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...ulcers of the glandular part of the stomach, rather than the squamous region. Further, only two FDA-approved products, both paste formulations, are currently available in the United States. Recently, researchers...

...group of equine veterinary researchers* suggested several reasons: FDA-approved medications can be expensive, especially with long-term use; Pharmaceutical agents require a prescription from your veterinarian; Gastric ulcers commonly recur once...

The value of saliva-based testing for gastric ulcers was explored by measuring proteins in the saliva of horses with and without ulceration....

My four-year-old Quarter Horse mare died of a ruptured stomach due to perforating gastric ulcers. While I suspect the stress of a 20-hour haul in hot weather caused the ulcerations, the vet who performed the necropsy suggested the ulcers had been brewing awhile, even mentioning her low weight as a sign (she had a drawn…

I own a 12-year-old Oldenburg-Thoroughbred gelding that I show in the adult-amateur hunter division. He consumes a typical diet of textured feed and mixed grass hay, and he holds his weight well except when he’s worked especially hard, and then he tends to lose condition. He has had on-again, off-again problems with gastric ulcers over…

I own a 975-lb (442-kg), six-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that I work 30 to 60 minutes six days a week, primarily at the walk and trot. He currently eats eight quarts of a low-starch feed per day, divided into two meals, and he is fed hay four times a day. I am worried about ulcers because…

I have several Standardbred racehorses that have been diagnosed with ulcers based on stomach-scoping. Most are young—two or three years old—but there are a few older ones, too. The horses are in OK body condition, but they need to gain weight. Like most racehorses, they’re stalled except when working. They are fed a custom feed…

I have several Standardbred racehorses that have been diagnosed with ulcers based on stomach-scoping. Most are young—two or three years old—but there are a few older ones, too. The horses are in OK body condition, but they need to gain weight. Like most racehorses, they’re stalled except when working. They are fed a custom feed…

My nine-year-old, 1,200-lb (545-kg) Thoroughbred gelding was just scoped and found to have grade 3 gastric squamous ulcers. He’s just coming back into work after a three-month layoff following a puncture wound. Before the injury, he was ridden four to five days each week and shown ocasionally as a hunter. He is fed a high-fiber…

My mare is 364 days pregnant. She has a history of being finicky about her forage, and she shows a definite preference for premium-quality alfalfa, even though her waistline demands a good-quality grass. Over the past couple of weeks, she’s been dunking her grass hay in water. This is new behavior for her. I’ve been…

Why would my 14.3-hand (150-cm) barrel-racing gelding suddenly begin to eat dirt? He’s dug and eaten a hole a foot deep in his paddock. He was recently diagnosed with severe gastric ulcers, and I think I’ve got those cleared up through the use of omeprazole. I feed him plenty of forage, a quart or so…

I own an eight-year-old, 16-hand Thoroughbred gelding. He raced as a younger horse but hasn’t been on the track in two years. As last autumn approached, he started to become quite aggressive towards me, so I had a vet examine him, including having him scoped for gastric ulcers. He had no active ulceration, but his…

I’ve seen broad-spectrum antibiotic granules advertised for horses receiving treatment for gastric ulcers. Is it necessary to put horses with ulcers on antibiotics? Are there any alternatives?

I own a young Warmblood-cross gelding that is a week away from finishing treatment (omeprazole, sucralfate, and misoprostol) for squamous and glandular gastric ulcers. He’s a low-level event horse normally, though he’s been off work for a month to help heal the ulcers. He maintains his weight easily on 8 lb (3.6 kg) of senior…

My 1,100-lb (500-kg) gelding was recently diagnosed with gastric ulcers. He spends all but a couple hours of his day outside and receives a ration consisting of 8 lb (3.6 kg) of a high-fat sweet feed, plenty of good-quality coastal hay, and some pasture. He’s on omeprazole therapy and will then be placed on a…