Ex-racehorse very anxious in stable

Spoke to vet re ulcers. I misunderstood his treatment options. One is a supplement they have which he has seen good success with. Basically it coats the stomach and stops the ulcers being aggravated giving them a chance to heal. Suppose a bit like gaviscon for us? £80 for a months supply. Or gastroguard - obviously stops acid production and has a higher success rate at healing the ulcers. £200 a week for 4-6 week course :O And of course with either of these things even if the ulcers are healed if the root cause is stress then they could return.

So I''m going to try the supplement and see if there's a change in her. If there is I guess she definitely has ulcers and I may then consider a course of gastroguard or the alternatives mentioned here, unless of course the supplement solves the problem even after she comes off it.
 
Akkalia1 said:
Spoke to vet re ulcers. I misunderstood his treatment options. One is a supplement they have which he has seen good success with. Basically it coats the stomach and stops the ulcers being aggravated giving them a chance to heal. Suppose a bit like gaviscon for us? £80 for a months supply. Or gastroguard - obviously stops acid production and has a higher success rate at healing the ulcers. £200 a week for 4-6 week course :O And of course with either of these things even if the ulcers are healed if the root cause is stress then they could return.

So I''m going to try the supplement and see if there's a change in her. If there is I guess she definitely has ulcers and I may then consider a course of gastroguard or the alternatives mentioned here, unless of course the supplement solves the problem even after she comes off it.
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if you feel better PMing me, please do...but it would be interesting to know where in the country you are and which vet practise that is.

In the past year, I have tried pretty much everything to manage George. He started with GastroGard...it worked. Ulcers returned but low grade so we tried everything to manage and a few things, including a vet supplement helped, but he's been back on GastroGard since last Friday and the results were evident in 24 hours. He's improved every day since and will stay on GG for 6 weeks full dose this time, then be weaned off and given that he lives out in a happy herd 24/7 and doesn't stress out when brought in with company or alone, it's highly likely the 4 week course of GG last year wasn't quite enough to totally heal the long standing grade 4 ulcers that he was suffering with. This time, we've not bothered scoping to start the GG again, but we will scope after 6 weeks to make sure everything is healthy before weaning him off.

I will also be getting Abgard as well to use around periods that may cause stress, like travelling, going to shows etc.
 
Gg, given at the correct dosage, will cost you significantly more than £200 for a months supply
 
Slightly different scenario, my horse has always come in with his field mate if he stays in(also my horse) I am going down to one soon and wonder how he will cope on his own staying in.He is in a barn and will be the only one in, bit worried about it. Do you think he will adjust ?
 
wench said:
Gg, given at the correct dosage, will cost you significantly more than £200 for a months supply
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Oh, ok. Well that was what my vet quoted me, and I'd have thought he'd know the correct dosage. Guess I'll find out if it comes to that!
 
Snuffles, very much depends on the horse. I'd try bringing him in on his own now for short periods to see how he gets on.
 
Akkalia1 said:
Spoke to vet re ulcers. I misunderstood his treatment options. One is a supplement they have which he has seen good success with. Basically it coats the stomach and stops the ulcers being aggravated giving them a chance to heal. Suppose a bit like gaviscon for us? £80 for a months supply. Or gastroguard - obviously stops acid production and has a higher success rate at healing the ulcers. £200 a week for 4-6 week course :O And of course with either of these things even if the ulcers are healed if the root cause is stress then they could return.

So I''m going to try the supplement and see if there's a change in her. If there is I guess she definitely has ulcers and I may then consider a course of gastroguard or the alternatives mentioned here, unless of course the supplement solves the problem even after she comes off it.
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wench said:
Gg, given at the correct dosage, will cost you significantly more than £200 for a months supply
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Wench...the vet quoted £200 per week for 4-6 weeks, not £200 for a months supply :)

I refer to it as GG myself most of the time, but I still see posts like yours and think people are talking to me, lol :)
 
Ah yes sorry, didn't realise you'd misread my post. It's £200 a week lol!

I'm getting confused between the two different meanings for GG too!
 
Akkalia1 said:
Ah yes sorry, didn't realise you'd misread my post. It's £200 a week lol!

I'm getting confused between the two different meanings for GG too!
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Welcome to my world. I didn't think it through very well did I...it's just an acronym of a nicname bestowed on me many years ago :)
 
Peptizole is much cheaper than gastroguard. You also give it in a smaller dose after the initial loading dose. From the horses we have given it to it doesn't seem to work as well nor as quickly as gastroguard. If you can afford to I would give a week of gastroguard along side the supplement and then continue on with the supplement. The gastroguard will settle the stomach down within 24hours. An even quicker route to a settled stomach would be Antepsin (I think that is it!) we have given it to horses that have responded within hours and have had a much quicker initial healing rate of ulcers.

What happens if you put the shetland in the stable with her? I have known yards to put ponies, goats or sheep in with box walkers and they have pretty much stopped the habit instantly. Of course this doesn't work for all.
 
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