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| Good morning! I just got my coming 3 year old over the weekend. He has never had his wolf teeth pulled or vet check of his mouth. I'm having all that done next wednesday. Float/Wolf teeth. My question is, I leave the following day for a 3 day race and I plan to leave the 3 year old at home. I have heard they don't have any recovery time from the wolf teeth and that they just pop out and they are fine. Is this the case??? I would hate to be gone and my colt stop eating or something. THanks! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Woft teeth are so shallow rooted theres really nothing to taking them out, unless they are hidded woft teeth and have to be cut out. But I would not worry at all go have fun..  |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-02-13 10:50 AM
Woft teeth are so shallow rooted theres really nothing to taking them out, unless they are hidded woft teeth and have to be cut out. But I would not worry at all go have fun..
Thanks! ANd if the vet found them to be more difficult and require more I'm sure she would tell me and I could reschedule that part of it. Worse comes to worse I can always have my caretaker feeding him while I'm gone give him a little previcox for a couple days. Thanks! |
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Location: Idaho | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-13 10:46 AM Good morning! I just got my coming 3 year old over the weekend. He has never had his wolf teeth pulled or vet check of his mouth. I'm having all that done next wednesday. Float/Wolf teeth. My question is, I leave the following day for a 3 day race and I plan to leave the 3 year old at home. I have heard they don't have any recovery time from the wolf teeth and that they just pop out and they are fine. Is this the case??? I would hate to be gone and my colt stop eating or something. THanks!
90% of horses have wolf teeth, mares and studs (geldings) - yes they HAVE to be extracted. No, if they are erupted (threw the tissue) its really no biggy to extract, we do not use a local (lidocane) and you just work it loose and pull out (do not break off). However, if they are blind wolf teeth, we do a local and cut open to extract the blind wolf teeth, but again, no real recovery time and they are not prone to infection or going off their feed. The only reason a horse would have problems after a dental is from having their mouth open for a long period of time with the speculum and what is sore is their jaw muscles and TMJ. I would not have any problem having wolf teeth removed and then leaving. Should be no issues. Also make sure your vet/dentist checks for caps that are retained or any issues with your horses mouth that is still developing!! |
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| My 2 year old has to be laid down to take her wolf teeth out, because they are sideways. I am under the impression that this is pretty uncommon though.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | wolf teeth dont have to be removed ...just depends on the horse....m
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Location: Idaho | ShiningSRanch - 2017-02-15 6:33 AM My 2 year old has to be laid down to take her wolf teeth out, because they are sideways. I am under the impression that this is pretty uncommon though.
Sidesways, under the tissue, one finger in front of the premolar, etc... we've never laid a horse down to extract wolf teeth. It is a minor procedure regardless of placement. We've also dealt with broken off wolf teeth, same procedure to extract, no biggy. For a vet to actually use sedation that would allow your horse to lay down is extreme is is not nessacary, just an FYI.  |
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Location: Idaho | mruggles - 2017-02-15 6:47 AM wolf teeth dont have to be removed ...just depends on the horse....m
Thats kind of like saying wisdom teeth don't need to be removed. IF you know how to place your bit in the horses mouth where it will NOT bump the wolf tooth or the canine (which leaves very little room then) you might not get the "feel" you actually need from your horse. Its an effortless procedure, not sure why you would't just do it. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | flyhperformancehorse - 2017-02-17 7:43 PM mruggles - 2017-02-15 6:47 AM wolf teeth dont have to be removed ...just depends on the horse....m Thats kind of like saying wisdom teeth don't need to be removed. IF you know how to place your bit in the horses mouth where it will NOT bump the wolf tooth or the canine (which leaves very little room then) you might not get the "feel" you actually need from your horse. Its an effortless procedure, not sure why you would't just do it.
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