Discussion on Slobbering with nasal swelling
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Coleen Charlton
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Username: Rizzo
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 - 1:58 pm: |   |
Hello,
I recently went to a farm to look at a horse for sale. The place was very neat and clean with plenty of pasture. In a large dirt paddock were about 6 mares (all a bit underweight). All of these mares were continuously "throwing up" large amounts of water. They also had bubbly foam around their mouths, as if they had eaten soap. I also noticed that many of the horses, geldings included, had swelling along their noses, about 2-3 fingers width below where the caveson would lie. A lot of these horses were used for guided trail rides. Has anyone ever heard of some of these big farms using some sort of nasal spray for calming? Needless to say we left that place and went home to take showers and wash our clothes before touching my own horses. I am just curious, has anyone ever seen or heard of any such thing?
Thanks,
Coleen |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Moderator
Username: Dro
Post Number: 11110
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Sep 1, 2004 - 7:29 am: | |
I am sure these horses had access to clover or clover in the hay making them slobber heavily. I am uncertain about the swelling and would ask them. Are they are using a piece of tack that rides across there?
DrO |
Coleen Charlton
Member
Username: Rizzo
Post Number: 15
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, Sep 1, 2004 - 3:15 pm: | |
Dr. O,
What a scary sight, I have heard of it but have never seen that from clover. We were there for over 4 hours, would it have lasted that long? The only tack they had was western (no caveson) on any of the bridles I saw. All were in Tom Thumb bits.
Coleen |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Moderator
Username: Dro
Post Number: 11119
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 2, 2004 - 7:25 am: | |
Sometimes the slobbering from clover can be right remarkable.
DrO |
