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Discussion on Occasional DrOoling
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Arvane
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Posted on Tuesday, Aug 17, 2004 - 3:48 pm:
Hi everyone,
Lately I have noticed that my 12 year old TB gelding occassionally has a lot of DrOol coming out of his mouth. Especially if I catch him laying down sleeping in the mornings, sometimes when he gets up he has a lot of saliva pouring out of his mouth. When I say "a lot" I mean a steady flow for 3-4 seconds. Yesterday I gave him a carrot, we went for a 30 mnt walk (on the leaDrOpe, no bit) and when I opened his mouth to give him a dose of Conquer, lots of saliva/carrot came out. He is a few months past due for teeth floating but the vet says he has no obviously sharp points. He had a bad impaction colic last February which took almost a week to break up, and they said he "may" have had ulcers, but no endoscopy was done. Otherwise he is healthy, although he does have a slight parrot mouth and DrOps his food a bit. Has anyone seen this before? I am hoping it is just a weird habit..
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 - 6:20 am:
I don't know this does not really sound like a lot of saliva James. Is the horse receiving any clover in his pasture or hay? This causes horses to slobber excessively. You should examine the inside of the mouth and gums for irritation and if it looks and smells alright, a problem is unlikely.
DrO
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Arvane
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 - 12:25 pm:
His breath is nice and he is only on pasture 2h/day. I will have the vet take another look at his mouth next week.
Thanks Dr O, for the quick response.
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Dianeky
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Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2004 - 6:29 pm:
Hi James,
We have a lot of clover in our pastures and this time of year all our horses slobber. We were told that when there is a dry spell, the clover develops something on it that makes the horse salivate. I also notice that their tounges have a black hue, almost like they were eating black jelly beans. My vet says that this poses no health risk as long as they have access to plenty of fresh water. People in my area (PA) call clover "slobber weed" for obvious reasons. All the spit seems to subside as soon as we have some rain or the clover dies off in the fall. Hope that helps.
Diane
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 19, 2004 - 6:40 am:
Hello CEC, if you would like to learn more about the poison in the clover that causes the salivation see, Equine Diseases » Colic and GI Diseases » Mouth, Esophagus, and Liver »
Slobbering, Salivation, and Clover Poisoning. The black coloration on the tongue and that in time also stains the teeth, is iron-oxide from the forage and as your veterinarian as indicated not a problem, in fact an important nutrient for your horse.
DrO
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