Tango

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Tennessee Walking Horse Male Trail Horse St. Paul, Minnesota Kathy Williams Dr. Ann Korbel, Equine Medical Center

 

After a healthy first year of life, Tango caught a respiratory infection which left him with a runny nose and listless behavior. He remained sick for about five months, despite various antibiotics and immune system-boosting injections.

Although this infection eventually cleared up, he began losing weight and refusing food. He was diagnosed by the veterinarian with possible gastric ulcers, but endoscopy had not yet been done. Initial treatment included a 30-day regimen with TAGAMET^® (cimetidine). With the exception of slight improvements associated with this treatment, Tango was not getting better. As soon as the TAGAMET was stopped, his condition deteriorated.

After this initial trial with TAGAMET, endoscopy revealed that TangoÕs entire stomach lining had a pitted, "surface-of-the-moon" look to it. He was suffering from multiple ulcers, many were bleeding. His prognosis: fair at best.

He was immediately started on GASTROGARD (omeprazole) and grain was removed from his diet for 30 days to allow time for his stomach to heal. It was alarming to watch him lose another 100 pounds. The situation was grim.

But, according to owner Kathy Williams, "the GASTROGARD worked fast." His appetite began to improve and he went from leaving the lush pasture untouched, to enjoying lots of hay and green grass.

After 30 days, grain was reintroduced to his diet and his appetite became "voracious." He began to steadily gain weight.

Rescoping revealed that his stomach lining was now totally normal and healthy, and there were NO ulcers!

Less than 6 months later, Tango has gained back all of his weight and is a healthy and vibrant young colt. "I believe Tango would have died were it not for GASTOGARD. GASTROGARD completely cured Tango's painful and life-threatening ulcers," according to Kathy Williams. "Now I look forward to Tango and I spending many years riding the trails together," said Williams.