targetsmom--what was the dosage you gave, both of Gastroguard and sucralfate?
I have a 33 1/2", 15 YO gelding who I've been fighting ulcer issues with for at least 5 years now. He was also a 'dedicated' cribber. I can get things 'managed', he'll seem fine for awhile, but the symptoms always return. There has seldom been any grass to graze here, and now, with the prolonged drought, there is basically NONE(and even in a better year, there would be nothing to graze during winter... and I do mean, NOTHING.)That said, I have tried to let him graze a bit whenever possible.I have tried about every recommended management/feeding strategy, and most recently, had him looking and feeling quite well on 'Thrive', along w/ generous grass hay, soaked beet pulp, and daily ground flax.
He is a longtime confirmed cribber; about two months back, I finally decided to try putting him back into his Weaver anti-cribbing collar full-time, to prevent it, as he seemed to have become even more 'obcessive' about doing it, and more incessant. He was on a maintenance dose of omeprazole. Lately, he has again begun leaving feed, and infrequently, standing WAY stretched out. Then he abruptly quit eating the 'Thrive', so I've had to put him back onto his previous program, which was about 1/3 or more alfalfa to grass hay, along w/ TC 'Senior' feed, and continuing the soaked beet pulp and ground flax. I also upped the omeprazole to a 'healing' instead of a maintenance dose...and, I removed the anti-cribbing collar.He does not seem uncomfortable, or needing relief from stress(I was amazed to find that so far(it's been about 4-5 days), he has not been cribbing again!)However, he is still leaving a goodly portion of his (grass)hay, and I am starting to see a slight 'drop' in his overall condition again. My vet said a 'full dose' of sucralfate is 4 tabs/twice daily(so 8 per day)--but I'm interested in what your vet might have said as to dosage for a mini.
Margo