Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Gastric Ulcers

Yes, it was the one with the monitor.  It was quite 
educational to look into the horses stomaches.  I 
watched several scopings. Saw one that didn't have 
ulcers, saw another that couldn't get in results because 
there was too much food in the stomache and then 
Beau's.  I think I snatched a peak at one other with 
mild ulcers but I was a little distracted.

The marketing literature indicated that feeding 
schedule.  "When horses are denied access to food for 
intermittent periods, gastric pH may fall rapidly and 
within 48 hours large lesions develop" Murray MJ, 
Eichorn ES. Effects of intermittent feed deprivation, 
intermittent feed depriviaction with ranitidine 
administration, and stall confinement with ad libitum 
access to hay on gastric ulceration in horses.  Am J Vet 
Res 1996: 1599-1603.

K.

K.
> I'm not implying or suggesting anything, but was the endoscope used the type
> with a video monitor, so that other people besides the operator could see
> the size, type and severity of the ulcer?
> 
> Was just ruminanting last night about how ulcers can be caused by things
> other than stress, concentrates, etc.
> 
> Susan G
 

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