Up to 90% of racing and performance horses have ulcers:
That was the big clue that I gave the vet who recommended that Tivar get
treated for ulcers - that his bucking/pissiness had always gotten worse each
time he went for training. He mentioned the high incidence as
justification for
Nothing is ever easy, is it? I wonder what it is in alfalfa that's good
for ulcers - I'd certainly be hesitant to start a piggy, easy-keeping
Icelandic on alfalfa without a darned good reason. Isn't alfalfa high in
calcium - but so are Tums, right? Coincidence, or is the calcium the key?
as stress can cause ulcers in the horse and also can be
responsible for some bad behaviors.
I'm confused, I know there's a lot of anecdotal evidence of this but I
thought it has been proven that stomach ulcers are caused by a virus
or bacteria - is the virus/bacteria stress induced?
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Laree
On 2/6/07, Laree Shulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
as stress can cause ulcers in the horse and also can be
responsible for some bad behaviors.
I'm confused, I know there's a lot of anecdotal evidence of this but I
thought it has been proven that stomach ulcers are caused by a virus
or
a man in our area just had a horse put down that no one could find
anything wrong with, not the vet, no one. He just got thinner and
thinner and kept colicking and biting his sides. So the owner felt he
suffered and had him put down. My farrier told me about it the other
day and I asked if it
or maybe they have the bacteria always there and it gets flared up by stress??
Janice--
yipie tie yie yo
I'm confused, I know there's a lot of anecdotal evidence of this but I
thought it has been proven that stomach ulcers are caused by a virus or
bacteria - is the virus/bacteria stress induced?
In humans, yes, but in the horse research I've seen, there's a huge link to
stress. I don't know which
Any ideas would help for trying to figure this out.
Wow, Renee, how frustrating! Unfortunately, I don't have any
insights, but I wish you luck
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Laree
maintenance treatment for a month. Guess what, he is now colicing
almost every other day. I have an appointment on Thursday to get
re -scoped and check out more.
Do you know where, within the stomach, the original ulcer is? I think the
duodenal ulcers may be worse.
i wonder if
So, if you have a young horse, send him out for training, and he comes
back different, consider ulcers; at least rule them out, for the horse's
long-term health.
When I told the vets Tivar's story, and his back checked pretty much
pain-free, they immediately suggested that we treat him for
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