el_Snowflakes
Well-Known Member
Hello
I haven’t been on this forum for years but thought it might be helpful to gather some opinions.
I have an (almost) 29 year old mare. She’s recently been diagnosed with cushings & is on prascend. She also has EOTRH & had all of her upper incisors removed some time ago, due to this. A few months ago, I noticed that her haylage was always wet & couldn’t think why. Until I realised that she is salivating excessively while eating. She has been a bit drooly while eating since her upper teeth were removed. However, this has come to be really excessive & goes over and above anything I’ve ever seen before. Her haynets etc are literally dripping wet, stable is soaking & her whole face is constantly stained and wet from eating wet sticky haylage.
The vet gave her a basic examination and didn’t see anything. He suggested that it was likely to be dental. I had a (reputable and qualified) EDT examine her & he confirmed that although she is missing a couple of back teeth, they are otherwise in good shape & he could see nothing that would likely be causing the issue.
I plan to go back to my vet for advice. However, there are no obvious signs of pain etc & I wouldn’t be willing to go down the route of extensive investigations due to her age & the fact that she is no longer insured.
I’m interested to see if anyone else has had a horse with a similar issue, and what the diagnosis was. TIA
I haven’t been on this forum for years but thought it might be helpful to gather some opinions.
I have an (almost) 29 year old mare. She’s recently been diagnosed with cushings & is on prascend. She also has EOTRH & had all of her upper incisors removed some time ago, due to this. A few months ago, I noticed that her haylage was always wet & couldn’t think why. Until I realised that she is salivating excessively while eating. She has been a bit drooly while eating since her upper teeth were removed. However, this has come to be really excessive & goes over and above anything I’ve ever seen before. Her haynets etc are literally dripping wet, stable is soaking & her whole face is constantly stained and wet from eating wet sticky haylage.
The vet gave her a basic examination and didn’t see anything. He suggested that it was likely to be dental. I had a (reputable and qualified) EDT examine her & he confirmed that although she is missing a couple of back teeth, they are otherwise in good shape & he could see nothing that would likely be causing the issue.
I plan to go back to my vet for advice. However, there are no obvious signs of pain etc & I wouldn’t be willing to go down the route of extensive investigations due to her age & the fact that she is no longer insured.
I’m interested to see if anyone else has had a horse with a similar issue, and what the diagnosis was. TIA
