[RC] gastro guard -in response to Becky - Laura Hayes
Hi Becky- Yes, I am 'out here' - sometimes further
out than others!!!
I suspected ulcers in Equal Terms and put her on a
6 week course of Cimetadine. I used (6) 400 mg pills, 3x per
day. I saw a marked improvement in her weight, her outlook on life, and
the 'gassy', slightly colicy problem I had. I broke the pills in
half and dropped them on her grain.
Six weeks worth was about $70 from
Butler.
I will put her back on Cimetadine soon and
keep her on it long term, taking her off three days before rides. I
believe I am taking her to the 5 week long XP this summer, so I will have to
play it by ear. I am prepared to use neighlox also.
I am not out of the woods with this mare. I
am still debating whether to continue her career. I have read too many
devasting stories(and now written up two case histories of deaths for
EN) lately and am pretty nervous about her slight bouts with colic. I
am starting her back this week to begin conditioning for this season -her third-
she is 12. I will start slowly with LSD, and continue careful
feed management.
Interestingly she thrives on multidays, and
actually seems to do better and feel better - is that because I am more
attentive to her, or the traveling to a ride is more stressful than the actual
riding? I am not sure, but I would like her to do parts of the XP. I
have two other mares I am taking also.
