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[RC] Sucrose Test for Gastric Ulcers - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Deborah seillean@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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"Gastric Ulcers Sucrose Test 6/14/04...a paper was presented at the AAEP 
convention from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M and the 
University of Calgary concerning a new test for gastric ulcers in horses.  This 
new test, called a sucrose permeability test, is performed on the horse?s 
urine.  This test is fairly simple and inexpensive as a pound of sucrose in 
water is given to the horse by nasogastric tube.  Two hours later, urine is 
retrieved and tested for the amount of sucrose present.  In this study, 11 
horses were found to have ulcers, and the horses with ulcers were found to have 
higher urinary sucrose values than horses without ulcers.  These horses were 
then treated with Gastroguard to heal the ulcers.  Follow up sucrose testing 
after the ulcers healed revealed lower urinary sucrose values.  Due to the 
expense of endoscopy, many people have just treated their horses for ulcers 
assuming this might be the problem.  The disadvantage of that approach is that 
the drugs for treatment of ulcers are expensive, and it is never a good idea to 
give any drug unless it is necessary.  Hopefully, this test will be a more 
accurate and less expensive method of diagnosing of gastric ulcers. "

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1899

Has anyone had any experience with this test?  I watched a horse scoped @ UC 
Davis after it had fasted overnight. Not so good for a horse that has ulcers, 
but necessary to perform the test. It did not appear to be a pleassant 
experience for the horse and the result was "no detectable ulcers".  I have 
read that ulcers can occur further down the intestinal tract where the 
endoscope (3 meters long) cannot reach and this was confirmed by one of the UCD 
Residents.

If it proves to be good test, I would rather use the "Sucrose Test" than 
scoping.

Would be happy for any input.

Thank you.




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