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FirstFirewater Reg. Nov 2011	Posted 2016-03-13 6:49 PM Subject: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Crazy Doggy Mommy Posts: 1419 Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates	One horse had a bleeding mouth and low and behold he had a mouthful of foxtail.... Checked everyone in the barn (22 horses) and atleast 10 had inflamed gums with the thistles stuck around the front teeth and gums. Two of them had horrible smelly infected mouths. We picked at teeth, rinsed mouths and I brought some human grade Clorohexidine mouth rinse down and gave the bad ones a squirt of it to help kill bacteria. We have NEVER had this happen. Have any of you???
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elliej Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2016-03-13 8:37 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Bite Me Posts: 3311 Location: Cap'n Lindsey Rotmeat	I have and it is terrible. I sprayed their mouths with Vetrycin twice a day until it was healed.
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FirstFirewater Reg. Nov 2011	Posted 2016-03-14 6:42 AM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Crazy Doggy Mommy Posts: 1419 Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates	elliej - 2016-03-13 8:37 PM I have and it is terrible. I sprayed their mouths with Vetrycin twice a day until it was healed. Just the regular vetricyn wound spray?? that seems so much easier than drawing up and squirting the rinse I have in their mouths
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elliej Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2016-03-14 12:11 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Bite Me Posts: 3311 Location: Cap'n Lindsey Rotmeat	Yes
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Peewee212 Reg. Sep 2012	Posted 2016-03-14 2:08 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Extreme Veteran Posts: 312 Location: KS	Sounds awful, I have thankfully never encountered this. Best of luck to you.
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FirstFirewater Reg. Nov 2011	Posted 2016-03-14 8:59 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Crazy Doggy Mommy Posts: 1419 Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates	Yes it's been awful. We have 24 large bundles that are going back to the hay guys to be exchanged. So far everyone's mouths looks better today.
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-03-15 3:53 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Foxtail is awfull, bought a mini a few years back cause I felt sorry for him , his mouth was a mess, had smelly breath and inflamed gums, got him home and found he had a mouth full of foxtails, the people the had him didnt know any better and just thought he had a bad tooth. Poor little guy so glad I didnt walk away from this buy.
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BayRoan Reg. Dec 2012	Posted 2016-03-15 5:04 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Veteran Posts: 144	I've always heard of people using Maalox for foxtail lesions.
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FirstFirewater Reg. Nov 2011	Posted 2016-03-15 5:39 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
Crazy Doggy Mommy Posts: 1419 Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates	BayRoan - 2016-03-15 5:04 PM I've always heard of people using Maalox for foxtail lesions. Do you just put it on the gums or try to give it orally for their tummy? Gosh now that I'm thinking about it, do they stick in their tummys too?
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-03-15 5:47 PM Subject: RE: FOXTAIL IN HAY
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	FirstFirewater - 2016-03-15 5:39 PM BayRoan - 2016-03-15 5:04 PM I've always heard of people using Maalox for foxtail lesions. Do you just put it on the gums or try to give it orally for their tummy? Gosh now that I'm thinking about it, do they stick in their tummys too? I pulled out all that was inbeded in his guns and just rinsed out his mouth 3 times a day with a water hose and you could tell the difference in him in a day just getting the foxtails out. No more drooling and the swelling went down within a day..
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