Suspected ulcers

[Cecilrides]

that is also interesting. this was last year, this vet was of the view that omeprazole was not effective for pyloric ulcers- The horse had cytotec tablets in his feed for 2 weeks which was also much cheaper and less invasive than omp injections.

although this vet did also know of a case where the misoprostol had caused ulcers elsewhere in the stomach so had to have the omeprazole injections for those anyway which is a bit barmy

 

[MereChristmas]

I think the choice in these cases is whether the initial investigation should be for ulcers or for something else e.g. pain or situation.
I thought my pony’s symptoms were of ulcers caused by the beginnings of hind arthritis. I could have had his vague hind leg stiffness investigated first but chose not to do so because of other symptoms.
He was scoped, had Grade 2 on the upper curvature of the stomach, was treated and scoped again. The ulcers were almost gone so he had 2 more 1/2 injections. He has begun walking exercise and so far has not shown any signs of arthritis. I will keep my fingers crossed and treat any other symptoms if they occur knowing the ulcer pain will not confuse any further diagnosis.