| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
I have a quarter horse aprox. 2 - 2 1/2 yrs old. I noticed the last
hay I bought had fox tail type burrs in it. (after I fed part of the
bail) 2 of my horses are okay, however my 2 year old keeps playing
with his tongue and trying to rub his face on his water tank etc. Is this
a sign that he has a burr in his mouth or does he have a loose tooth?
If it is a burr, will he work it out or should I contact a vet?
His appetite has not decreased, however I noticed he drools a little
from one side of his mouth. I have tried to look inside his mouth
however he has different ideas and it usally ends up in a fight.
I bought him because he was very sickly, he had colic twice in one
night, Now, after 9 months, he is apox. 900 lbs and is 15 hands at
his rump. Too much for one person to hold and look for burrs. I
hate to ask for help, however I would like to hear if anyone has had
a similar experience and what are any "tricks of the trade" I may
try.
Thanks!
Karen
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| 1784.1 | MPO::ROBINSON | you have HOW MANY cats?? | Tue Aug 10 1993 09:53 | 13 | |
He's about the right age to be losing caps. But, if he's drooling
a lot that _could_ indicate something stuck in the gum. Best bet
would be to have a vet look at it to make sure. Sometimes caps flip
back into the palette and don't come out clean, in which case the
vet can just pull it out. The only trick I can think of for you is
to offer him a large carrot or apple, make him grab it in his front
teeth, and while he's trying to bite through that, take a quick
peek around. This will also teach him that he gets a reward for
letting you poke around in his mouth.
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| 1784.2 | good ole carrot huh? | COMET::SANDVIK | Tue Aug 10 1993 14:45 | 6 | |
Thanks for your help, I'll try the ole carrot trick and see what
happens.
Karen
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| 1784.3 | by the way: 4 cats,3 dogs,4 birds,3 horses | COMET::SANDVIK | Thu Sep 02 1993 01:32 | 7 | |
Yes, I tried the ole carrot trick.... when I gave it to him you would
have thought I put poop in his mouth. He made his stud face and carried
on like a ding dong.... which by the way allowed me to look in his
mouth, he had 3 or 4 fox tails stuck in his lower gum. I pulled them
out as he is good as ever.
This is a silly problem but he is like a kid. Thanks for your help
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