Vetnuus | September 2024 25 RESULTS: The pylorus was not visualized in 36% of the horses and they were excluded from the glandular grading. Of the 11 horses with glandular lesions, 18% of the horses’ lesions resolved completely, while 82% showed marked improvement. No glandular lesions deteriorated or stayed the same. Difficulties and adverse reactions encountered during data collection included: • Inadequately starved horses • Load shedding • Localised pain and swelling at the injection site • Thickness of the product and difficulty of injecting CONCLUSION: The use of the V-Tech compounded, injectable, intramuscular, omeprazole formulation for the treatment of ESGD and EGGD resulted in either resolution or a marked improvement in both squamous and glandular gastric lesions as well as clinical signs. v We compound veterinary medicines www.v-tech.co.za / Tel: +27 87 150 5925 (SA) Article Figure 1: Severe, grade 4 squamous lesions before treatment Figure 2: Same horse after 7 weeks of injectable omeprazole Figure 3: Severe, multiple, deep, glandular lesions Figure 4: Glandular mucosa of the same horse after 6 weeks of injectable omeprazole
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