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I recently had a conversation with Dr. Michele Yasson, who is a holistic vet with over 30 years of experience using the herbs found in GastroElm Plus.  My goal was to provide accurate information for all our customers, so they feel comfortable using it on a regular basis.   Topic:  Slippery Elm  Michael:  One of the most common questions I get is whether GastroElm Plus, which is 77% Slippery Elm inner bark powder, will cause conventional medicines to not be absorbed properly? Dr. Yasson:  As a fiber based supplement there is some slowing of absorption, because fiber in general slows...

Do you have a picky eater? So do we, and here’s the solution for our forever finicky mare. Treats! That’s right, treats. They’re easy to make, she loves them and most importantly they keep her colic & ulcer issues at bay. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 tbsp of GastroElm plus 2-3 tbsp oats or sweet feed 1 tsp molasses Small amount of Water to combine Step 1: First put GastroElm plus, oats and molasses into a small mixing bowl and mix together until combined. Step 2: Slowly add a small amount of water to mixture until it starts to come together...

I have an older mare that had a massive infection in april of 2019. I have been fighting her about eating for almost a year now. She would eat a few bites and stop or she wouldn’t eat at all. I would have to change grains to try to find something for her to eat. She recently fractured her femur and once again stopped eating.  I was giving her Ulcergard everyday for 12 days, which comes out to $11 a day. I started her on this supplement about a week ago and for the first time in almost a year she...

Weaving in horses is generally a habit of moving back and forth on it’s forelegs causing it to sway and moving their head back and forth.  In some cases it’s caused by a lack of exercise, foraging or socialization, but in other cases it may be a sign of discomfort.  We received the following note from Mary regarding a mare named, Scarlett who she said was always a nervous mare and a weaver.   I want to thank you for this amazing product! I have been using on my nervous mare who has ulcers and is a weaver. I have...

Wow! I don’t know why I waited so long to try this on my pancreatic corgi! Loki just turned 11 on August 6, 2019. He was diagnosed with Diabetes and Pancreatitis on December 26, 2017. It was rough in the beginning, but things smoothed over a little after getting him on some prescribed Rx diet. But he was never really into it after all this time. And recently it had gotten much worse. Getting him to eat was like pulling teeth.     A few times since his diagnosis, he had rough days where I thought for sure he was...