what do you feed your ulcer prone neddies?

[booandellie]

Following from a thread posted on the feeding forum i was just wondering what you all feed your horses that have had ulcers _basically their maintenance diet after guastroguard. Our mare was diagnosed with them last year and after 2 rounds of guastroguard we have been maintaining her on 12 hr turnout a day, ad-lib hay while stabled along with her treat ball filled with high fibre nuggets. She has 1 feed a day of dengie mollases free healthy hooves with her exegus supplement but she is just not liking it and i also worry she is not getting her vits and mins so just wondered what everyone else feeds in terms of low starch and sugar and what supplements you use once the insurance stops covering prescription supplements(if any). Any replies would be much appreciated!

 

[LeannePip]

Mine has scoop of hi-fi light, and when she was working ERS pellets - i also feed her Equinox which is a new supplement to the market and made a great improvement - i fed this to her alongside omeprazole during treatment and she scoped clear after 6 weeks having had grade 4 ulcers and other intro-testinal issues, It has been brilliant and reasonably is priced too - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Equinox-Equine-Supplement-Supplies-in-UK/1572238803014773?fref=ts

 

[booandellie]

thanks leannepip, i will look into that one for sure

 

[Mitchyden]

Thunderbrook base mix and their supplement Ulsagon. It is expensive but Lana no longer grizzles at me when I do her girth up.

 

[catembi]

Alfa-A, alfa-beet, top spec ulcer-kind, & the thing that's made the most difference - aloe ride. It is brilliant.

T x

 

[oldjumper]

Small feed of alfalfa just before riding/boxing. Ad lib forage (as you are already doing) + vit/min supplement.

 

[booandellie]

thankyou for the replies, i will look into the aloe ride as well as she is quite a stressy type. I have looked into the ulsa-kind but the topspec feedline said it was quite conditioning so might not be suitable though i thought it sounded ideal. Has anyone found that the ulsakind made their horses fizzy?

 

[SecretAgentBilly]

The horse I have on loan has just been diagnosed with fairly severe ulcers, when talking to the vets she said the ulcer kind is really no different to the general topspec balancer, mine was on it for a short while and didn't make him fizzy though if you do want to feed it. Mine is on the normal topspec balancer, a scoop of alfa a molasses free, speedibeet, live yoghurt (recommended by the vet) and veg oil for morning and evening and then two smaller feeds of just alfa a and sugar beet lunch and late night.

 

[booandellie]

thanks secretagentbilly! i think i might give either topspec or the equinox a go- i have been reading up on the ones recommended and they seem reasonably priced, the aloerideis a bit pricey for me. will try one at a time and see which works best.

 

[biggingerpony]

My poor doer gets:

1kg Alfa-beet
1kg blue bag grass nuts (simple systems)
500g Spillers original balancer
500g Micronised linseed
Probiotic

Split over 3 feeds a day

 

[Darcydoo]

Mine has Agrobs Aspero chaff, micronised linseed ,pre/pro biotics ,boswelia for stiff joints ( does the same as Devils claw which irritates ulcers) but also sooths the digestive tract plus her other supps for being barefoot , for her ad lib hay and 12hrs turnout hopefully increase to 24/7 soon.

 

[Regandal]

Chia seeds.

 

[dancingkris]

I've always suspected my lad might have hind gut ulcers. I've just started him on chios mastica powder which is a 4 week course - we are a week in and he's like a different horse. Feed once a day about 15 mins before the main feed in a tiny bit of chaff. He's also on thunderbrook feed - started on that 6 weeks ago so it might be a combination of all. He's much more forward to ride, no grumpiness when girthing up, firmer poos and no windsucking. Definitely worth a try in my opinion.

 

[_GG_]

I'll post some pics for you tomorrow of the difference in George in just a few weeks. Scoped with grade 4 ulcers but all he has had is:-

24/7 turnout.
1 scoop Saracens Releve
1 scoop HiFi lite
1/2 scoop beet pulp
15mls Equine America U Guard.

The U Guard is £25 and lasts a month on 15ml twice a day. That is a loading dose, but George is still on that and I'll work him down to half that as a maintenance dose going forward. The difference in him became apparent within just a few days and he's changed so dramatically that I see no point in trying anything else.

There are some wonderful products on the market, I just chose to go for what I know I can nip out any buy from one of the local shops and George went, within a week, from not really wanting to eat anything...to squealing and galloping across the field when I walked in with his bucket! That's all I need!

Whatever you choose, good luck. xxx

 

[exmoorponyprincess1]

Saracen Re-leve with happy hoof and a big dollop of natural yoghurt

 

[CarolineJ]

A tiny bit of Coolstance Copra and Pro Balance+

 

[booandellie]

thankyou for all the replies, has given me lots to think about- and to try. will certaainly be trying the live yoghurt( how much is everyone feeding of that) and will read up about the chia seeds. so many products on the market it is hard to choose but great to hear your horses doing well on your chosen diets.

 

[_GG_]

George, the day he arrived here.

1 week after the feed I stated started (he did start with live yoghurt but didn't like it)

Two weeks ago, 6 weeks after his arrival.

I need to go out and get some current pics as he's changed even more and we are now just a few days shy of 8 weeks since his arrival.

There's no one rule fits all with feeding, just be open to trying and changing until you find what suits your horse the best!