A 13 year old mini with a firm lump on the left side of the face. #207/8/9 are displaced medially towards the palate. The pony cannot clean out this area of feed due to the physical obstruction. This has been a life long problem.
A 13 year old mini with a firm lump on the left side of the face. #207/8/9 are displaced medially towards the palate. The pony cannot clean out this area of feed due to the physical obstruction. This has been a life long problem.
A 13 year old mini with a firm lump on the left side of the face. #207/8/9 are displaced medially towards the palate. The pony cannot clean out this area of feed due to the physical obstruction. This has been a life long problem.
A 13 year old mini with a firm lump on the left side of the face. #207/8/9 are displaced medially towards the palate. The pony cannot clean out this area of feed due to the physical obstruction. This has been a life long problem.
Melissa places her hand inside the mouth.
Melissa pulls out the 1st handful of packed hay.
Melissa pulls out the 2nd handful of packed hay.
Melissa pulls out the 3rd handful of packed hay.
Melissa pulls out the 4th handful of packed hay.
Melissa pulls out the 5th handful of packed hay.
Melissa pulls out the 6th handful of packed hay.
All of the packed hay from this mini's cheek. The odor smelled like manure.
The cheek after all the feed has been removed. The owner could flush this area out daily with a metal tipped drenching syringe followed with a hydrogen peroxide flush to add oxygen to eliminate the odor.
