Ahhh yes ulcers. ahah I pretty much know the ins and outs of the damn things. My horse is finalllly free of them and It took MONTHS.
I started mine on omogaurd when he went off his food etc. etc. I kept him on 5ml for a month then stopped. He came down with a gassy colic 2 days later and the vet came back and we started him on a maintanence dose for a further month. So he was all weaned off and we were ready to start again. A fortnight later he went off his feed, he also started napping on rides which he never does and would sweat up in about 5 minutes of work puffing and panting which I found out later was pain and the damn things were back.
Sooo I went out and bought tubes and tubes of omogaurd and kept him on 5ml a day for about a month and a half I think even longer than that, Then he was on 1.5ml a day for about 2 months after that and In every feed I added 2 scoops of gastro coat as it says on the container it can be fed in conjunction with ulcer meds which slipperly elm cant be. It doesnt cure ulcers it just prevents them, so dont go relying on just gastrocoat if your horse still has ulcers. They need omeprazole...ive tried it all (slippery elm, aloe vera, blah blah blah) and the only thing that works is the expensive never ending omeprazole.
Finally my horse is ulcer free though is only on 1 scoop of gastrocoat in each feed a day and he will be for the rest of his life. I also keep his belly full and never ever ever ride him on an empty stomach and I never take him on a long float trip with out a full belly and a 5ml dose of omogaurd for when he gets out. And I watch his feed bin constantly if hes not excited about his food I start to worry again.
Thats my story and so far its worked. I really hope you can find a way to get your horse ulcer free too. Good Luck there a real pain in the butt. You'll become a pro at them.
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