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Discussion on Wart or Aural Ear Plaque
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New Member:
Travelle
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2005 - 11:38 am:
Hi,
I have a horse who will be three in April. This is my first young horse. I got her when she was two and have taken her training incredibly slow. She actually is going amazingly well. The only problem we are having right now is she appears to have either a wart or aural ear plaque in her left ear. This causes her obvious discomfort when I put her english bridle on. She has started head tossing and as I'm rather short she can lift her head higher than me Can anyone tell me how to get rid of this irritation. I want to stop it before she gets in the habit of head tossing when there is no problem.
Thanks,
Sarah
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Member:
Chrism
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2005 - 2:53 pm:
My young horse has this problem and I have tried using topical Novalsan and then later Dermafas in her tender ear. I didn't think either really helped. She is still fussy about me touching her ear and the plaques did not clear up.
So, I bridle her by unbuckling the left cheek piece so I can get the top of the bridle over her ears without disturbing the tender one. Then I gently bring the bit up in her mouth and buckle the check piece. I reward her good behavior with a click I make with my tongue and then a sugar cube when I have a free hand. The sugar helps her mouth bit nicely, too.
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 23, 2005 - 6:42 am:
Hello Sarah,
We address both warts and aural plaques in the article associated with this forum, have you read about them, it explains the management of both.
DrO
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Lorrieg
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 26, 2005 - 2:08 pm:
Does anyone have a picture of aural ear plaque?
Thanks,
Lorrie
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 1, 2005 - 8:29 am:
Hello Lorrie,
In areas where there are hot summers and some surface waters this is a bit like asking for a picture of a scar: many horses have at least one and they vary tremendously in size and to some degree appearance. Just start looking in horse's ears and you will commonly find them. Sometimes they are little white spots and other times the whole inside of the ear is effected. They are slightly raised and flaky or crusty. I have a resolution this year to get more images into Horseadvice and am carrying my camera about: next good one I see I will photo.
DrO
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