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angelarab
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 Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 08:23:47 AM
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Baz has started blowing his cheeks out, esp when eating he is not quidding and is not looking like he is having trouble with hay/grass, should i call vet or dentist? He is two and not seen a dentist yet, could it be a wolf coming through?
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NUTTER
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Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 09:55:59 AM
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Oh bless him...
All starts happening from 2 1/2 approx..
Think... proberly wrong its the cental incisors first not sure of the rest in order!!..
Google it..
Proberly shedding his baby teeth for the permanant ones to come through..
Which will make eating etc a little difficult..
1 of ours had his wolf teeth removed as started having problems at just 7 years..
Kids little pony was good for letting you open his mouth so i used to rub bonjela in!! |
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annas
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Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 11:23:07 AM
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Oh my goodness....I have just had this problem with my new boy Jasper (he's 3). Although as well as making funny faces and playing with his tongue, he started to quid his hay and drop his hard feed, poor little man. After much discussion I called a Dentist (Carl Duggan) and he came out. He was by all accounts (I couldn't be there), a miracle worker, popping three caps out with his fingers and rasping some sharp teeth at the back. No stress and no sedation. And £35 instead of £80 plus for the Vet.
Some other ladies at the yard were getting the Dentist at our local Vets practice out just incase their horses needed sedation, they have all now decided to use my guy!
So i'd say get a good dentist unless you know that you definately have to have sedation.
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angelarab
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Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 11:38:46 AM
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ah cheers for that, he is a good boy so won't need sedation, will get a dentist to check things out, put my mind at ease  |
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georgiauk
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Posted - 29 Sep 2008 : 12:28:12 PM
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| My girls had real problems cutting teeth, one in particular couldn't eat hay properly and I would find balls of partially chewed hay below her net, she also seemed very sore. I increased her hard ration to compensate for not getting her full quota of hay and gave her whole carrots so she had to chew, hopefully loosening them. It took a couple of weeks for the caps to fall of naturally but had it gone on any longer or she has started to lose condition then I would have called a dentist to remove them |
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leezee26
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Posted - 30 Sep 2008 : 3:59:49 PM
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| Hi Wolf teeth generally erupt between 6 and 18 months, it sounds as though it could be his 1st pre-molars trying to shed...But still I start floating molar teeth on youngsters from 6 months as they are especially sharp due to be quite 'soft'and are particularly open to how the horse is conformed, ie if something is not erupting properly and they are not equally wearing then prob's can arise. I never put a gag on anything younger than a 3 year old as their growth sutures are still forming. I would call a good EDT in who can float the buccal(outside edges) of your boys molars and check that everything is erupting correctly, if he has wolf teeth they will already be present. Good luck! Leighx |
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leezee26
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Posted - 30 Sep 2008 : 4:03:41 PM
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| Also just to add, most caps just need gentle persuasion to come out but if he needs wolf teeth out then he must be sedated as this can be a very painful procedure and all to often I come across someone that has knocked them out without pain relief and the horse ends up petrified of the dentist!! Likewise for the caps if they are really stuck on it can be painful so even getting hold of some sedalin can help.Leighx |
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angelarab
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Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 08:27:14 AM
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| i phoned the dentist and he said not to worry? he said next time a vet is passing get them to have a look? He is still eating ok and looking really well. |
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leezee26
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Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 4:02:46 PM
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| Thats sounds a little bit of a 'fob off'to me! Can anyone recommend a dentist that could be bothered for Angelarab in her area? Hope you can find one that can put your mind at rest. Im sure its nothing major to worry about but surely it best to make sure he is not in discomfort so that you will not have problems arise later? Leighx |
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