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Pica, Horses Eating Inappropriate Materials:
- Wood Chewing
- Coprophagia (manure consumption)
- Tail and Mane Chewing
- Eating Dirt, Gravel, and Rocks
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
Introduction
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Causes
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General Treatment Considerations
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Wood Chewing
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Coprophagia
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Tail and Main Chewing
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Ingestion of Soil and Rocks
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More Info
Pica is the medical term for the voluntary ingestion of nonfood material. In horses this is usually wood chewing or chewing on the bark, feces (i.e., coprophagia), or tail chewing. Also seen is the consumption of dirt and rarely flesh of other animals. This article discusses the common presentations, what is known about the causes, possible treatments, and prevention for the above conditions.
~Word Count: 1423 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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Discussions on Pica: Horses Eating Inappropriate Materials
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 | Horses love the taste of bleach?! | 1 | 12 | Oct 12, 08 |
| Ingesting Limestone screenings | 1 | 4 | Jul 19, 08 |
| Horse ate Hall's Cough Drop bag and maybe, egads, a riding glove...... | 1 | 3 | Dec 11, 07 |
| Orpan Foal Eating Sand | 1 | 14 | Aug 14, 06 |
| Help, horse ate tack sponge | 1 | 27 | Feb 28, 06 |
| Baby Eating the Shavings! | 1 | 3 | Nov 14, 05 |
| Manure eating | 1 | 2 | Sep 19, 05 |
| "Forbid" for coprophagic horses? | 1 | 1 | Dec 7, 04 |
| He ate a Palo Verde bug! | 1 | 3 | Jul 19, 04 |
| Pumpkins | 1 | 15 | Oct 29, 05 |
| Another termite...er...beaver...umm...wood chewing question | 1 | 19 | Aug 27, 04 |
| Excessive wood consumption (dead trees) | 1 | 2 | Aug 3, 03 |
| Pears | 1 | 3 | Oct 2, 02 |
| Scratch Factor & Wood Chewing | 1 | 6 | Jul 5, 02 |
| Eating manure | 1 | 17 | Oct 6, 08 |
| ADULT HORSE EATING SAND | 1 | 2 | Aug 15, 01 |
| SHE ATE A PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG! | 1 | 2 | Apr 26, 01 |
| Manure eating again! | 1 | 3 | Apr 4, 01 |
| Mare licks everything | 1 | 2 | Jan 17, 01 |
| Horses eating dirt | 1 | 9 | Jun 16, 04 |
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