Coligone liquid

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Can you tell me about it please? I'll probably give them a ring on Monday but I'd love to hear anyone's experiences first.

Jim is already on Equine America's U-Gard Plus & I won't take him off this as I know it helps him. Earlier this year he had colic surgery for a gassy colic that caused a displacement, while there he was scoped & found to have ulcers that were treated with GastroGuard. He's now better than he's been for years, physically & mentally.

However a couple of times lately he's come in gassy again. I can try to limit his grazing time, but then after a couple of days I can't catch him & he goes from a couple of hours to a full day which is, IMO, even worse than getting a few extra hours every day. I do have some Equi Spaz from the vet that I can use if I feel he needs it http://www.saratogaproduct.com/Equi-Spaz_p_38.html.

Would Coligone liquid be helpful with the gassyness? Would I need to feed it every day or is it effective on an as & when basis? Is it safe to feed alongside the U-Gard (ingredients http://www.equine-america.co.uk/docs/151A-UK%20051308%204_5x6.pdf ) as I'm not stopping this.

Please don't recommend the powder, I tried it a few years ago & he really will not touch it!
 
I keep a supply of coligone liquid for my mare who tends to get colic if not eaten for a period of time (she is never without hay as has access to large round bale 24/7). I cant recommend it highly enough. If you speak to H's mum on here she can tell you all about it. Sorry H's mum hope you dont mind!!
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Don't worry about it, I'm far more interested in your opinions & experiences than your typing skills! I hope you had a good day.
 
It's brilliant stuff. My veteran had a gassy colic attack a couple of springs ago and he had an injection of buscopan and was immediately started on Coligone for 3 days. On H's_mum advice, he now has it for 3 or 4 days every time anything stressy happens eg changing fields, vet etc. There are at least 3 TBs on my yard who have all improved in condition and temperament after being put on a maintenance dose of Coligone. For the maintenance, they are on the powder which is minty. The liquid is faster acting and is strongly aniseed. I don't chance Sunny getting picky about eating a feed with the liquid in so I syringe it down his throat, much to his disgust - I get 5 mins of flehmen afterwards. Good luck x
 
I used the powder when my horse was on box rest. She got very stressed, lost weight and went off her food. I was worried that she would develop ulcers so I bought the Coligone and and it worked. She got her appetite back and the weight went back on.
 
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