Re: drooling horse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My rescue fjord also drools when I go to feed her. She knows what it is like to starve, so food is very, very important to her. And she drools a LOT. It is white and just runs out of her mouth, poor thing. But hers is all related to food and making sure she gets her food, poor thing. Rondi Tyler. So. Calif.
Re: drooling horse
This message is from: "Warren Stockwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Bonnie, Here's my experience with the drool. Their is a fungus that is prevalent in the clover and lower pastures. It causes the horses to be slobbery and really icky to be around. I find it is helpful to keep the pastures cut shorter so their is less places for the fungus to grow. According to the vet the issue isn't harmful to the horse just nasty for the owners who get slobbered on while they look at their goobering horse. If you keep the pasture shorter the grasses will be dryer and not grow the fungus so easily. With the heavy dew on the grasses it is a problem around here for lots of folks. This may or may not be what you have going on but it is worth a look see. Good luck, Roberta - Original Message - From: "Robert Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:06 PM Subject: drooling horse > This message is from: "Robert Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > I do have two Fjords, but this is a problem with the mustang. He has a lot of > slobber at the back of his mouth, he will stretch out his head and neck when > I'm around, look at me, and makes chewing motions. He has had this for about > three weeks; he had a vet check last week, all normal that we could tell, he > floated the horses teeth lightly and no tenderness was found. We couldn't see > anything. The horse is eating, peeing, pooing, runs around, is not contagious. > My only guess is that he has a chunk of wood in there somewhere. Any other > thoughts? Is there a gutteral pouch that might be the culprit? He is not > tender anywhere on his jaws. Seems fine except for the drool, and that isn't > real evident when he's just in the lot. He slobbers more when I have the bit > in his mouth. I've used that bit for last two years, the hay does have some > alfalfa and clover leaf, but not a significant amount. He's been eating this > hay for the last eight years and no problems. > Bonnie > Helena > nice fall days
Re: drooling horse
This message is from: Don Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Bonnie, My fjord mare does this, always has. She's usually hungry, and I'm the food lady so when she sees me she gets all excited that maybe I'll give her something to eat and is drooling in anticipation. She did it one day when the vet was here to do shots and he was amazed at the amount of drool she makes but he agreed that she was just fine and only salivating at the thought of food! She doesn't do this if she's actually on pasture but when she's in her paddock. Jane he will stretch out his head and neck when I'm around, look at me, and makes chewing motions.
Re: drooling horse
This message is from: snafflesnshelties <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This doesnt sound exactly like the drooling we experienced one year, but I will share it with you... just in case. We had a mare that suddenly started drooling so bad the saliva actually ran out of her mouth. It was as if a faucet was turned on low. No other horses were affected. We called the vet out who said the drooling was the result of her eating so much 'water' grass. She had been leaning over the fence and dining on the full grown water grass on the other side of the fence. The only way I can describe the water grass is that when it goes to seed...the top end of the seed stalk (3 to 4 inches) has a cluster of tightly fitted seeds ... with tiny 'hairs' that stick out from between them. Not to be confused with fox tail. joyce Robert Morgan wrote: This message is from: "Robert Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I do have two Fjords, but this is a problem with the mustang. He has a lot of slobber at the back of his mouth, he will stretch out his head and neck
drooling horse
This message is from: "Robert Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I do have two Fjords, but this is a problem with the mustang. He has a lot of slobber at the back of his mouth, he will stretch out his head and neck when I'm around, look at me, and makes chewing motions. He has had this for about three weeks; he had a vet check last week, all normal that we could tell, he floated the horses teeth lightly and no tenderness was found. We couldn't see anything. The horse is eating, peeing, pooing, runs around, is not contagious. My only guess is that he has a chunk of wood in there somewhere. Any other thoughts? Is there a gutteral pouch that might be the culprit? He is not tender anywhere on his jaws. Seems fine except for the drool, and that isn't real evident when he's just in the lot. He slobbers more when I have the bit in his mouth. I've used that bit for last two years, the hay does have some alfalfa and clover leaf, but not a significant amount. He's been eating this hay for the last eight years and no problems. Bonnie Helena nice fall days
