Re: [RC] Chief has ulcers - heidiHere is what I did with my ulcer case, and it worked great for less than I had expected to spend: Laura, thanks for pointing out that ulcers often CAN be treated by less expensive drugs than the expensive Gastrogard--ulcers have been successfully treated for many years with drugs like cimetidine, ranitidine, and in cases where there is an active, bleeding one, sucralfate in addition to one of the former. The #1 issue is usually a change in management, to prevent recurrence. This does not necessarily mean a change in career. Heidi ============================================================ The very essence of our sport is doing the trail as quickly as practicable, while keeping one's horse fit to continue. Taking the clock out of the equation makes it another sport altogether. The challenge is how to keep the sport what it is while honing our skills (both as riders and as those in control roles) in detecting where "the edge" is for each horse so that we don't cross it. ~ Heidi Smith ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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