EQUINE STOMACH ULCERS - What every owner needs to know!

Find out why stomach ulcers are such a big deal in horses! Dr. Matt also discusses symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of stomach ulcers in horses.

[@vleavy]

Very informative! The chewing or grinding of teeth is something I noticed in my mare along with colic signs like biting her sides. I took her in to be scoped and she had actively bleeding ulcers. This is the calmest most sane horse in our barn and one we would never associate with being upset. This video has been very helpful. She’s currently at the vet hospital receiving three of the meds you mentioned. They also want me to start using Purina Outlast in addition to more grazing and more frequent meals. She’s had a biopsy, just in case.

[@jessicalmcdaniel9878]

Very informative

[@greenfields396]

Thank you for these videos. I just found them. This is very helpful

[@kimobrien8905]

Thank you.

[@karenalder6143]

thankyou so, so, so much

[@Reluke123]

Hi. Thanks for a very informative video. Can you elaborate a bit about how the cribbing makes it worse? Im not sure i understand the longer duration on a emty stomach? I have 2 geldings who crib bites (bought fro the age of 5 well knowing they where cribbing). One has been treated twice this year for stomache ulcers (prooven by scope), and I have now asked my vet for an excamination/ultra sound scan of colon and abdonimal, since last treatment didnt make him better and I find his symptoms pointing towards a hindgut desease. But i do find a lot of different oppinions on whether or not to prevent the horse from cribbing. I know his was restricted cribbing at previously owner. Could it increase his level of stress? Thanks in behalf. Regards Lizzie

[@CactusCowgirl]

I think what he means is, as you probably know, when a horse is cribbing they swallow air. If they swallow enough air they feel full and don’t want to eat. And and empty stomach increases the risk of ulcers. I hope that helped. :)

[@octoberjubilee9866]

Thank you for this very informative video, I really appreciate it and just subscribed! So helpful!! I do have a question. I understand it depends on the horse, but once treatment begins how long before the horse can experience relief, on average?

[@inthevettruck3029]

On average 2-7 days

[@octoberjubilee9866]

@@inthevettruck3029 Thank you. I started a treatment this morning and am so glad that it won't take long.

[@prairiefireequine4621]

Thankyou! I'm stealing the joke for my school kids! And sharing the link.

[@prairiefireequine4621]

A high quality Aloe juice concentrate healed a very severely lacerated esophagus in my horse following choke. Good to know it can be helpful with ulcers as well.

[@kimobrien8905]

Thank you.