Post by fimacg on Mar 3, 2011 12:42:55 GMT
I've been getting organised so had the farrier out yesterday to do feet and today the vet came to do jabs and teeth. I've always had an EDT to them before rather than the vet but my instructor really rated my vet for teeth and as I needed flu jabs too I thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Boy am I glad I did.
For three horses who are kept exactly the same same way, are of a similar type and fed exactly the same thing their teeth couldn't be more different.
Chompy - his were fine a couple of sharp points but nothing major a bit of rasping fixed them in no time.
Dexter - his teeth slope the wrong way and are far too high at the front and worn thin at the back, vet had about 5mm to rasp off the front and very little to do at the back, one side again worse than the other. They were OK this year but he thinks that by next year he may be a candidate to have them 'dremelled' i.e. mechanically shaved down... he does have to be difficult does Dexter.
Brave - well he always has had a sensitive mouth when ridden and needs a light contact. I suspected that the right side would be worse than the left from his way of going and I was right, but the poor boy has ulcerated cheeks on both side from some very sharp points and the vet had to sedate him to be able to deal with them effectively, as they were so sore he wasn't going to let anyone near them.
If I had just had an EDT come out they wouldn't have been able to sedate him so I wonder if he was actually done properly last time around, as he was skittish then, but not as bad as this. He wasn't doing anhything really bad just doing a giraffe impression, throwing his head around and backing up around his box, but gradully working himself into a state, better for everyone if he had a bit of sedation to make the whole experience more pleasant.
The ulcers should all heal up within 3-4 days so he should be better and happier in next to no time, recommendation for him is to get his teeth done at 6-8 month intervals and see how he goes rather than a year.
They were all done at the same time last year and they couldn't be more different now.
For three horses who are kept exactly the same same way, are of a similar type and fed exactly the same thing their teeth couldn't be more different.
Chompy - his were fine a couple of sharp points but nothing major a bit of rasping fixed them in no time.
Dexter - his teeth slope the wrong way and are far too high at the front and worn thin at the back, vet had about 5mm to rasp off the front and very little to do at the back, one side again worse than the other. They were OK this year but he thinks that by next year he may be a candidate to have them 'dremelled' i.e. mechanically shaved down... he does have to be difficult does Dexter.
Brave - well he always has had a sensitive mouth when ridden and needs a light contact. I suspected that the right side would be worse than the left from his way of going and I was right, but the poor boy has ulcerated cheeks on both side from some very sharp points and the vet had to sedate him to be able to deal with them effectively, as they were so sore he wasn't going to let anyone near them.
If I had just had an EDT come out they wouldn't have been able to sedate him so I wonder if he was actually done properly last time around, as he was skittish then, but not as bad as this. He wasn't doing anhything really bad just doing a giraffe impression, throwing his head around and backing up around his box, but gradully working himself into a state, better for everyone if he had a bit of sedation to make the whole experience more pleasant.
The ulcers should all heal up within 3-4 days so he should be better and happier in next to no time, recommendation for him is to get his teeth done at 6-8 month intervals and see how he goes rather than a year.
They were all done at the same time last year and they couldn't be more different now.
. Ever since the first time M came out, every check up has just been a quixk routine rasp and that's it 
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thats always a plus!
for so much hard work we thank ye!!