Drooling cows

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MAGONZ1969

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I have several cows that are drooling. Some more that others. They are all between 3 and 6 years of age. They are all eating and drinking water just fine. They all go to the hay when I feed them. Anyone seen anything like this. Not sure what this might be. Been going on for a few weeks now. Just been making sure they eat and drink and they are. Any ideas?
 
I'm doing as much research as I can and finding out all kinds of stuff. It can e sores in their mouth, but all of them; I don't know..
It could be that the hay they're eating has some kind of fungus on it so it might be contaminated with this fungus. Not sure. I might start feeding them different bales of hay from a different stack. Could be that they have something blocking their esophagus, but all of them; seems not right for all of them to have a bone, stick or something lodged in their throat. Maybe coons and foxes contaminated the hay; is that even a possibility? They sure can't be teething at 3 years, can they? I know one of them is a yearling and yeah she might be teething. I'm not sure. I'm kind of thinking is the hay they're eating. Times are hard and hate to start giving them all shots for something they really might not need. What do you think?
 
I can't see the cows, but a bit of drooling doesn't concern me much.. I would watch and make sure they're chewing cud and alert...

Benign neglect as they say.
 
What kind of hay are you feeding?
Some hay sold as "cow hay" can have stickers or weeds in it that can irritate their gums. The fact that all your cows are doing it, and they are otherwise healthy with good appetites, points to a possible irritation from either the hay or something in your pasture. If they are hungry, they might eat something that they would not ordinarily eat.
 
Had they just been eating mineral? Or is it ongoing. Once they finish mineral, they usually stand there drooling for a while too.
 
Are they out on Pasture? White clover will do that to them. Its definately something they are eating.
 

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