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My mare is thought to have hind gut acidosis. I started her on Visceral about 5 days ago. She is on a grain free diet and gets Omneity. Should I add ODH? Or give the Visceral more time? 0 votes QMy mare is thought to have hind gut acidosis. I started her on Visceral about 5 days ago. She is ...... Read more AOptimum Digestive Health and Visceral are very similar products, with Visceral containing added ingredients to support gastric health. It can take 2-3 months to notice a significant difference with either Visceral or Optimum Digestive Health depending on the severity of the digestive problem so giving Visceral more time is recommended. Can ODH be given with Amino Trace? My boy is over weight since forever, probably IR. No laminitis, no signs of ulcers. He has a loose manure/diharea/water problem since I got him but it seems to get worse these times. Adding just probiotics alone never helped so Id like to try something else. Daily Gold clay helps when I give him some, but I am not a huge fan of giving clay to horses on a regular basis. 0 votes QCan ODH be given with Amino Trace? My boy is over weight since forever, probably IR. No laminitis...... Read more AYes, Optimum Digestive Health and AminoTrace+ can be fed together. Is your product safe for an IR horse? Gelding with is 23 years old has fecal water syndrome. He requires 30,0000 mg of metformin to control his blood sugar at 96. The fecal water is more of a problem when he eats alfalfa. Regular diet consist of 3 cups twice a day of Kalm and EZ GC. He also receives cocosoya to have control the problem. Stools are formed and soft. Water runs out before and after 0 votes QIs your product safe for an IR horse? Gelding with is 23 years old has fecal water syndrome. He r...... Read more AYes, Optimum Digestive Health is safe for IR horses. You may want to start with our Visceral+ supplement instead, which is our gold-standard gut health supplement. Also, it is recommended for IR horses to avoid alfalfa. Our nutritionists can help you formulate a diet for your gelding if you submit his information at https://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/ Horse doesn’t like the taste . Pulling faces. Ignoring rest of feed. 0 votes QHorse doesn’t like the taste . Pulling faces. Ignoring rest of feed. AHi Peter, we're sorry to hear that! Optimum Digestive Health is very concentrated and doesn’t have any sweet flavourings to entice horses that may be used to eating feeds with molasses and other sweeteners. We always suggest starting with a small dose and working your way up to the full dose, this usually helps to ease the transition. Adding a handful of a palatable grain, beet pulp, flaxseed or forage pellets (sort of like adding sprinkles) usually works best. Fenugreek, which you can find in the Indian spices section or in capsules in the natural supplement section of the grocery store, also works very well. Adding a bit of vegetable oil, molasses, apple sauce, fruit juice or peppermint oil, depending on what your horse prefers, are other strategies to make it tastier. We also have an article here on tips and tricks on introducing a new supplement to your horse that you may find helpful: https://madbarn.ca/how-to-introduce-a-new-mineral-vitamin-to-your-horse/ I have had my gelding on Visceral+ For just over three weeks and he is having very runny bowel movements. Could this be related and is it an expected effect or is this a sign of a sensitivity and should I stop feeding it? 0 votes QI have had my gelding on Visceral+ For just over three weeks and he is having very runny bowel mo...... Read more AHi Elisabeth,This is not expected with Visceral+ and is likely due to other factors. Most horses experience an improvement in runny stools when using Visceral+.Can you describe your horse's feeding program and management? Is he continuing to experience runny stools? Are there any other changes? You can email us at info@madbarn.com and I can put you in touch with a nutritionist to help troubleshoot the issue. What is the difference between Optimum Digestive Health and Visceral+? 0 votes QWhat is the difference between Optimum Digestive Health and Visceral+? AVisceral+ was primarily designed to support gastric health in horses that are suspected or at high risk of having gastric ulcers. It also contains bacterial probiotics and prebiotic ingredients like MOS (mannan-oligosaccharides) to nourish the hindgut bacteria and restore balance to the entire digestive system. Ingredients like glutamine, magnesium, and lecithin also help to support the integrity of the intestinal lining and help the GI tract heal itself naturally. Optimum Digestive Health, or ODH, is a supplement that targets hindgut health, specifically, to enhance the fermentation of forage and reduce the level of harmful bacteria that may be proliferating in the hindgut. ODH contains probiotics and prebiotics, like Visceral+, but it does not contain glutamine or lecithin. Does optimum contain any sugars and in what quantity ? 