Moon is an annual job...

Turk's teeth were done 2 years ago and last year when I had the dentist out, he said he still looked good and didn't even touch him...

And then there was Frosty...

Oh hell no. He just gave him a 'normal' dose and about knocked my horse to the ground. The vet tech and I literally held the horse up so the vet could work on his teeth.
And he did a very piss poor job on Frosty's teeth.
The dentist I use now said Frosty had very sharp edges, his grinding action was off and the vet that did the work previously didn't even put in bottom bit seats. He put in top ones...but not bottom ones? What a maroon.
However, Frosty has a good mouth and good teeth, so it didn't take long to remove the shoddy work the vet had done. The dentist asked if he could come back and check him in 6 months to make sure there was no residual incorrect wear. He may or may not need a touch-up then.
And what do you know...this dentist actually listened to me when I told him the horse was susceptible to the drugs and only gave him a 1/2 a dose. He said next time, he probably won't even have to give him that much. Frosty is a light-weight.
While I knew these guys were due to be worked on anyway, one of the underlying reasons for having Turk and Frosty done was because both horses have some poll rigidity and the chiro recommended having acupuncture done on them to help relax those muscles so he could get a good adjustment. Well, poll rigidity can come from the teeth being out of whack as well, so I like to start with making sure the teeth are good before moving on to other stuff.
In about a week I will know if I need to proceed with additional work or if getting the teeth done relieves a lot of the poll tension. Moon and Turk's work was so slight that they will both be fine to ride by tomorrow. Frosty may need an additional day, but then it will be back to work as usual for him.
5 comments:
It's nice when your health care professionals actually listen to you. My horse dentist also adjusts the po;; and neck on horses if they need it.(Easy to do when they are sedated.)
Nice to have the work done right
A good horse dentist is invaluable, glad you found a good one.
I'm not sure I understood... the vet did a piss poor job, right? lol just kidding. Don't hold back there girl, tell us how you really feel!
I gotta get Kat done too. I'm sure he could use it.
At least our vet offers a bring them to me = no farm call fee... One of them around here used to do it, then flipped out and started charging a farm call fee for hauling in to him. If I gotta pay it, why should I hook up, waste my time and gas and haul to you? Screw that!
"Plumb normal" is a wonderful diagnosis from an equine dentist.
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