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MAY 2010
GASTRIC ULCER
AWARENESS MONTH
THE MONTH OF MAY 2010 IS GASTRIC ULCER AWARENESS
MONTH (GUAM)
for the 4th year running and the XLVet member
practices are committed to supporting this initiative. GUAM is
sponsored by Merial Equine Health and the objective is to increase
the awareness and understanding of what is possibly one of the
most under-diagnosed problems in the equine field.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY HORSE
IS SUFFERING FROM
GASTRIC
ULCERATION?
The signs of a gastric ulcer can be very
difficult to recognise, but they may include
one or more of the following:
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Poor appetite
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Weight loss
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Poor performance
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A dull coat
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Behavioral changes or depression
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Mild or recurrent colic
Free
'risk assessment' web tool
helps you help your horse
Answering a simple questionnaire may help to
determine your horse's potential risk of gastric
ulcers. Visit www.gastriculcerrisk.co.uk to take
part and find out more about the disease, its
prevention and treatment.
Once you have received your horse's potential
risk level by email, print it out and take it in
to your local XLVets practice to discuss the
findings of this risk assessment with us, as
gastric ulceration is a serious condition
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McClure SR, Carithers DS, Gross, SJ, Murray MJ. (2005)
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MacAllister CG, Morgan SJ, Borne AT, Pollet RA. (1993)
EQUINE REVIEW
SPRING 2010
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