Gastric Ulcers

[perryhillbay]

I am wondering whether this might be what is wrong with my mare, and wondered about people's experiences of the condition - symptoms, time taken to treat the problem, total cost of treating the condition (including gastro guard etc.)

I am going to arrange for a vet to come and see her as she is so docile 95% of the time, but her recent behaviour leads me to believe that she must be trying to tell me something... She is inconsistent in her work, sometimes super, other times very difficult and stressy. She has started walloping the walls of her stable at night. She is stabled away from other horses as she gets mardy about them so there is no obvious reason for this - last night she has kicked so much, her hind shoe has come off and in mangled. She can be very funny about her girth being done up... sometimes she will just pull faces, at the extreme times, she has been known to sink to the ground. She has had all the obvious things done - excellent farrier, back checked and treated, teeth done, new saddle, fitted by an excellent saddler... etc. I do not think that kissing spines is likely as although she can be stressy to ride, she has never bucked or reared or bolted or done anything like that.

I am so upset by her behaviour. It must be something...

 

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http://www.succeed-equine.com/successful-outside/temperament/

lots of useful information on here

 

[RW1]

My Horse was treated for mild ulcertaion earlier this year as a secondary effect of peritonitis:

Brief overview of costs re invetigation and treatment =

Examine £50
Nurses attention £18
Scope £225

GastroGuard syringes (14) £500 (14 days of Gastroguard and then pronutrin)
Pronutrin £80

Roughly £900

 

[ImogenBurrows]

EGUS does sound likely - try filling out the helpful gastric ulcer risk assessment and see if your horse fits the criteria that would predipose to this condition?
http://www.equinegastriculcers.co.uk/risk/index.html
My clients have found this really useful.

Sounds like scoping wouldn't be a bad thing to do though....I have to say prices vary but the above costs aren't unrealistic....I'd probably recommend basic blood work too though to be sure there's nothing else going on.

Good luck
Imogen