Ongoing ulcer management

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Madam has been diagnosed with grade 2 ulcers and colitis. She is already at last chance saloon after a multitude of problems.
However I am not sure what i can change in regards to her management moving forwards so I'm after some pointers please :)
She already lives out, she is a good doer so is grazing restricted in summer but always has plenty of soaked hay available. We still have plenty of grass and no mud at the moment too.
She's fed just a handful of agrobs leichtgenuss with equimins advance complete and salt.
Always has a haynet to munch on as I get her ready to ride.
She's 2 and a half weeks into her omeprazole course which she takes fine.
However vet gave us a supplement for ongoing hind gut support which she refuses to touch (I've tried spiller cool mix, agrobs chaff, agrobs muesli, manuka honey and speedibeet so far.) Saracens releve and baileys ease and excel next on the list to try (though I'm not a huge fan of their ingredients lists) I asked keyflow for a sample of pink mash which they say they sent but hasn't arrived and when I asked some questions I've had no response plus it's difficult to get hold of anyway so probably ruling that one out.
Anything else I could do?
 
Thanks Jill. I'll take a look into slippery elm and aloe Vera. Does it have to be fed in a certain way/certain type or strength at all? And how much do you give does anyone know?
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I always did a cup (8oz) of aloe vera juice per feed to start with then decreased to half that for maintenance. Aloe is a bit more expensive in the UK than it was in the US (it was like $7/gallon there)

If she is okay with alfalfa, it's a great stomach soother because of the calcium content. A little dab will do it- I feed mine about 400g of alfalfa pellets. My trimmer also recommended oat bran but I find it a bit hard to get sometimes.
 
OP is the Omeprozole you give her just the same as the human medicine? I'm asking because I suspect my boy has developed ulcers - something is definitely going on in his hindgut that is making him very sensitive to touch - post colic surgery on box rest...arrgghh!!!! I'd be really interested in what you are giving your girl and what your vet said?
 
Eugsin slh ( from forage plus ) which I mix with bran their min and vit balancer a little speedibeet a sprinkle of oats and a little linseed.
I thought I would never feed bran again but I have discovered it has a place .
My horse was constantly colicing ( very very long story )and since I got him going on this it been plain sailing .
 
There are some really good fb groups on ulcer management.
My boy was treated for ulcers (grade 2 &3) in May with omeprazole and I have had him on various supplements to support his gut and hind gut as he has lots of typical hind gut symptoms too. Science supplements gut balancer really helped as did I think equishure but I was starting to spend a fortune.
Since August he's been on nothing but 24/7 turnout in a large field (with lots of hedgerow etc for self selection) with a bigger herd and with access to hay every day and he seems the best he has been for a long time. His gut issues are in some part anxiety related and he picks up alot on when I'm stressed and I've found reiki seems to suit him and he is much better when I'm relaxed.
I'm dreading spring as I think he will flare up a bit again but I'm planning on having a bucket of water with slippery elm in it for him to self select from, interestingly when I have offered aloe vera he wasn't interested while one of my others drank the whole bucket.
Good luck :)
 
My boy is just recovering (touch wood) from grade 4 ulcers and is coming to the end of his half dose of peptizole. He also showed hindgut problems so i did a trial of Equishure and saw good results. Tonight is the last night of it so i'll see whether he goes backwards again. I also keep him on Yeasacc for hindgut and Protexin Acid Ease for his stomach. My boy never coliced with the ulcers just poor performance but I would definitely give the Equishure a go, mine is a fussy feeder so i did have to mix in more than you are supposed to but it seemed to help. I've also been recommended to get some Coligone to give before stressful days (travelling, competing etc). I hope you find something that works, the FB groups as Dilbert said are very helpful!
 
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