Bloat Buster Paste

Overview

Bloat Buster is Sullivan’s emergency bloat treatment paste — an all-natural probiotic formula that re-establishes normal rumen flora and reduces gaseous fermentation in bloating ruminants. Not a daily supplement, but a critical barn/road kit item for any show sheep program. Sheep on high-grain show diets are susceptible to bloat, especially when diet changes, hauling stress, or show environment disrupts normal rumen function. The product is labeled for cattle, sheep, and goats; sheep/goat dose is 1/3 to 1/2 tube at first sign of bloat. Results described within 20 minutes.

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Manufacturer Specifications

Guaranteed Analysis

Not published.

Key Ingredients / Active Components

• All-natural microorganisms (specific strains not disclosed) — reestablish beneficial rumen flora
• Additional ingredients not publicly disclosed

Official Feeding Rate

• Sheep and goats: 1/3 to ½ tube at the first sign of bloat
• Cattle: One paste tube at the first sign of bloat
• Repeat: If conditions persist, give additional applications 20 minutes apart
• Species: Cattle, sheep, and goats
• Administration: Oral paste. Sullivan says noticeable results within 20 minutes.

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Show Circuit Use

How Experienced Feeders Actually Use It

Bloat Buster is a kept-on-hand emergency product — most show feeders never have to use it, but every experienced feeder keeps a tube in the barn and travel kit. The scenarios where it matters: a lamb that gorges at a feed station at a show, a lamb that gets into unfamiliar grain, or a lamb whose rumen is stressed by hauling and then offered a large grain meal too quickly. Early intervention with Bloat Buster (before the animal is severely distressed) is far safer and faster than waiting for the bloat to self-resolve or requiring a veterinary trocar.

20-minute claim: The manufacturer states results within 20 minutes. If no improvement in 20–30 minutes, contact a veterinarian.

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Phase Protocols

As Needed — Any Phase

• Rate: 1/3 to ½ tube at first sign of bloat
• Purpose: Emergency treatment — do not use as a prophylactic daily supplement

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