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Honeyb060674
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 Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 7:02:52 PM
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Nooo not something I keep my Mars Bars in! Brought the Wee Ginger One in on Weds & she had a swelling on the upper part of her jaw. YO took a look & after some massaging & prodding it went down & she guessed it could be a pocket of food stuck in her cheek. 10 mins later swelling reappeared, not at all sore infact she rather enjoyed it being massaged & she was happy & eating just fine. Vet due down yesterday morning, so a friend brought her in...no swelling & we decided to leave her be as there wasn't anything for him to actually look at. Lo & behold it came back last night so vet came out today & confirmed it was a pocket of food caught between a gap in her back teeth & a wobbly tooth. He's decided to leave it alone as the tooth isn't loose enough to extract & isn't causing her any ill effects. Also due to her age sedation isn't something we want to do unless theres no option. So poor old Honeys had a gag in & Mr Vet mans arm in her mouth poking about & removing clods of grass  Needless to say she was NOT happy & although she was a very good girl considering, she DID give him a run for his money for an old bird Have any of you guys ever had experience of this with your oldies?
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 8:57:51 PM
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Yes, my old gelding who will be 32 in the spring has had the problem for years; I have owned him for 27 years. I use a pickle fork (the other way round so I use the handle in his mouth) to remove the lumps although over the last couple of years he has got better and I haven't needed to use it. It is only hay which balls up and he spits out "sausages" of hay. I feed him soaked high fibre cubes so they are mushy and he also has a balancer for extra vits and minerals. He has an enormous amount of feed but he looks fantastic. Still runs round the field with the others, no sign of arthritis or any other old age problems.
I know he won't go on for ever but at the moment he looks as if he will. Just put the hanle of the pickle fork (or something similar) up the side of her cheek outside the teeth and you will be able to pull it out. My old boy has a purple fit for the dentist but happily lets me do the necessary!
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Honeyb060674
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 10:12:22 PM
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| Aren't they amazing! My girly is 30 & the vet was really impressed by the condition of her teeth, he was surprised she hasn't lost any yet. Shes in fine fettle & holding condition well so not too concerned about the pocketing (now I know its not something worse!) We thought maybe getting a large plastic syringe & routinely flushing her mouth with warm water on the insides of her cheeks. |
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x_Kath_x
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 12:33:02 AM
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My 23 year old gelding gets grass compacted and carrot bits stuck there and has for a few years now though it is more frequent now - both vet and dentist said not to worry just he has a 'gappy' mouth on that side. Sometimes he lets me reach in and get out what's stuck but other times it's just too undignified for him to let me and he gets it loose in the end by himself (whilst pulling faces and wiggling his tongue about)  |
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 11:07:28 AM
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| My lovely old mare used to have this. My vet suggested I use a honey spoon to get impacted hay, grass etc. out and it worked. It could go in longer, and safer, than my fingers and I could twirl it and pull out stuff and she used to enjoy it. I think it tickled! I used it both sides daily. |
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Edited by - Goldenmane on 06 Sep 2008 11:16:03 AM |
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Honeyb060674
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Goldenmane
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 1:21:51 PM
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 Dont want to advertise. I bought mine from a big department store, really cheap, used to throw them away when too dirty, made from wood! Email me if you want any more information! |
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Honeyb060674
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barbara.gregory
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Posted - 07 Sep 2008 : 08:29:17 AM
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Don't worry about a piclke fork, a chopstick that won't break would do. I only used a picle fork as a temporary measure because I had one that had never been used. You just need something long and fairly thin that won't hurt your horse or break in his mouth that can slide between his teeth and his cheek to pull the food out.
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