Ulcer on lip?

sulphurfire · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:39 am Post subject: Ulcer on lip?

Okay went and checked last night on the two year that I sold, casue they asked me to, and she has what looks like an ulcer on her lip on the side of her mouth about an inch back(kinda looks like a humans cold sore). I would say about a half to three quaret inch diameter, circular in nature.

Don't know what they are feeding now, my recomendation to them was safe choice( thats what I feed), found out they were watering with pond water, told them to provide freshwater in buckets or trough.

Could it be something in the pond water?

Ryle · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:02 am Post subject:

Most likely it is something in the hay or pasture. There are many types of grasses that grow burs and can cause this sort of irritation as well as specific parasites in forage. There are also infectious diseases that can cause ulcerations.

The first place to look is the pasture and the hay. If more ulcerations appear, the horse acts ill, etc then a veterinary exam would be in order.
Feeds would be the least likely culprit, though it is possible to have some sort of contaminant in feed.

Cindy D.,
Registered Veterinary Technician

sulphurfire · Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:55 am Post subject:

Thanks for the reply... Not forage related, she's grazing on st augistine, its a clean pen so far as weeds are concerned. It really looks to me like a cold sore on a person, she didn't want me getting close to it.. I did recommend calling a vet. Now to wait and see... I regret having sold any of my babies, and having her just down the street really is still gving me a lot of mixed emotions.

Tweety · Member Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 76 Location: Georgia

You've checked her pasture, barn, stall, etc. and ruled out something in her enviroment.
I agree with Ryle, my next suspect would be a parasitic cause, which could be as simple as ringworm or bot fly larvae or it could be and indecation of something more serious, best if she is checked by the vet just incase he needs a culture or tissue sample to diagnose (sp) it correctly.
Wish you had a picture of it you could post, that way when you find out something you could let us all know incase we ever run into the same situation. It sounds like a great learning experence for those of us without much horse experence.

Tweety