Hindgut Ulcers

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Hi guys,

After some advice please on how you treat for hindgut ulcers?

My boy is currently being treated for gastric ulcers with GastroGard but it seems likely that he also has hindgut ulcers so thought it best to start investigating these as well.

Thanks:D
 
Succeed is the product that specialises in this but it's hard to say exactly how successful any of the treatments are ... Best advise really is making sure your horse has access to constant fibre plus minimum stress. Also don't exercise on completely empty stomach - Top Spec nutritionist advised me arriving at horse show/whatever - feed one scoop of alfalfa with some soya oil to guard against stomach splash.
 
My girl is on Succeed following a course of GG. (Its expensive, but you should be able to claim on the insurance) I'm pretty sure its doing its job as I've seen a big improvement in her feet :) (when nothing else has changed diet wise)
 
My horse isn't insured, so to give him succeed on top of the omeprazole is just to expensive for me.

I give her 10 packs of Ulcermin, pro/prebiotics and 1 spoon of baking powder every 8 hours and have seen a huge difference, even greater then with omeprazole! Her poo almost instantly stopped being smelly and runny.
 
Thanks guys, as the GastGard is going through on insurance I see no reason why the Suceed shouldn't.

He is back at Horsepital next week for his follow up scope so will discuss with my vet then.

Does anyone use any supplements that seem to have helped as well?
 
Not specifically ulcer supplements, but I was trying to do three things with Reg - improve the mucus lining (so I used coconut oil), reduce the acidity of the gut environment (I used omeprazole plus bicarbonate of soda but your Gastorguard should be doing that) and enhancing the gut health, so a probiotic (live yoghurt or yeassac) and plenty of fibre. All given in his twice daily low sugar high fibre feeds. Ensure the gut always has food in it as others have said and minimise any stress, so field rest if you can. Worked for him, and he is still fine 6 months on.
 
amandap said:
Addressing diet is key to hind gut problems. You might find this helpful.
http://www.barefoothorseblog.blogspot.ie/search/label/hind gut acidosis
Some have found activated charcoal helps along with diet changes and something like yea sacc.
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Thanks

I have radically changed his diet since he was diagnosed with gastric ulcers so hoping this helps his hind gut as well. He has been taken off mollassed sugar beet and mollassed mix, much to his disgust and put on a mix of speedibeet, nuts and happy tummy (I picked this as it is decent in fibre but claims to have probiotics already in it) Plus magnesium, hayledge balancer and micronised linseed (His diet is better than mine)

He has access to Hayledge at all times, including in his field and very rarely runs out.
 
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