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Horse Slobber...
09/15/04 06:42 AM
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We have a 18 month old mare who has had an excessive amount of saliva dripping out of her mouth for at least 3 days. I've seen other horses salivate excessively when feeding them alfalfa cubes, so it might be something that she is eating, but none of our other horses are experiencing this. My wife checked in her mouth to see if their were any tender spots, sores, etc. but didn't find anything. Is their some other reason a horse might do this? Anything to look for?
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twstanley
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Excessive slobber can be perfectly normal, it is usually caused by the type of forage the horses are grazing.
I have lots of white clover in my pastures, my horses are always slobbering.
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There are lots of diseases and toxic plants that could cause slobbering. My wife's the horse person, but as I recall there is one tree that's fairly common that's toxic to horses and can cause slobbering. It might be choke cherry trees. Anyway, I won't play internet vet, I'd suggest calling your vet to have a look if it's been going on 3 days.
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It's probably clover. Some horses react to it and some don't. Look in your hay and pasture. If you have clover 99% chance that's what it is.
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If this horse is drooling all the time then I would call the vet. I have seen horse slobber shortly before, during and after eating but can remember one that drools all the time from its feed.
I have seen horses eat star thistle (when there was nothing else) to the point where they would get the points imbedded in their gums which caused them to work their mouths to get rid of it.
Perhaps a quick call to a local and trusted equine vet would be good insurance.
Mark
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Re: Horse Slobber...
[re: cowboydoc]
09/15/04 09:40 PM
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Its not so much the clover as the blackpatch fungus that grows on the clover and other legumes such as lespedeza in moist humid weather. Easily apparent to the eye. The slobbers are not especially dangerous to the horse but you should address the problem since some stomach discomfort is involved. If it is accompanied by diarrhea then it is in the drastic measures stage. I'd simply pen him up on hay until the weather dries assuming this clover/moisture idea rings a bell. Maybe clip your pasture a little shorter to help dry things up.
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Checked the horse yesterday evening and she was fine. With over 15 acres and only 5 horses they have plenty to eat without resorting munching on thistles. We'll watch her and see if she starts drooling again, and I'll try and see what her manure looks like.
Thanks everyone for their advice and recommendations!!
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