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Re: [RC] [Guest] GastroGuard and Neighlox - Heidi SmithKaren Gray graywk@xxxxxxxxxxx We have a mare at our barn that has been diagnosed with ulcers and our vet is prescribing GastroGuard for 4wks followed by daily treatment with Neighlox. I was just wondering if there are any less expensive alternatives to treating the ulcers. The mare shows most of the classic signs of ulcers, teeth grinding, sour attitude, poor condition. I know the active ingredient in GastroGuard is omeprozale. Would it be possible to use the human form of Prilosec? Have not started on treatmenat yet, but will do so within 24hrs. Thank you for any and all comments. While GastroGuard may be a "better" treatment, there sure were a lot of horses with ulcers treated quite successfully with cimetidine or ranitidine, particularly in combination with sucralfate therapy early on, long before the days of GastroGuard. Ranitidine used to be a bit pricey--I've only treated a couple of foals with it in recent years so can't vouch for its price of late. But I suspect it is cheaper than GastroGuard. Cimetidine in the generic form is pretty affordable. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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