Comments on: Inexpensive Treatment for Horse Ulcers

By: Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:26:13 +0000

Hi everyone. Love this forum. I put my horse on both the Sucralfate (really cheap from Valley vet) and the abprozole from Abler. She is a different horse. For the first time she is gaining weight and less anxious which means less spooking. She also quit crow hopping when I ride and nothing has changed but adding the meds. There is a theory that horses that spook a lot feel pain in their belly because they make even more stomach acid when they are stressed. They are prone to ulcers because they make stomach acid 24 hours a day as they are meant to eat constantly. I saw where people complained that the Abler products come in slowly. I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM. I GOT IT IN LESS THAN A WEEK. It did come from China. Supposedly the FDA has tried to stop them from selling it here because they have not gone through the FDA. So far they are still selling but for how long. One good note is the FDA checked their products a few years back and it did contain the amount of drug they claimed it had in it. I believe it had even more than it said it did. So much for my two cents of information hope it was helpful. THANK YOU ABLER.

By: Tracy Stevens

Tracy Stevens — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:06:36 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Callia, and I am sorry to hear that your horse had ulcers. I am not sure if I would combine these medications, because I am not a vet and have no idea how the two drugs may interact with each other. Perhaps ask your vet about this?

Also, not sure if you read about the feed my trainers put a couple of horses on that came to their facility with ulcers. It really helped both of them after they went through the Ulcergard treatment. There is information on the feed here:

https://www.purinamills.com/horse-feed/products/detail/purina-ultium-gastric-care-horse-feed

If you decide to do this, remember to slowly shift over from your current feed to the new feed.

By: Callia

Callia — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:36:11 +0000

My horse did a month treatment of ulcergard and is now on the abprazole. I was wondering if while he’s on the abprazole if he could also be on the preventative dose of gastrogard…1/4 tube a day.

By: Tracy Stevens

Tracy Stevens — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:56:06 +0000

My horse seemed depressed, lost weight and he was wind sucking. Sadly, his small intestine flipped over to the other side of his body four years ago, and he almost died. I had to have emergency surgery on him, which was very expensive, and I was so glad that I had insurance on him, but I still ended up paying over $7,000 that was not covered!

I now have him on Nutrena Safe Choice, with the Palomino on the bag, and my horse’s surgeon was on the study team for Smart Digest Ulra Pellets by Smart Pak. He said that it is one of the few things that actually works to help prevent colic, and Smart Pak has a ColiCare program that your horse may be eligible for if you order from them. You can see the Smart Digest here: https://www.smartpakequine.com/ps/smartdigest-ultra-pellets–12041

More information on the Smart Pak ColiCare program: https://www.smartpakequine.com/content/colicare

“Order SmartDigest Ultra Pellets in SmartPaks and you may be eligible for up to $10,000 of colic surgery reimbursement through our ColiCare program!”

By: Tracy Stevens

Tracy Stevens — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:40:51 +0000

I have heard about the bute problem many times. I did have my horse on omeprazole for over a month. Things have changed since I first wrote this information.

My trainers had a horse come in to their facility with ulcers. They put her on Purina® Ultium® Gastric Care Horse Feed, and the mare did great! She calmed down and started gaining weight like crazy.

Maybe after you use the Omeprazole, see if you could give this feed a try for a month or two? If you decide to do this, remember to slowly shift over from your current feed to the new feed. You can see more on this feed that my trainers swear by here:
https://www.purinamills.com/horse-feed/products/detail/purina-ultium-gastric-care-horse-feed

By: Mireya

Mireya — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:03:46 +0000

What symptoms did your horses show ?
Mine acts sad and doesn’t want to eat hay not even graze when his ulcers are hurting

By: Mireya

Mireya — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:02:35 +0000

I spent over $4000 in vet bills because my horse had an abscess and he has history of ulcers to have been in control for three years the vet gave him too much Butte and doxycycline antibiotic and that messed up his ulcers and now I have to start all over again
Did you give your horse the Omiorazele for 28 days
I just ordered it from Abler but ordered the paste in the tube as the vet said it had to be given on an Empty stomach and wait at least an hour before giving any food
He’s also on sulcrafate pills 3 times a day

By: Tracy Stevens

Tracy Stevens — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:54:15 +0000

I don’t blame you about giving them your bank number, Brooke. I would not do that either.

I looked around online and I could not find Abprozole anywhere else. From what everyone says, the product is good, but the company is also not American, and a lot of people have said it takes forever and a day to get orders from them.

Maybe see if you could give this feed a try for a month or two? If you decide to do this, remember to slowly shift over from your current feed to the new feed. You can see more on this feed that my trainers swear by here:
https://www.purinamills.com/horse-feed/products/detail/purina-ultium-gastric-care-horse-feed

By: Brooke

Brooke — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:24:39 +0000

Has anyone found Abprozole on a different website? I tried calling them because I am not comfortable putting my routing number in to purchase this but their phones are off for USA.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 06 May 2020 01:23:20 +0000

Fantastic article! Thank you! I do many of these same things, and looking for a new/less expensive source of Omeprazole (Abler, as you mentioned) if I can’t get ranitidine.
Worth noting; I started with the Nibble Nets but discovered, along with MANY other people, they were wearing my horses’ front teeth, severely.
I have since switched and highly recommend Hay Chix marine nets. There are other similar products with netting that’s easier on the teeth.
Cheers!