GastroTec Ulcer Paste

Equine Gastric and Colonic Ulcer Treatment

• Convenient once-a-day dosing
• Easy to administer and readily accepted by horses
• Proven to prevent gastric ulcers and their recurrence

• Occurs in the stomach and foregut
• Poor appetite
• Change in behavior
• Unhealthy appearance
• Reduced physical ability and performance

• Occurs in the intestines and hindqut
• Poor appetite
• Dull hair coat
• Lethargy
• Can progress to diarrhea, fever and recurring episodes of colic
• Condition may worsen with the administration of some medications such as Phenylbutazone (Bute) and Banamine

• Omeprazole blocks secretion of acid at the parietal cell membrane by irreversibly binding to the proton pump of the cell. Due to its prolonged anti-secretory effect, Omeprazole allows for once-daily dosing.
• Misoprostol provides unique mucosal protective effects in the colon and enhances the rate of repair.

Dosage and Administration:

1. To set the syringe plunger, unlock the dose ring by rotating 1/4 turn and slide the dose ring along the plunger shaft so that the side nearest the barrel is set at he appropriate daily dose marking.
2. Rotate 1/4 turn to lock ring before dosing.
3. Make sure horse's mouth contains no feed before administration.
4. Remove syringe tip cover.
5. Insert syringe into the corner of the horse's mouth.
6. Depress the plunger until it stops at the base ring.

GastroTec is intended for use in healthy horses and weighing at least 600 lbs. GastroTec is not intended for used in pregnant mares or mares intended for breeding.

GastroTec in the care of gastric and colonic ulcers in foals and weanlings has not been evaluated.