way to diagnose gastric ulcers, hindgut ulcers are not diagnosed by an endoscopic exam. Omeprazole (gastrogard ) and most gastric ulcer medications have no effect whatsoever on hindgut ulcers, so it would be beneficial to scope the horse and see if gastric ulcers are present before starting a horse on ulcer medication and potentially wasting money (if the horse has hindgut ulcers and not gastric ulcers ). Hindgut ulcers can cause changes in a horses' bloodwork, so running those tests could prove beneficial.
Y’all have provided a lot of very useful information! Thanks so much!
T H E will treat hind gut ulcers and is cheap enough to just try:)) | |
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| slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 10:15 AM
madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM
I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with.
I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack.
Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would.
Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping.
Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future.
If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too.
I'm with you. Good grief, it was going to cost me $400, plus gas and a day off work to go to OSU to have my mare scoped - WAY cheaper to just treat and no harm done if she didn't have ulcers. | |
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| Griz - 2017-11-27 5:50 AM slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 10:15 AM madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with. I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack. Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would. Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping. Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future. If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too. I'm with you. Good grief, it was going to cost me $400, plus gas and a day off work to go to OSU to have my mare scoped - WAY cheaper to just treat and no harm done if she didn't have ulcers.
$400 to get a scope done? My vet charges me $60, agree to buying a couple of tubes and see if there is improvement and get her feeling better, you cannot always make an appointment to follow up with your vet. | |
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| rodeomom3 - 2017-11-27 6:19 AM
Griz - 2017-11-27 5:50 AM slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 10:15 AM madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with. I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack. Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would. Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping. Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future. If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too. I'm with you. Good grief, it was going to cost me $400, plus gas and a day off work to go to OSU to have my mare scoped - WAY cheaper to just treat and no harm done if she didn't have ulcers.
Last time I talked to my vet, we were discussing ulcers, and other stuff, and she charges $400 to scope, and $1,000.00 for a month of medication. Yikes! | |
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| emricmacy - 2017-11-27 6:53 AM rodeomom3 - 2017-11-27 6:19 AM Griz - 2017-11-27 5:50 AM slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 10:15 AM madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with. I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack. Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would. Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping. Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future. If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too. I'm with you. Good grief, it was going to cost me $400, plus gas and a day off work to go to OSU to have my mare scoped - WAY cheaper to just treat and no harm done if she didn't have ulcers. Last time I talked to my vet, we were discussing ulcers, and other stuff, and she charges $400 to scope, and $1,000.00 for a month of medication. Yikes!
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| rodeomom3 - 2017-11-27 7:01 AM
emricmacy - 2017-11-27 6:53 AM rodeomom3 - 2017-11-27 6:19 AM Griz - 2017-11-27 5:50 AM slipperyslope - 2017-11-26 10:15 AM madredepeanut - 2017-11-26 7:22 AM I would actually take her to your vet and have her scoped before self-diagnosing and treating her for ulcers. She could have all sorts of other problems that are making her not want to eat and act the way she is. Scoping a horse is the only way to diagnose ulcers, and I personally like to have a diagnosis before medicating, because that diagnosis could alter your course of treatment. Throwing a horse on medications without a diagnosis isn't the end of the world, but your horse may need a longer course of treatment than just 28 days of omeprazole, or whatever it is you're medicating with. I would also have blood drawn and routine bloodwork done, if anything just to have a greater understanding of what her "normal" is, even if nothing is out of whack. Are you able to ask her past owners about her eating habits? They might tell you that this is somewhat normal, or abnormal for her, and have tips on what they did to keep her in tip-top shape. She must have looked beautiful and ran well, or else you wouldn't have gotten her. I would also add to give it some time and let her settle in a bit. Your style of riding could be completely different than her youth owner, and I think you did the right thing by slowing it back down and getting used to each other. As long as she isn't starving herself and she stays BAR (bright, alert, responsive), she just may need an adjustment period, like we would. Hind gut ulcers are not found by scoping. Ulcers are so common that for THAT particular disorder, it is cheaper in the longrun & doesn't do any harm to treat for them right off the bat. And if the vet concurs with ulcers, then they can suggest a longer course of meds OR a different med at at that time. Bloodwork, etc is a good suggestion - if nothing else, you then have a baseline for anything in the future. If she has any other symptoms that lean towards PSSM (2 I'd say, since it's the later onset ), you could always send in her tail hairs to EquiSeq & get her tested too. I'm with you. Good grief, it was going to cost me $400, plus gas and a day off work to go to OSU to have my mare scoped - WAY cheaper to just treat and no harm done if she didn't have ulcers. Last time I talked to my vet, we were discussing ulcers, and other stuff, and she charges $400 to scope, and $1,000.00 for a month of medication. Yikes!
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