Beatrice5
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I was watching my mare eating her haylage today and she was chewing it up for a while then spitting out it in a ball of chewed up matter. Then she would take some more and repeat the process she did this over and over again and I never saw her swallow any. I then gave her her ready grass and chaff with carrots dampened down and she wolfed it down eating easily and happily. She has been picking at the young holly today as we had the field harrowed a few days ago and the grass hasn't recovered yet. They have ad lib haylage and I haven't noticed her having any problems before today. She had her teeth done a month ago for the first time and was fine and the vet said they were really good with no problems just the usual rasping.
Can she possibly have mouth ulcers? She is heavily pregnant and getting to the full of foal and ot much room for much else stage if that makes any difference?
Many thanks
Amanda
I was watching my mare eating her haylage today and she was chewing it up for a while then spitting out it in a ball of chewed up matter. Then she would take some more and repeat the process she did this over and over again and I never saw her swallow any. I then gave her her ready grass and chaff with carrots dampened down and she wolfed it down eating easily and happily. She has been picking at the young holly today as we had the field harrowed a few days ago and the grass hasn't recovered yet. They have ad lib haylage and I haven't noticed her having any problems before today. She had her teeth done a month ago for the first time and was fine and the vet said they were really good with no problems just the usual rasping.
Can she possibly have mouth ulcers? She is heavily pregnant and getting to the full of foal and ot much room for much else stage if that makes any difference?
Many thanks
Amanda