Most horse owners will need to give their horse an oral paste product like ULCERGARD, GASTROGARD® (omeprazole), ZIMECTERIN® Gold (ivermectin and praziquantel) or EQUIOXX® (firocoxib) Oral Paste. Itâs important to plan ahead to ensure your horse gets the medicine they need. Equine paste products must be administered in proper doses; otherwise, you may end up giving too much or too little.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Giving Your Horse Oral Medication
Itâs important to plan ahead to ensure your horse gets the medicine they need. Equine paste products must be administered in proper doses; otherwise, you may end up giving too much or too little.
Before starting, read the dosing instructions carefully. For medication based on weight, use a scale or weight tape to accurately measure the weight of your horse.
We explain techniques behind giving your MERIAL® Brand horse paste products like ULCERGARD® (omeprazole): http://www.ulcergard.com/prevent-with-ulcergard/how-ulcergard-works/Pages/default.aspx
This video will give you some tips to help give our paste products correctly.
If you need any additional assistance when administering paste products, please talk to your veterinarian.
Watch the video here.
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®MERIAL, ULCERGARD, GASTROGARD, ZIMECTERIN and EQUIOXX are registered trademarks of Merial. ©2016 Merial, Inc., Duluth, GA. All rights reserved. EQUIUGD1650 (08/16)