Suspected ulcers - v sensitive on right hand side

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Hello, I am booking my mare in to be scoped for ulcers in any case but I recall reading here about the horse with ulcers being more sensitive on their RHS but after searching I can’t find the particular thread/posts.
Just wondering can anyone elaborate if they have experienced same.
Symptoms are
Girthy on rhs
More reactive to leg on rhs (ears back etc)
Can be touchy when grooming
Can be grumpy in stable

This horse has changed owner/yards in last 3 months so probably this stress has caused them. Body condition & appetite v good. Ad lib hay & plenty of turnout.
Some people saying she is a “touchy mare” but I am going down the investigation route anyway
 
they do sound like ulcer symptoms but could also be liver on the right hand side. my horse had this, who has also had ulcers and I put him on a liver supplement from sliver lining herbs and he was back to himself within a couple of weeks.
 
kerrieberry2 said:
they do sound like ulcer symptoms but could also be liver on the right hand side. my horse had this, who has also had ulcers and I put him on a liver supplement from sliver lining herbs and he was back to himself within a couple of weeks.
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Oh thank you was this milk thistle? I have had my older horse on that previously when bloods showed a liver issue (retired so no symptoms as such)
 
I recognise those symptoms, you might well have read posts I made about my homebred. You are doing the right thing in getting her scoped for foregut ulcers to rule those in or out.

Two experienced equine vets thought that the scope would be a shoo-in to show foregut ulcers in my reactive mare, but to everyone’s surprise she scoped clear. This led to a diagnosis by symptoms and the clear scope for foregut ulcers of hindgut ulcers. Later got an Equibiome test done which showed that her hing gut biome was way off kilter. She improved greatly after following the Equibiome dietary protocol.

Hind gut ulcers do exist despite some misinformation that has been put out there. My chiro vet, a very experienced former senior equine veterinary surgeon at Leahurst (Liverpool University) has seen them many times at post mortem, which sadly is currently still the only conclusive way of observing them.

My mare had always had a ‘lazy’ right hind despite getting good dressage scores, loving her jumping and schooling well at BE100 level.

Sadly lost her to something completely unrelated.

Good luck.
 
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m1stify said:
Oh thank you was this milk thistle? I have had my older horse on that previously when bloods showed a liver issue (retired so no symptoms as such)
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it had milk thistle in but also has other bits too:
Ingredients - Barberry, Burdock, Cascara, Chamomile, Garlic, Milk Thisle, Oregon Grape, Turmeric, Rose Hips , Dandelion Root, Parsley root, ginger, Licorice,

If you google the company you can contact the owner and he will give advice on what supplements could help, he also makes a blend if you need more than one thing.

I always use his tummy tlc stuff for my gelding but when he was aggy around his flank on the right hand side, I sent pics and a message and he recommended the livery maintenance one too
 
Tiddlypom said:
I recognise those symptoms, you might well have read posts I made about my homebred. You are doing the right thing in getting her scoped for foregut ulcers to rule those in or out.

Two experienced equine vets thought that the scope would be a shoo-in to show foregut ulcers in my reactive mare, but to everyone’s surprise she scoped clear. This led to a diagnosis by symptoms and the clear scope for foregut ulcers of hindgut ulcers. Later got an Equibiome test done which showed that her hing gut biome was way off kilter. She improved greatly after following the Equibiome dietary protocol.

Hind gut ulcers do exist despite some misinformation that has been put out there. My chiro vet, a very experienced former senior equine veterinary surgeon at Leahurst (Liverpool University) has seen them many times at post mortem, which sadly is currently still the only conclusive way of observing them.

My mare had always had a ‘lazy’ right hind despite getting good dressage scores, loving her jumping and schooling well at BE100 level.

Sadly lost her to something completely unrelated.

Good luck.
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