Long term ulcer treatment/supplements/feeding

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Ceriann

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My mare scoped and showed grade 2 ulcers a couple of months ago. At the time she was turned away, no feed etc - vet thought they'd been there a while and could have had flare ups. It confirmed my suspicions as ridden shed got very difficult to get forward, was grumpy generally and had started to shy from tack (previous saddle issues had got us focussed on that initially).

GG seems to have worked, she is visibly less tense and happy to be touched and palpated all over. She finished the lowest dose yesterday. As her ulcers continued whilst turned away im looking into a supplement or something to give her to hopefully ensure the ulcers stay away. She currently gets no feed and she looks v well without it.

Any suggestions please - it's a minefield out there of gut aids etc!
 
See my thread on Georges 10 day update. He is riddled with grade 4 ulcers and has not had any treatment yet. All I have done is tirn him out 24/7 on good grass and he gets 4 small feeds a day of saracens releve and a little beet pulp. He also has 15ml U Guard in his first feed. He has changed dramatically in the 7 days he has been on thay feed.

There are loads of supplements and longer term, I will be adding Slippery Elm to his diet to help but so long as everything you give is geared to support the gut, you should be fine. xx
 
I should add, there are many people more knowledegable than me about ulcers on here so hopefully they will be along soon. xx
 
Hello Ceriann, I use HorseSource Seabuckthorn (www.horsesourceseabuckthorn.co.uk) it's a totally natural supplement that can be added to existing feed to provide treatment of and protection against ulcers andy there's no withdrawal period required, you can feed it every day for the lifetime of your horse. Also, and I'm sure you know this, make sure she has 24/7 access to hay/grazing so that she can naturally counteract the production of acid. Hope you get something sorted out for her long term.
 
Havannah said:
Hello Ceriann, I use HorseSource Seabuckthorn (www.horsesourceseabuckthorn.co.uk) it's a totally natural supplement that can be added to existing feed to provide treatment of and protection against ulcers andy there's no withdrawal period required, you can feed it every day for the lifetime of your horse. Also, and I'm sure you know this, make sure she has 24/7 access to hay/grazing so that she can naturally counteract the production of acid. Hope you get something sorted out for her long term.
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Firstly, apologies for the typo's in previous posts...darn phone!


Secondly...that's really interesting as it's something I have looked at for lifelong feeding. Thanks for the web link. x
 
Thank you both - mine looks very well but it was her behaviour that was the trigger for me - just plain grumpy and I could just tell she was irritable all the time, which putting the riding to one side, was my main concern. She just wasn't a happy horse. My biggest concern (and the vets) is that she's never been worked hard, rarely stabled (out with access to grass/hay) and isn't a stressy type. So the only thing I can do extra to manage them is to find a supplement/gut aid. I will no longer feed her anything sugary (she used to be on happy hoof) including carrots, apples etc so a plain chaff as a carrier would make sense? She's not ridden at the moment so I gauge her improvement by handling - she could be terribly mouthy and has bitten me - not a sign of that now even when brushing her belly (which was dodgy territory before). Best of luck with your boy GG he looks lovely (just seen the thread) xx
 
Ceriann said:
Thank you both - mine looks very well but it was her behaviour that was the trigger for me - just plain grumpy and I could just tell she was irritable all the time, which putting the riding to one side, was my main concern. She just wasn't a happy horse. My biggest concern (and the vets) is that she's never been worked hard, rarely stabled (out with access to grass/hay) and isn't a stressy type. So the only thing I can do extra to manage them is to find a supplement/gut aid. I will no longer feed her anything sugary (she used to be on happy hoof) including carrots, apples etc so a plain chaff as a carrier would make sense? She's not ridden at the moment so I gauge her improvement by handling - she could be terribly mouthy and has bitten me - not a sign of that now even when brushing her belly (which was dodgy territory before). Best of luck with your boy GG he looks lovely (just seen the thread) xx
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I did get George some HiFi Lite but he doesn't want it. If I add it to his feed, he will just pick at it and leave most, but if I just do Saracens Releve and beet pulp, he's got a great appetite for it so don't worry if yours doesn't like certain things. When they can graze 24/7, they will be getting enough roughage anyway xxx
 
I've found Topspec Ulsa Kind to be great this winter for my pony who we are maintaining after treatment for ulcers. She is a fussy eater but loves this and we've found we don't need to feed a lot for it to make a positive difference. She is a native so doesn't need any feed really but she hasn't put any extra weight on having a small amount of this (a couple of cups a day) but it can be fed at much higher levels for those that need to put weight on. I really recommend it. http://www.topspec.com/products/ulsakind/
 
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