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Discussion on Ear mites and uneven rib cage
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Maggienm
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Posted on Friday, Jul 30, 2004 - 12:22 am:
I have a new horse in for training. He was very sensitive about his ears. With patience he has improved but he will still shake his ears just like a cat with ear mites. Could a horse get mites? How could I clean his ears just to make sure there isn;t something there?
This same horse has a normal looking rib cage on his left but on his right from half way back and toward the top heading toward his hip there often seems to be a 'hollow' spot. It is not sore and not aways there, any ideas? thanks
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Jul 30, 2004 - 7:01 am:
Does he shake his head all the time or just when you try to fool with the ears? If he is touchy about his ears, a common horse behavior, you will either have to train him to not be so sensitive or sedate him to get a look. For suggestions on how you might go about such training see, Training Horses » Training Your Horse's Mind » Modifying a Horses Behavior: Conditioned Responses.
DrO
Your description is not specific enough to ID the location: can you take a picture?
DrO
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