I was informed that because a horse has Stomach ulcers, that its hooves were now deforming and needed corrective trims.. I myself have not looked at this horse, , but Im having difficulty believing the hoof is deformed due to a stomach ulcer. I can see how the horse might not absorb as much nutrition need if the Ulcers were bad enough, causing crumbly hoof wall ect..?? Has anyone else heard of this ? thanks
Stomach ulcers only cause hoof distortion in leap years when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter is aligned with Mars.
Maybe the horse is/or has been foundering for a while and the stomach ulcers are just a coincidence??? thoughts???
Ulcers dont speak to me about them!!! £5000 later and my mare still has them. I have a research vet on the case and its very interesting, one thing I will say is they arnt very comfortable with them as the acid burns the stomach as they trot. Havent had any capsule change though!
there is ulcer-guard given to racehorses. Ulcers sometimes are caused by stress; but it is bacteria infection in the stomach of both humans and horses. they have boluces [sp] of peto-bismol for horses to take. you can give the human kind; it is very safe; but consult with your vet.
Bless you Linda, I havent spent £5000 and have a vet doing a PHD on the subject, working on the horse to learn from you
I was just trying to help.........it's what I learn when I was Equine Vet Tech at the TB racetrack for 2 years; then 1 year EVT with mostly a standardbred vet with PhD and worked with him in surgery.