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Anyone have any opinions on non-prescription ulcer meds in horses? Specifically Tractgard and U-Gard powder.
riderup said:Anyone have any opinions on non-prescription ulcer meds in horses? Specifically Tractgard and U-Gard powder.
devinej said:he wasn't keeping weight well, irritability - wasn't his usual chipper, friendly, happy to be riden self, his coat was growing in poorly after being body clipped (plus we'd just changed barns twice in a month...and his food had changed from a mix of sweet feed, beat pulp, and strategy to alll strategy). ulcers are tricky and more common than one may think i believe. i read a study - they had a group of horses that were ulcer free that went to a show, and 8 out of 20 developed an ulcer(s). the control group of ulcer free horses stayed in their field, and 3 out of 20 developed an ulcer(s). (i think those were the numbers, i can't remember where i found that study)