my pony is a 3yr old shetland stallion and live out with 2 other meres which have no signs of this.
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Wounds in the mouth heal very quickly and have a low infection rate. Ulcers can be caused from trauma to the area,,,like one of your other mares kicking him. But having more then one ulcer can be a sign of some type of illness and this is just a secondary condition. You need to phone the vet and keep him away from the other mares. If he is having trouble eating you might want to make that emergency call to the vet but otherwise make an appt. and get him out. Dont be appling medications to the area for this could be hazardous to your stallion. I dont understand why ask this question here when a simple phone call to the vet can advise you over the phone til he gets there. Plus, to accurately help you I would need to ask you more info. on the pony. Good Luck and be careful what you read on here.
Kill it
Its odd if he has them but not the other animals in his field. For today, bathe them with 1 teaspoon salt dissolved in 1 pint water to clean them, then on Monday ring the vet.
Call the VET NOW. We are not vets and your Ponies health is at risk if you listen to us
wash the ulsars in warm salt water..then if u want go to the store and get the product called " Ulsar Ease " (you can find it at any drug stores(you might need to get a few bottles)) and pour that on the ulsars that will take away any pain from the ulsars for about 2hr. (i have 2 horses so i wouldn't lie to you) then repeat that until the vet can come out
call the vet out. Do not listen to anything said here .
Check the field - it sounds like he chewed something he shouldn't have. Some plants can 'burn' and will cause ulceration. Or it could be some old batteries someone threw away.
that sounds horrible, but it is strange that it is only him that has them. get the vet!!
I would also advise getting the vet, are you sure they are ulcers, could they be sarcoids??
it could be a result of the teeth rubbing on the gums/cheeks. you can check this theory by CAREFULLY running your fingers along the outside of the teeth, feeling for any sharp or rough bits.
failing that, it could be a reaction to something he ate. I would treat the sores/ulcers as others have suggested, with warm salt water. If they heal and do not reapear then it is likly to be something he ate. But if they do not heal or reapear, it is worth while gettin a vet to check him out.
Hope all goes well
what beanie said, this is a problem don't call a vet call a dentist, you need its teeth checked out as fast as poss or the horse's condition will get worse!
yeah get a VET
has he possibly grazed over a fence where they have fertiized
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