How to treat/heal ulcers in a horse?

[shannon2729]

Hi guys... stopping on by from backyardchickens site

I'm new to horses, and this site too. I'm hoping I'll be able to find some help here.

We adopted a rescue horse around the new year. He's a 21 year old quarter horse, and hes just awesome. He was severely starved when he was rescued, but has put his weight/shiny coat back on at the rescue home. Since We've brought him home we discovered he has some pretty bad ulcers, were guessing from the horrible conditions he was in. I'm being told just give him mayloxx every day, but I'm thinking there is more I should be doing. I've tried reading the internet, but there is so much information, I'm over whelmed.

Any suggestions on what I can give him to help heal the ulcers? He gets a scoop of grain and flake of coastal hay 2x a day. He also has 2 acres of pasture to roam in during the day. Living in Florida, is still mostly green. I fear hes lonely, and wondering if that is flaring the ulcers. We are looking for a pasture pet to keep him company.

I welcome any suggestions you may have.

Thanks!

 

[currycomb]

yeah, had the same thing, thin horse, poor appetite. vet prescribed horsey ulcer meds, omeprandazole??? workrd like a charm. he filled out and the next time the vet saw him, he asked me if i knew he would be that nice? told just a good guess. but anyway, had a boarder that had sent her horse out for training, he was bullied all the time, came back, would take a bite of feed then go eat hay. vet had no clue, i suggested ulcers, put him on the meds and in no time was chowing down on the grain again.
i personally would make sure this horse has all the hay he can eat 24/7. not just a couple flakes per feeding. a clean round bale fills this need. then feed equine senoir for awhile. it is easy to digest, has lots of goodies in it.
check with your vet about getting the ulcer meds, or you can try any of the ulcer guard products at your feed and tack store.

 

[kelsey2017]

I have used omependazole (sp?!) with great success. I bought it cheaply at Sam's Club and gave it with senior feed, I also fed a hay with some alfalfa in it. Alfalfa has calcium and is good for tummies. Just out of curiosity, does your horse have round, scaly, hairless spots on the underside of his belly? My horse had always had those and I didn't know what they were. When I started treating him for ulcers they started to clear up. I saw that another horse at the barn I was at had the same scaley spots and suggested he be checked and he also had ulcers. I also never fed sweet feed, just plain oats or senior. Mostly with good hay and nice summer pasture my horse does fine now.

 

[shannon2729]

Nope, no sores or scaly spots on his tummy. We found it because he would cow kick when he touch certain spots, or when we cinched up the saddle.

omeprazole is just the generic for Priloscet, right? How much do I give??

 

[currycomb]

just because he is cinchy does not mean he has ulcers. to truely diagnose ulcers, a scope must be inserted thru the nasal passage into the stomach and then the ulcers can be seen. treating will not hurt anything i don't think, except your wallet.