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Stomach ulcer - How to diagnose?

Stator

Warren Veteran
Lilly is 13 and having poo problems. She has poo problems fairly often, but usually resolves itself.
She is eating very well but she lies down a lot and looks uncomfortable. When she is moving around and eating she looks in perfect condition.

She is on metacam and zantac.

I'm worried that her discomfort could be a symptom of a stomach ulcer, but it could also be lower intestine pain related to her poo problems.

I reduced her metacam to a very small dose incase she doe have one, but that could be causing her more pain

Is there any way at all to tell if she has a stomach ulcer?

Her diet at the moment is mostly grass, hay, carrot/blackberry/rose leaves, cabbage, parsley,dill, mint
 
Lilly is 13 and having poo problems. She has poo problems fairly often, but usually resolves itself.
She is eating very well but she lies down a lot and looks uncomfortable. When she is moving around and eating she looks in perfect condition.

She is on metacam and zantac.

I'm worried that her discomfort could be a symptom of a stomach ulcer, but it could also be lower intestine pain related to her poo problems.

I reduced her metacam to a very small dose incase she doe have one, but that could be causing her more pain

Is there any way at all to tell if she has a stomach ulcer?


Her diet at the moment is mostly grass, hay, carrot/blackberry/rose leaves, cabbage, parsley,dill, mint

Only an endoscopy/gastroscopy would confirm a gastric ulcer x
 
Thanks for the info.
I don't think it's an ulcer any more as she is eating so well and the problems aren't limited to before and after eating, it is all the time.
 
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