bordermare
Well-Known Member
My mare was diagnosed with gastric ulcers last year after she colicked with a gastric impaction. Once the vets had cleared the impaction they could see, on scoping, that she had a nasty necrotic ulcer along with a couple of superficial ones.
She has been treated more or less successfully with Gastrogard and will also have a month of Pronutrin both are enormously expensive (insured thankfully). However this problem is likely to be ongoing and a problem every winter when grass is in short supply.
I can't afford to have her even on maintenance dose gastrogard (£230 a month) on a regular basis, and the pronutrin is not much cheaper at £150 for a months supply.
My question is this. Do any of you have ulcer prone horses and if so do you manage to keep things under control with any of the more reasonably priced products on the market? If so can I have recommendations of anything that you feel works for your horses?
thanks for reading!
I've also put this in New Lounge
(I'm already doing all the recommended management, turnout, ad lib hay, feeding alfalfa)
She has been treated more or less successfully with Gastrogard and will also have a month of Pronutrin both are enormously expensive (insured thankfully). However this problem is likely to be ongoing and a problem every winter when grass is in short supply.
I can't afford to have her even on maintenance dose gastrogard (£230 a month) on a regular basis, and the pronutrin is not much cheaper at £150 for a months supply.
My question is this. Do any of you have ulcer prone horses and if so do you manage to keep things under control with any of the more reasonably priced products on the market? If so can I have recommendations of anything that you feel works for your horses?
thanks for reading!
I've also put this in New Lounge
(I'm already doing all the recommended management, turnout, ad lib hay, feeding alfalfa)