Please need some help with stomach uclers!

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eventeranna

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Hi i have a 16.1 7year old irish x tb eventer. I've had him since he was 4 and he's the absouloute love of my life but unfortunately is a bit tricky. Natrually hes a stressfull horse e.g rearing on the lorry.. always looking out his stable door like a gun has gone off & gets stressed in warm ups (fly bucking etc..) So its to no surpise to me that he has developed an stomach ulcer.

We think he has one through our iradologist(she can see things through the eyes) and said he had a small low grade stomach ulcer. This is after hes just had the whole winter off due to a virius which had left him with slight liver and kidney damage. So he's been on herbs & things to keep the virius away and his liver n kidneys good. They seem to be all ok now but i took him to a competiton today and he just had classic symptons of stomach ulcer like very angry when we put the girth on, if my leg comes on he kicks out with his ears back like hes in pain, for a while he wouldnt eat his hay but now we've got nicer hay he will actually eat it!

Anyway sorry for ranting but i was hoping someone could advise me on what to do for stomach ulcers, ive been researching them n have come up with this plan so i before i go aheead i would just like to no that im doing the right thing!

Plan:
Put him on gastroguard for 3days at full dose to start to cure it(i heard most horses show signs of wellbeing after 3days) then a gastroguard everytime after he competes? would this be effective or a waste of money?

Horse mirror in horsebox to eliminate stress.

Scoop of chalf 30mins before being ridden to line stomach.

Global herbs acid-X

Thinking of changing his usual dengie chaff to alfafa?

And i cant decide between these supplements so if anyone has used them before or has any recommendations please tell me! - Biotal equine gold, equine america ulcer guard pellets, smartgut, neighlox, equijewel(saracen) and coligone.

I really really love my horse & just want whats best for him so please help me if you have any info on the matter, thank you :)

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I'd immediately start him on Coligone. Made for stress heads with ulcers and potential for ulcers. The minty powder as a maintenance dose works out at just pence per day and has proven results. I've seen it work miracles. It also contains pre and pro biotics. If on Coligone, you wouldn't need Gastroguard. PM H's_Mum on the Forum for more info x
 
Hi

One of mine had pretty severe stomach ulcers last year following an illness.

He was on Gastroguard for two months, which cleared them up (confirmed by endoscopy).

In terms of feed he has an alfalfa based diet with no cereals what so ever. We make sure he always has access to forage whether that's grass or hay.

He has half a scoop of dengie hifi before he's ridden or travels to line his stomach, and he's allowed access to forage again almost as soon as he's finished being ridden.

The day before, day of and day after a show he has protexin gut balance.

But the biggest difference to him happened when we started feeding charcoal (we use the one made by happy tummy) he has a maintenance level daily in his feed, which we double on show days etc. Since feeding this he's stopped being grumpy about having his girth on or me putting my leg on.

8 months on from being given the all clear we had another endoscopy to see if the ulcers had returned, and he was completely free of them, so something is working!

Hope you get yours sorted out!
 
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