12/26/2025
⭐Gastroscopy at Miamitown Equine has been a great addition to our diagnostic capabilities and for our patients! We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to help so many horses this past year. Making sure they are accurately diagnosed and treated to get them feeling better!
Why should you get your horse scoped instead of just treating or having them on a daily supplement?
🩺Accurate diagnosis is critical, because treatment is not one-size-fits all! There are different types of ulcers in different areas of the stomach, and they require different treatments.
💸Appropriate treatment can be expensive, and you want to know that it is actually needed, and is the correct medication for that type of ulcer. Don't throw your money away with treatments that won't work for your horse's specific case!
💊Some supplements can help prevent ulcers, but they are not strong enough to heal them. Giving these supplements to an ulcer-y horse leaves your pocketbook a lot lighter, yet your horse still has ulcers!
🐎Have peace of mind knowing that you aren't asking your horse to live and work with this painful condition. Stomach ulcers are a very common source of underlying pain in the horse. We wish that they could talk and tell us where it hurts, but until then, we can find out with diagnostics like gastroscopy!
Signs that your horse may have ulcers:
-Irritability, such as ear pinning when grooming or girth tightening
-Kicking out or resistance to go forward under saddle
-Cribbing, weaving, pawing or other stress related habits
-Intermittent colic
-Loss of appetite, changes in body condition
-Poor performance or just "not quite right"
To schedule an appointment, call or text 513-715-2600. Gastroscopy is ideally performed as a haul-in appointment in the winter months, but can be done on the farm when it is above freezing.
