My Horse's Torn Lip

Earlier this February I went to see Ava. It had been almost a week since I hadn't seen her last. I thought everything was fine until I noticed this thing on her lower upper lip. It looked like a piece of ice had frozen on there but it was actually a chunk of skin. I couldn't believe my eyes. It looked bad and I thought she would have needed stitches. The wound looked a few days old and I don't think stitches would have worked anyway. I looked everywhere in her pen and found nothing that she could have snagged it on, so, I am thinking her and her buddy must have been playing too rough. I also didn't have my camera to make a quick record of what it looked like. Anyhow, after I went home I went onto Google and searched for some answers. All I basically got from it was that horses lips heal really well and almost always heal on their own if they are not infected or too messed up, but that was it... Kind of agitating. I went to the vet a few days later and told him about it, he said almost the same thing as Google did and that she wouldn't need stitches. This was very relieving.

These photos were taken after she pulled the loose skin off, I couldn't believe how well it had healed in such short time. Considering, the tear went through her lip and was somewhat deep. At least it is better now. Anyways, here is a list of what you need to remember if this happens to your horse.

•Check to see how deep to cut is.
•Check the wound for infection.
•Take a picture for your records and to show the vet (optional.)
•Tell your vet the situation and schedule a checkup if he/she thinks is necessary.