YaYa asked:
can horses get ringworm on their lip? Ive seen it everywhere else, but not on the lips. My pony has round scabby looking sores on both sides of her mouth. I’m pretty sure its ringworm, but im not positive. and how can i treat it without getting ointment in her mouth? anybody else had to deal with this?
they’re not in the corners of her mouth, but more along the sides.
can horses get ringworm on their lip? Ive seen it everywhere else, but not on the lips. My pony has round scabby looking sores on both sides of her mouth. I’m pretty sure its ringworm, but im not positive. and how can i treat it without getting ointment in her mouth? anybody else had to deal with this?
they’re not in the corners of her mouth, but more along the sides.
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It usually appears first on the face and causes hair loss. I’ve never heard of it specifically on the lip either and if it hasn’t spread it probably isn’t ringworm. The vitamin D in sunlight actually kills the fungus that causes ringworm so if she’s out to pasture a good part of the day that also makes it unliely to be the cause. I’d wonder more if it’s being caused by something she’s getting in the pasture or something in her hay that irritates her. If you’ve switched bits or adjusted her bridle recently that may also be a cause. If no obvisious cause or solution can be found you may want to ask the vet for suggestions, they’ll usually have some good answers over the phone or let you know if they think it’s serious enough to come out. Good luck
Is it right at the corners of the mouth where the bit rests? If so, it may be the bit.
a horse at my barn has the same thing it seems…We had the vet come and look because we thought it was ringworm as well but ti turns out that it was actually a wart…maybe you should have it checked to be sure because ringworm is VERY contageous as you probably know and can even spread to people! Good Luck!!!!!
Go ahead and quarantine, use gloves, and keep the area clean as though it’s ring worm, but have your vet take a look before you do any treatment. I haven’t seen ringworm on the lips like you are describing. I’d play it safe and isolate the horse until you know what it is, since horses are constantly touching things with their lips, and if it’s contagious it will spread like wildfire.