Equine Gastric Ulcers
Is your horse cinchy or unthrifty? Learn about EGUS, which affects an estimated 50-90% of horses.
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Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, is LVMA Equine Committee professor and director of the Equine Health Studies Program at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. As an internal medicine specialist, Andrews research interests include equine gastric ulcer disease.
Posted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Aug 24, 2021 | Digestive Tract Problems, Diseases and Conditions, Media, Seminars, Ulcers, University of Kentucky Diagnostic Research Lecture Series, Video
Is your horse cinchy or unthrifty? Learn about EGUS, which affects an estimated 50-90% of horses.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Aug 31, 2015 | Podcasts
Find out from Dr. Frank Andrews why you should avoid using compounded omeprazole to treat your horse’s gastric ulcers.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Aug 24, 2015 | Podcasts
Dr. Frank Andrews offers suggestions for diagnosing and treating equine gastric ulcers on a budget.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | May 22, 2015 | Anatomy & Physiology, Ask TheHorse, Digestive System, Digestive Tract Problems, Diseases and Conditions, Feeding Foals and Young Horses, Feeding High-Performance Horses, Feeding Old Horses, Grains, Hay, Horse Care, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics, Older Horse Care Concerns, Podcasts, Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, Transport Stress, Transportation, Ulcers
Dull coat? Cinchy? Thin? Your horse might be one of the 50-90% suffering from gastric ulcers. Get your gastric ulcer questions answered during our live Q&A event.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Apr 20, 2015 | Article, Equine Herpesvirus (EHV), Feeding Foals and Young Horses, Feeding High-Performance Horses, Influenza, Ulcers
A filly goes to the trainer and ends up sick and with ulcers. Will they return when she goes back into training?
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Oct 13, 2014 | Article, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM), Neurologic Disease
Find out the most common way horses contract equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, or EPM.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Oct 6, 2014 | Article, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM), Monitoring Exercise Performance, Neurologic Disease
Find out what kind of physical exercise might help improve a horse with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Sep 6, 2010 | Article
I have just had two sale horses diagnosed with Grade 2 ulcers. Considering the frequency of serious ulcers in performance horses and the cost of treatment, has anyone come up with any more affordable alternatives?
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Mar 26, 2009 | Media, Ulcers, Video, Webcasts
Ulcers can affect horses in as few as five days–from the competitive athlete to the pleasure horse.
Read MorePosted by Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM | Oct 1, 2006 | Article, Ulcers
Gastric ulcer disease is a serious health problem in horses resulting in colic, poor performance, and pain. The term equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) describes erosions and ulcerations occurring in the lower portion of the esophagus,
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