Hello, I have a 19yo Arab gelding who has suffered for years with ulcers. The minute the grass dies off to the minute it comes back his back end and legs are just a black mess. Have had a few vets over the years all say the same thing - there's not much I can do about it and I'm just going to have to put up with it each year. The general consensus is I could go down the road of spending a fortune on a prescribed supplement but they aren't convinced it would work for him. So once a week I get on my rubber gloves and scrub him clean, which he hates - and I can't do it any more often as it upsets his skin. I seem to change his feed every year (he's only Fed in winter) to see if I come across something that works. This year he is onTop chop Top spec balancerTop spec ulsakind Micronised linseed Since it's clear the ulsakind isn't doing a thing I have put him back on fibre beet (wanted a clear view of any change from ulsakind) as I am under the impression that fibre beet is a grass replacement is that right? Since the grass is what stops this from happening I've put him back on this, however I wondered if fast fibre (or something else?) might be better? He gets Adlib hay through winter, is completely fine in all other respects, and I really just feel I'm at my wits end and wondered if anyone has this same problem and could recommend anything/give any advice?! Thank you!
01-03-2018, 09:53 PM
Ulcers/Fibre Beet/Fast Fibre/Wits End HELP!!
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