Merry Sky is a new anti-ulcer, for horses & ponies, which contains Omeprazole, which suppresses acid production in a horse's stomach. It can treat existing ulcers and prevents the formation of new ones, by decreasing the production of acid in the stomach. For prevention of gastric ulcer, dose at 0.9 mg/lb 2mg/kg daily for 4 weeks. ( 1 tube = 2 doses ~ 570 KG horse) For treatment of gastric ulcers consult your veterinarian for prescription. Dose daily for 4 weeks at twice the concentration ( 1.8mg/lb or 4 mg/kg) .It is recommended that treatment is combined with changes of husbandry and training practices.
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Anti-ulcer
Omeprazole, for horses & ponies, treats existing ulcers and prevents the formation of new ones, by decreasing the production of acid in the stomach. It suppresses gastric acid secretion by specific inhibition of the H+/K+-ATPase enzyme system at the secretory surface of the parietal cell. The H+/K+- ATPase enzyme system is the acid (proton) pump within the gastric mucosa. Because H+/K+- ATPase is the final step involved in control of acid secretion, omeprazole blocks secretion irrespective of the stimulus. Omeprazole irreversibly binds to the gastric parietal cell H+/K+-ATPase enzyme that pumps hydrogen ions into the lumen of the stomach in exchange for potassium ions.At 8, 16 and 24 hours after dosing horses with omeprazole at 4 mg/kg/day orally, pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion was inhibited by 99%, 95% and 90% and basal secretion was inhibited by 99%, 90% and 83%.The full effect on the inhibition of acid secretion is reached by five days after the first administration.Omeprazole is eliminated quickly, mainly by urinary route (43 to 61% of the dose), and to a smaller extent by faecal route, with a terminal half-life ranging from approximately 0.5 to 8 hours.After repeated oral administration, there is no evidence of accumulation.
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