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[Marla]

Is it normal for a camel to have a white frothy foam coming from his mouth? We have had Omar for almost a year - and the past few days he has had a foaming problem. He seems to be healthy and happy. Just foamy. Is this normal? Or is something wrong?

[Chris]

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My Camel has the same problem. White foam from the mouth plus now he is not eating very well. I had the vet in to have a look at him last week and he found that his back teeth were sharp. He filed the teeth down,(which is not a simple job) and took a blood sample. At first he was ok but now he is foaming again. I still havent got the results from the blood test but should anything be found that causes the foaming I will let you know, as I am sure you will let me know should you find what is causing the foaming with your camel

[Chris]

I have just recieved info from a camel breeder from Holland, A man with years of expierence. Apparently foaming at the mouth is a sign that it is the matiing season and that the camel is in rut. This can go on for a couple of month along with a lack of appetite.

[camel2]

A female that I work with started foaming excessively and went off her diet. Intially it was discovered that she had a cracked tooth. They removed it, took x-rays, and discovered the reason behind the cracked tooth and more that likely the foaming was a jaw fracture! YOUCH! Anyways, several months later, after lots of antibiotics, a stint of kidney problems, and over a month of IV fluids, she's starting to improve. Her foaming decreased as her fracture healed.