Hello -

Could someone explain the science behind how Zesterra works and your results.  What would be the difference between that and something like Forco. 

Thanks. 

$700.00 for a gallon?! Did I read that right? Reading the ingredients list, its Colloidal Silver and a few other things, including corn oil. No way I could afford this stuff.  I use Colloidal silver nasal spray daily on myself, its helped a bunch with my allergies. I think I paid about $28 for my bottle. 

I bought a skinny mare full of ulcers, she would not eat. Zesterra worked for her, soothed her guts and she looks like a million bucks now.

And her now

Zesterra is not an every day supplement unless you are treating ulcers. So a gallon would last forever with one horse. For instance, 10cc given each day at a barrel race, or if not going anywhere, you would give 10cc 2 times per week. It really is very cost effective and they have different sizes. 250ml, 500ml, 1/2 gallon and full gallon. Best money I have ever spent. I wont be without my Zesterra!!

Not sure if you ment to quote me, but I do know that, it's a bit more for me in canada but it's like $3 per dose, and under if you get the bigger sizes. Really not that expensive, I blow more per day on really stupid stuff surfing amazon prime LOL.  

I also wont be without it. The above mare was an ulcer treatment. She hurt so bad she would not eat flat out refused. It was the only reason I could turn her around. 

Sorry, I didnt mean to quote you :) I meant to quote the OP... But yes, I love Zesterra and I too spend more money on crazy ridiculous things :)

I love it and have seen great results. I have had a few that were thin and nervous and tough to get to eat much and within a few days they started cleaning up all their food. They all blossomed after that. I have used it for horses that had early colic type symptoms and have seen it work for that several times as well. My husband takes it and swears by it. 

I had a mare that was awful at the gate, we babied her for years and she was getting better but I still couldn't haul her by myself, I had to have someone at the gate to help. We started Zeterra and it made a world of difference. It might of been she finally got over it but it seemed like as soon as I started it I didn't have hardly any gate issues. 

I don't use it every day, just when I go somewhere. My youngsters get it before I load them and again at the race and if they're stalled I give 10CC morning & night. My older horses get 10CC when I saddle them. 

I've had great luck with it!

I bought a 250ML bottle of it before BBR finals in April. I gave it to my mare twice a day the entire time we were there. She never got sick. I give it when Im hauling and she is stressed to help keep ulcers ar bay and I give it to everyone when there is drastic changes in weather. Such as today. It was in the 70's yesterday and there is a 40* drop happening right now. Keeps them drinking and feeling ok. I have almost used that bottle and need to order more. It is well worth the money IMO!

A gallon would be somewhere around 344 doses... that's pretty cheap ulcer medicine to me, if it works.  I'm just trying my first bottle, so far so good.

I use it when I go to big barrel races. I have also given it horses that have colic symptoms and it has helped.

I cannot explain the science behind it or if there is any "science" but I put my little mare with kidney stones on it after she had a bladder infection a few years back.  A couple days after she was finished with her round of SMZ's the first time the infection returned, then we did a round of Excede, few days after that she still had gunk in her urine so we ran another round of SMZ's thru her.  But still some gunk.  And she had lost some weight to boot .  The woman I had taken a lesson from suggeted it, got it for her and within about 3 days the gunk that still was in her urine had cleared and with in 3 weeks she had gained about 60-75 lbs.  I've kept a bottle on my shelves every since, I used it when I haul, when we have weather changes, when it gets hot rather than an electolyte due to so many of them having a ton of sugar in them, and after deworming.

Well I am not impressed with the company & won't be using their products. I was interested in their mineral tubs. I called the company yesterday because I had questions like, is the tub safe for pregnant mares. I have 3 bred mares. I got a voice mail & I left a message with my cell # to call me. I have yet to hear from the company. So I won't use their products. If they can't be consiterate to call me back so I can get my question answered, which to me is an important question, then sorry charlie, no will buy your product. There are other products just as good or better than theirs. To me, they are not very professional 

Thank you all for your responses.  I have heard it works great, but was wondering why.  I have a read a couple of things indicating the colloidal silver (the main ingredient) wasn't necessarily good long term so wanted to know more about the product scientifically.  Is a product like Forco better? Why?  Are there others that are better?  Thanks!

Kind of apples to oranges.  Zesterra is more for stomach issues, reducing acid and also to encourage drinking.   Forco is more of a feed through supplement that helps digestion by encouraging bacteria growth. I don't honestly know if Forco does anything for ulcers or stomach acid.  

Thank you! 

What do you want a supplement to do for your horse?  That would help decide what to use.

Ulcers and ulcer prevention. 

Same thing with animal element. I sent 2 emails called a few times and got nothing in return. I wanted to talk directly with the company,  not a dealer pushing products. Never got a response, so they didn't get a dime of mine. Platinum is really good at getting back to their customers as is THE .