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    Location: NE TX | What do y’all do for gut health all around? I’ve done Omeprazole for a while then I switched to something else and it obviously didn’t work cause my mare got so bad she went off her feed. Just finished omeprazole/ranitidine for 30 days then did succeed VF for another 30 days. She finally started eating again about half way through om/rant but wasn’t excited about it and wouldn’t finish her food if I exercised her so vet had me do succeed VF. She’s a whole new horse! Loves people, sweet, calmer (still coo coo for Cocoa Puffs at times), So now that she feels good, I wanna keep her that way. What do y’all use for fore gut and hind gut health? |
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| I'm about 45 days into Succeed VF and am going to stick with it as long as I can. Mine relapeses several times a year so I'm hoping Succeed does the trick this time! |
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| If I suspect any type of GI issue anywhere in the system, I go back to basics on feeding. SOme horses just can't handle soy or molasses of any amount. Haven't had many, but I have had a few that just seemed sensitive so I pull all supplemnts, grain, everything but mixed alfalfa/Grass hay and give it couple weeks. Then add one thing at a time that the really must have and see what works. Right now mine are on unlimited grass/alfalfa mixed hay, 1 pound Renew Gold and Forco. Thats it.. ANd both of mine are happy campers at the monent. All my joint support is given with a needle, feed throughs with MSM can be irritating to the GI tract. |
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| I've heard alfalfa is good for ulcer prevention, going forward. I'd try alfalfa cubes or hay and maybe a good gut conditioner, like Forco or Fastrack. I use Fastrack on my old guy who tends to get diarrhea if turned out too much on grass.. it clears him up almost immediately. I started on fastrack because my feedstore has it in stock and forco I have to have shipped to me. It's just a convenience thing.. forco is an excellent product as well. |
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      Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | I give both my mares Zesterra at a barrel race. Daily—— U-7 Gastric Aid by Finish Line. good stuff. Give 2x day. my 13 yr old mare has had a ugly battle w ulcers. And when a friend suggested U7 it has seemed to stop. It gets to front n hind gut. alfafa cubes soaked 2x day. 1/2 scoop dry add water makes 1 scoop. i put the U-7 n the wet alfalfa. It stinks :•} both my mares daily ration—- Strategy GX equipride 1/2 cup 2x day U-7 coastal Bermuda Hay
Edited by Yakima 2019-05-23 12:44 PM
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  Location: in the ozone | want2chase3 - 2019-05-23 10:33 AM
I've heard alfalfa is good for ulcer prevention, going forward. I'd try alfalfa cubes or hay and maybe a good gut conditioner, like Forco or Fastrack. I use Fastrack on my old guy who tends to get diarrhea if turned out too much on grass.. it clears him up almost immediately. I started on fastrack because my feedstore has it in stock and forco I have to have shipped to me. It's just a convenience thing.. forco is an excellent product as well.
I started using Fastrack not long ago & really liking how the horses are doing. |
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