Subclinical acidosis

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Nothing much to say really, but just wondered if anyone had had experience of subclinical acidosis with their horse and if so what the symptoms were, how it was treated, outlook etc.

I have a horse with repeated bouts of colic, getting closer together and more severe but she has literally been tested for everything and vets now drawn a blank. Stumbled across this last night and wondered about it as symptoms are very similar.

I do have another thread going about her reoccurring colic but it is getting a bit too much now and the vet even asked if I wanted to call it a day the other night. It is awful to see her in so much pain and not be able to predict it happening or prevent it but I am trying all I can, whilst I still can.
 
Yes my boy suffers with this. There are a few threads on here titled hind gut acidosis - plenty of info and recommendations on supplements - I personally rate KER equishure (or Rite-trac for the stomach also) which is the only product on the market that actually buffers the acid and restores a normal ph.
 
Thank you for your reply, I will have a read of them. Before he was diagnosed did he suffer from repeated bouts of colic and how was he diagnosed?
 
Hi Has she been tested for inflamed bowel at all? Mine suffered colic over 3 weeks and was eventually diagnosed after being referred to Rossdales. He is fine now after a course of steroids?
 
Hi OP, mine had one bad bout of colic which resulted in a displaced colon! He had lots of small episodes though that would come and go. We went down the ulcer route, took forever to clear up and even once he had scoped clear he still had dodgy guts and also went laminitic on too much grass. He's a TB and had been tested for metabolic disorders and came up negative every time. Vet suggested acidosis as a last resort as it can cause laminitis and upon treating all our problems resolved basically! :-)

I'm not sure there is an actual diagnosis procedure since you can't scope the hind gut, but I did read somewhere that testing the droppings for acidity can work.
 
Thanks, I read that too about testing droppings.

She hasn't been tested for an inflamed bowel actually. She has been scoped for ulcers, blood tested twice, abdominal tap done and blood tested for tapeworm. She has had 6 episodes, 4 bad, 2 mild in the space of eight months, but they are becoming worse and more frequent. Vets were talking about endoscoping her hind gut.

The vets haven't suggested acidosis, but I read about it and suggested it to my vets, they are looking into it and coming back to us. She has had laminitis once in the past.

The more I think about it, the more I wonder if it is acidosis. Maybe just trying some Equishure could be the way to go.
 
A small tub is just under £40 - if she shows no signs if improvement whilst on it (and you should see improvement in 10 days or less) you haven't lost anything other than some money. Hope she comes right for you though!
 
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