0 votes QDoes optimum contain any sugars and in what quantity ? AOptimum Digestive Health does not contain any added sugars. It uses oat bran for pelleting but this does not add an appreciable amount of sugar to the formulation. I just bought Opimum digestive health pellets. My 25 year old Halflinger is presently on oméprazole in the morning. We thought he had ulcers. In the last year he was diagnosed with cushing. He takes pergolide at around 3h00 pm. He has a protein deficiency and does not seem to absord the vitamins in his food. I'm reluctant to stop giving him the oméprazole because it keeps him eating. The vet is now saying it might be an intestinal inflammatory disease or cancer. I wanted to try Optimum to see if we can get his body to absorb the nutrients. I also bought the w-3 oil. We give him the oméprazole at 7h00 in the morning and feed him an hour later. What time should i give him the optimum? 0 votes QI just bought Opimum digestive health pellets. My 25 year old Halflinger is presently on oméprazo...... Read more AYou can give the ODH with his normal feeding. If you do decide to stop Omeprazole, starting Visceral+ a week before you stop will ease the transition off Omeprazole and help protect against acid rebound. You would not feed the ODH if using Visceral+ Would you recommend the ODH pellets for an overweight horse? Could it help support weight loss along with exercise? Or does it actually help to gain weight? 0 votes QWould you recommend the ODH pellets for an overweight horse? Could it help support weight loss al...... Read more AI don't think it would have a perceivable difference on weight gain or loss in comparison to managing the nutrition program appropriately for caloric intake to match expenditure. We're happy to help tailor a program. Hi I would like to know if you can use the Visceral + in the morning feed and the ODH in the evening feed? 0 votes QHi I would like to know if you can use the Visceral + in the morning feed and the ODH in the even...... Read more AYes Can you also feed a ration balancer with Optimum Digestive Health or would that lead to too much of certain minerals? 0 votes QCan you also feed a ration balancer with Optimum Digestive Health or would that lead to too much ...... Read more AHi Uli,It would depend on the specific formula being used. Is there a particular product you want to know about? Optimum Digestive Health was designed to be fed in conjunction with Mad Barn's Omneity Ration Balancer. I just wanted to verify that this product (Optimum Digestive Health) is soy free, correct? I cannot wait to get my mare started on it, who has Leaky Gut Syndrome and EPM. Gut health is super important for her and this product looks to fit every box that I need to have checked, including the fact that it is pelleted! 0 votes QI just wanted to verify that this product (Optimum Digestive Health) is soy free, correct? I cann...... Read more AHeather - Optimum Digestive Health is soy-free. Are you familiar with banned products for show horses, are any of your products in that realm? 0 votes QAre you familiar with banned products for show horses, are any of your products in that realm? AHi Chrissy,Optimum Digestive Health is competition safe. There is nothing in this product that will cause your horse to be banned from competition. What is the stability of this product? Is it resistant to temperature changes? Can it be soaked with a horse's grain? 0 votes QWhat is the stability of this product? Is it resistant to temperature changes? Can it be soaked w...... Read more AThe product is quite stable and resistant to temperature changes. You can soak it, but once it is wet, the bacteria and yeast will become active, so ideally you would not soak for too long, no more than 4 hours before feeding. I am currently feeding my horse the Omneity pellets, and was looking at the Optimum Digestive Health probiotic supplement. Can I feed my horse both of these together? 