Linseed oil and ulcers

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Has anyone fed linseed oil to a horse with a history of stomach ulcers? It has been recommended to me to keep weight on my TB boy who looses condition in Winter. But looking at the internet it seems some say its great for ulcers, and some say not. confused.com! Anyone got any experiences good or bad please?
 
From what I understand linseed helps in that it becomes mucous-ish and coats the gut while it's in there.

I would be using micronised linseed as the oil doesn't cut it.

It is also great for hoof moisture balance, coat condition and joints.

Linseed itself won't treat ulcers though :).

(I use micronised linseed to thicken up stews in my slow cooker - but it does make the sauce a bit 'snotty' though :D)
 
I have heard micronised linseed is good, as Oberon says above. My vet recommended corn oil as being the best oil for ulcers. My tb gets both - he had grade 4 ulcers which were resolved using gastroguard but I hope these will help.
 
Linseed oil is, according to my vet, good for the immune system. I feed it as mud fever prevention, and corn oil to help with ulcers, and condition.
 
My vet ( ulcer specialist ) advised that it does not matter which oil you feed for ulcers the research was done with corn oil as its cheap and easily available in the US where the research was done , she told me just use the cheapest/ easiest to get.
 
Oberon said:
From what I understand linseed helps in that it becomes mucous-ish and coats the gut while it's in there.

I would be using micronised linseed as the oil doesn't cut it.

It is also great for hoof moisture balance, coat condition and joints.

Linseed itself won't treat ulcers though :).

(I use micronised linseed to thicken up stews in my slow cooker - but it does make the sauce a bit 'snotty' though :D)
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Is the micronised linseed the powder form? And why is that better for ulcers than the oil please?

Supper at your house sounds delicious ;-) x
 
tryinghard said:
Is the micronised linseed the powder form? And why is that better for ulcers than the oil please?

Supper at your house sounds delicious ;-) x
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The bio availability and mucous forming properties in the micronised (which is basically cooked linseed) is meant to be higher than in oil.

Hubby grumbles about the suspicious additions to his meals :D
 
Thanks Oberon, I will look into the micronised linseed.

I have to admit that I have added the ponies garlic granuals to our dinner when I ran out of cloves - no-one seemed to notice lol ;-)
 
Linseed oil has a lower shelf life than the micronised form. Unless it's stored in dark coloured glass bottles, the omega 3s and other essential fatty acids (EFAs) will degrade even faster - I've only ever seen it in clear bottles, personally. It's also cheaper in micronised form if you buy by the sackload.

As an aside, it's also very therapeutic to run your hands through it, like a fine sawdust lucky dip. :D
 
I give my boy the micronised full fat linseed from here:

http://www.charnwoodmilling.co.uk/mail-order/Horse_Food.html#a55

Great stuff - one cup morning and night, as well as 50ml corn oil, one scoop Alfa A Oil, 3 cups balancer and soaked grass nuts. He's piling the weight back on now... The other thing my vet mentioned was when he's out in the field make sure he has a haynet so he can choose grass or hay. I didn't think he's EVER choose grass over hay, but he always eats it all up.
 
Thanks everyone for all your replies! Im a "newbie" to the forum and am overwhelmed by the knowledge and kindness of people on here - thank-you all!

I have ordered the micronised linseed form Feedmark - they did me a great deal of two bags plus free multivits and free carriage for £32 :-)
 
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