> Nothing is ever easy, is it? I wonder what it is in alfalfa that's good > for ulcers - I'd certainly be hesitant to start a piggy, easy-keeping > Icelandic on alfalfa without a darned good reason. Isn't alfalfa high in > calcium - but so are Tums, right? Coincidence, or is the calcium the key? > I guess they'll get around to studying that eventually.
i dont know how good they are, but jeffers has a lot of gastric products that are way cheaper than prescription ulcer meds and i"m sure it wouldnt hurt to try them. Liz bought Jaspar this pink stuff that looks and smells just like pepto bismol and when he ran out I bought more and I've kept him on it ever since cause it isnt that expensive and since we pretty much know now his skinniness was from a bad tooth, if you look at what causes ulcers, a major cause is sudden change in amounts of forage, and his tooth probs were surely causing that also. Since there is a huge drought and will be huge hay shortages in the spring its something to consider. and alfalfa, and beet pulp, are alternatives for hay. maybe that helps. Jaspar weighs 969 now, up from 915 since he had his tooth fixed, and he has lost that haunted "I don't feel so good" look in his eye and has his ol sparkle back. Finish line makes a gastric product. I havent tried it but I use their iron supplement instead of lixatonic which is really expensive. Finish line costs way less and seems to work just as good so maybe the gastric stuff does too. just maybe something to try if you cant afford the gastroguard and wonder if your horse has issues. janice. -- yipie tie yie yo
