My mare was extremely touchy with grooming to the point of scary. After treating for ulcers, I started using Protek GI twice a day. It’s been almost a year and she’s a completely different horse. Happy, calm, loves grooming.
I’ve had a good experience with Protek GI for helping with horse ulcer prevention. It seems to work well, but it is definitely on the expensive side. My biggest complaint is that it’s a powder—the powder gets everywhere and always makes me sneeze! Shipping also took a little longer than I’m used to, so I almost didn’t time my next order correctly. Overall, I like the product, but I’d love to see a less messy and wasteful format.
Our mare had a problem with ulcers in both the squamous and glandular parts of the gut. Not pretty. After 8 weeks of a rigorous treatment and scopes, she was ulcer free. Then we thought, what can we do to prevent this from occurring again. 5 smaller feedings per day in slow feeder bags and Protea GI. She has been doing very well, and is back in work with a lessening of the behavioral issues she had with the ulcers. We can see the difference and she loves the Protea GI.
this product is great. my picky horse eats it easily and he won’t eat bute powder in his food. BUT as i was reading reviews about the packaging being wasteful, it made me think of how XFit packages their product. it’s a big bag of powder in a cardboard box and they ship with no outer box at all, just the product itself. i’ve had zero issues with the box being damaged on arrival and i’ve gotten two boxes a month for years. your product would be perfect in that same set up and produce a lot less non recyclable waste! just an idea, the product itself is great!
My horse had some reoccurring colic episodes and was having issues with loose manure. My nutritionist recommended Protek GI. He’s been on it for 4 days now and is having normal manure and hasn’t had any episodes of being uncomfortable. Excited to see how it helps him long term. He eats it just fine in his grain with some added water and a little apple sauce!
