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Discussion on Slobbering???
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New Member:
Danzhar
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Posted on Monday, Aug 30, 2004 - 7:17 pm:
I also have an older (20) mare who slobbers excessively. Her stall is a mess. Stress makes it worse, such as waiting to come into the barn at the end of the day, anticipation of feed, being saddled for a lesson, etc. This mare also has Cushings. I have heard that a Calcium deficiency may contribute to this, but I cannot find any information on it, nor how to alleviate the problem. She is not on clover, etc.,& does not have an obstruction. Help?
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 - 7:53 am:
How long as the mare been slobering Kathleen and has a careful exam of the mouth been done by a vet?
DrO
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Mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 - 12:53 pm:
My 25 yr. old mare has started slobbering heavily when it's time to eat, come in from the pasture, etc. She works her mouth in a kind of chewing motion and gets great gobs of frothy, sticky slobber which DrOps on the ground or floor. She never did this until a month or so ago, and only does it during these "stressful?" times. Once in a while she will also give a strong, deep cough which, if you are in range, will shoot the slobber all over you.
Could there be any medical cause of this? Or, since it's only during "stressful" times, is it just a nervous reaction on her part?
Why she is suddenly "stressed" about these times I don't know. Nothing has really changed in her routine except she isn't ridden as much, and ...now that I think of it...Libby, my injured mare, is getting more attention than she is right now.
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Corinne
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 - 1:56 pm:
Could she be chewing more out of nervous tension, creating jaw flexion and thus increased salivation Sara? Would be interesting to hear Dr O's response.
Corinne
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Mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 - 3:39 pm:
Maybe, Corrine. I didn't think about it until I started posting about it, but could be she's just stressed because I'm paying attention to Libby and not her - spoiled girl that she is! I don't appreciate all the slobber; I think it's a messy, "nasty" habit. If there's not a medical reason for it, then I'd like to know how to break her of the habit. First, rule out any medical reasons, though.
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Erika
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 - 7:32 pm:
My horses get this every few summers. I believe it is due to a fungus on clover that makes them slobber. I was told that it is harmless, just gross.
Erika
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Mrose
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Posted on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2006 - 7:58 pm:
With the slobbering from clover, don't they slobber kind of all the time? Also, she is seldom turned out, though there is some clover in the fields, but not much. I'll go read the article on clover. I didn't before because I assumed they had to have quite a bit of it, and because I thought they slobbered all the time.
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Erika
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 - 8:46 am:
Well Sarah, It is kind of all the time, but if the horse has been standing around for a few minutes, when it opens its mouth to chew or take the bit, etc., it sometimes results in Niagara Falls all of a sudden.
Sometimes they just have their lips closed. When they open them--watch out!
Don't know if this s what your horse is doing, but this is the time of year and the sort of conditions when mine will get the condition.
Erika
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Mrose
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Posted on Thursday, Jul 27, 2006 - 3:34 pm:
Well, with the kind of unusually humid weather we are having, I guess the clover could be it even though it's something I've never seen or heard of in this area. I've put her in a stall with a fan on due to the heat and the flies, and I'll see how she does. She seems happy and healthy otherwise...well, at least healthy. She's bummed at me right now because I'm giving Libby so much attention.
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