FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY

Product Description:

ColicGuard^TM paste is an omeprazole supplementation that aids in the healthy function of the stomach. Omeprazole aids the body’s natural functions in reducing gastric acid and the general acidity of the stomach. Convenient once-a-day ORAL dose can be continued during your horse’s normal training, and ColicGuard^TM unique paste formulation ensures stability and consistency.

Active Ingredient:

Omeprazole…………………………………………………………………………………………… 370 mg/ml

How It Works?

Omeprazole oral is used to reduce the amount of acid in your stomach. It’s used to aid in the reduction of discomfort in animals with high acidity in the stomach.

ColicGuard^TMpaste works becausea horse cannot handle large amounts of feed therefore it must eat frequent, small portions of feed. The body produces acid throughout the entire day.  Since horses are grazers and in most cases are confined to a stall, roughage intake is interrupted and acidity increases, which can lead to ulceration or eating away at the stomach and colon’s lining. By reducing appetite, this starts a vicious cycle of pain and suffering for your horse.

OMEPRAZOLE as a paste form breaks the cycle at the acid pump. OMEPRAZOLE as a paste form stops stomach acid production at its source by inhibiting the acid pump.  This may allow OMEPRAZOLE as a paste form to provide superior aid of equine stomach ulcers because its mode of action blocks acid secretion, regardless of the stimulus. Equine ulcers have been found in horses of a wide variety of breeds, ages and disciplines including:

– 93% of racehorses and performance horses have GASTRIC ULCERS of which 65% of them have COLONIC ULCERS.

– 63% of non-racing performance horses

– 51% of foals

Horses with stomach ulcers do not often exhibit any obvious clinical signs and horse owners often do not know that their horses are actually suffering in silence.  Only your veterinary surgeon can accurately diagnose equine stomach ulcers, but you as a horseman can help by looking for changes in your horse and reporting them to your veterinary surgeon. Here are a few signs to look for:

– Change in eating and drinking behavior

– Change in attitude (for the worse)

– Weight loss

– Dull hair coat

– Poor performance

– Recurrent colic

– Foals may also possibly grind their teeth and/or lay on their backs

Indications:

For use by or under the direction of a registered veterinarian in selected cases in animals:

• To treat Gastric Ulcers
• Help horses maintain optimal gastric health, dull coat, poor condition, loss of appetite

 

 

Dosage and Administration:

Administer one tube orally in 450 kg, daily (preferably in the morning) for thirty days, then 1/2 – 1 tube daily thereafter as directed by licensed veterinary.

Event or Travelling Day: One tube orally in 450 kg on the morning day of event or travelling and on next day. Please, observed the risk violating competition regulations.

Note: Before administering the paste, make sure the horse’s mouth contains no feed. Care should be taken to ensure that the horse consumes the complete dosage. Administrated animals should be observed briefly after administration to ensure no part of the dose is lost or rejected. If any of the dose is lost, re-dosing is recommended to ensure the proper dosage.

Tips for Owner:Diet plays a major role in the acidity levels in animals and why proper diet along with Omeprazole supplementation is the best approach to lessening discomfort related to acidity in animals. Our convenient once a day dosing of this supplement can be completed in tandem with your horse’s normal training schedule.

Supplied:

12 ml oral paste.

Species:

Horses.

Storage:

Store below 25 C (air conditioning)

Do NOT freeze and protect from light.

Warning:

Not for human use.

Not for use in animalsintended for food.

CAUTION:

• Use this product by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
• This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
• Not to be used on pregnant mares.
• Keep this product out of the reach of children.
• These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.

FOR VETERINARY USE ONLY