0 votes QI am currently feeding my horse the Omneity pellets, and was looking at the Optimum Digestive Hea...... Read more AYes you can feed them together. Omneity does contain enzymes and yeast as well, but if you feel your horse needs additional support then it is fine to feed them together.The Optimum Digestive Health is much more comprehensive than just the probiotic and does contain ingredients that Omneity does not, so although there is a bit of overlap, most of what is in ODH is not in Omneity. What would be the length that the 5kg supply of the optimum digestive health would last when feeding? 0 votes QWhat would be the length that the 5kg supply of the optimum digestive health would last when feed...... Read more AThe 5 kg pail of ODH will last 62 days if feeding 80 grams, the recommended rate for a 500 kg/1100 lb horse. Is Optimum a pellet or a powder? 0 votes QIs Optimum a pellet or a powder? AWe have two products under the Optimum line. The first is the Optimum Probiotic which is just a straight powdered probiotic supplement. It contains a pure blend of 5 probiotic strains. The second product is Optimum Digestive Health which is a more comprehensive gut health supplement and contains probiotics and prebiotics. That comes in a pelleted form. For a senior horse who is having issues with weight would you recommend the Optimum Probiotic or Optimum Digestive Health? 0 votes QFor a senior horse who is having issues with weight would you recommend the Optimum Probiotic or ...... Read more AThe difference between the two is that Optimum Digestive Health Pellets (ODH) have both probiotics and yeasts, toxin binders, enzymes and more to support total hindgut health. Our Optimum Probiotic contains our 5-strain blend of probiotics. Both are excellent for replenishing and maintaining healthy gut bacteria so that nutrients are better absorbed and the risk of digestive upset is reduced. It depends what your goal is with your horse, but for more comprehensive hindgut support, I would go with the ODH. It is also important to determine whether there are underlying issues contributing to weight loss. Teeth issues and/or ulcers may be contributing to weight loss. I would also ensure that she is getting adequate levels of vitamins and minerals from her feed by weighing it and reading the feed instructions carefully. I say this because we often find that commercial feeds are not fed at the correct rate (by weight) and can result in deficiencies long term that can affect many aspects of health, especially senior horses. Does my horse also need the Optimum Probiotic if I am giving him Optimum Digestive Health (ODH) pellets? 0 votes QDoes my horse also need the Optimum Probiotic if I am giving him Optimum Digestive Health (ODH) p...... Read more ANo, ODH includes probiotics. One scoop of ODH will give a steady supply of probiotics. I have a horse with hind gut problems. Do you recommend Visceral+ or Optimum Digestive Health? 0 votes QI have a horse with hind gut problems. Do you recommend Visceral+ or Optimum Digestive Health? AIf you are confident that the problem is in the hindgut, then Optimum Digestive Health is your best bet. However, if there is any hint of an ulcer, go with Visceral+. I am trying to decide between the Optimum Probiotic and the Optimum Digestive Health Pellets. Why would I choose one supplement over the other? 0 votes QI am trying to decide between the Optimum Probiotic and the Optimum Digestive Health Pellets. Why...... Read more AWhich product to choose really depends on what you're trying to achieve. The Optimum Probiotics are a great product and very affordable for providing everyday digestive support to help enhance immune function or to give before and after worming, antibiotic treatment etc. It is composed of 5 pure live bacterial strains (probiotics) and nothing else. Optimum Digestive Health is a much more comprehensive gut health solution and would be the go-to for horses with ongoing digestive issues or if you just want to improve overall gut health and absorption of nutrients. It has an array of ingredients to improve pre-cecal digestibility of macro-nutrients and improves overall digestibility of minerals. It helps steady the pH in the hindgut, enhances immunity through multiple mechanisms, increases mucin (protective layer in the gut) production and binds toxins. What's the difference between your Optimum Digestive Health product and the Optimum Probiotic product? 0 votes QWhat's the difference between your Optimum Digestive Health product and the Optimum Probiotic pro...... Read more AThe Optimum Probiotic supplement is composed of pure probiotic colonies and does not contain any additional ingredients. Optimum Digestive Health is a complete formula to support gut health, containing pre and probiotics, beneficial yeast colonies, immune modulators, toxin binders and natural ingredients to support growth of cells in the gut wall lining.