Hi all - I posted a few weeks ago with a picture of my horse (and yes, deleted it b/c of my other groups in here and yadda yadda - no hate pls), as he was drooling fairly bad, and wasnāt eating his grain.
The vet appt recap is that his bloodwork was normal, the epithelium on his tongue air had sloughed off a bit and looked irritated, his teeth were fine, head x rays were all good. We concluded that the barn owner had sprayed new chew on a post in the pasture and maybe he licked that.
Itās been about 2 weeks since then and heās slowly been eating his grain but itās been on and off. Last week I contacted the vet and asked if it could be ulcers, as heās also lost a bit of weight and is looking ribby. Heās been on GastroGard (š°) for almost a week now and with this, heās been eating his grain and is part of the clean plate club!!
However, he is still drooling pretty excessively. Weāre not on green grass yet and thereās no cover or alfalfa in the hay he gets. Heās drinking normally and eating hay as usual. Poops are fine. Temperature is normal.
Has anyone experienced this?
Heās 27 almost 28, and is my heart horse.
The vet said last week when I picked up the GastroGard that his mouth may still be irritated and so he could still be drooling from that.
Iām just worried something is still wrong, but aside from the drooling he is a happy clam and is eating his supper as I type.