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| Well, had my vet appointment yesterday for my coming 3 year old to have teeth floated and wolf teeth pulled. Great news is, his teeth were in great shape and did not need floating ( Nice money savings to  ) and he only had ONE wolf tooth, not two. And the one he had was extremely easy to remove. Like 3 seconds it seemed. So thats all done and over with and he is good for a year.
As far as the sweating all the time since being brought from Washington to southern CA, my vet explained that a horse's thyroid will adjust core body temperature to compensate for what is needed to combat outside temp. Makes total sense. His temp has run 100.5 - 100.8 for the last 2 weeks since he has been here. Normal range but up there, while my other horses are in the 99's. Absolutely makes sense . It takes a bit for the thyroid to adjust so thats why he was sweaty, warmer outside and still producing heat on inside. He has shed about 1000000 pounds of hair it seems in just a few days and is no longer sweaty all the time. He must be adjusting. He is a bit of a tired dude today as he had his vaccines and tooth pulled yesterday. LOL |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | We've never seen a 3 year old that didn't need to have his teeth done unless they had been done within 6 months. Young horses teeth are soft and get sharp points pretty fast and is why many have them checked every 6 months. If you start riding him and he gives you trouble with the bit...skip that vet and go find an equine dentist. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | The sweating makes sense. I always thought a horse will adjust from warm weather to cold in nothing flat. We have bought mares from the south and shipped them to WY in Jan (our coldest month). They wear a blanket if it is 30 or under, but on those other days, it really makes them grow hair fast. I have sold horses to CA and FL in the winter and those wooly babies have a heck of a time dealing with the heat and humidity. The FL one ended up being clipped to help. |
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| I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own..
Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol
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| FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 2:20 PM
I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own..
Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol
My old school vet told me that horses kept on pasture and not fed any or very little feed needed their teeth floated less often. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | GLP - 2017-02-23 1:38 PM FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 2:20 PM I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own.. Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol My old school vet told me that horses kept on pasture and not fed any or very little feed needed their teeth floated less often.
It is true. Also horses in sandy areas/short grass will wear their front teeth out much faster on the grit. We have wolf teeth pulled in the colts when they are castrated and we haven't kept a filly around in years, but used to have theirs pulled before they were started. Teeth are floated now when anything is 3, before they start training. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 2:20 PM I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own.. Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol
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| Nevertooold - 2017-02-23 1:22 PM
FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 2:20 PM I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own.. Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol
Do you have gritty, sandy soil?
I personally do not , and he won't be turned out on pasture with me. This is a colt I recently got from Washington and I am in CA. He was raised from birth to now (2 weeks ago) on pasture with other horses, cattle, buffalo , and grazing. lol I am absolutely sure I will have to keep up on his dental now that he is with me for sure. I took him yesterday mainly to get wolf teeth done and just a good once over oral exam. When he was sedated for wolf teeth she really got in there elbo deep feeling around. Lol. He has good lateral movement and no sharps that she could see or feel. I will do a recheck maybe this summer just to see. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 4:00 PM Nevertooold - 2017-02-23 1:22 PM FLITASTIC - 2017-02-23 2:20 PM I trust my vet. SHe really got in there and felt around and I trust her judgement. I will keep an eye on how he rides and go from there. He did have a pretty good fever this morning from vaccines but it has since resolved itself on its own.. Vet did mention that horses on pasture like he was are better off than ones kept in confinement. Maybe he is wearing his teeth down who knows. lol Do you have gritty, sandy soil? I personally do not , and he won't be turned out on pasture with me. This is a colt I recently got from Washington and I am in CA. He was raised from birth to now (2 weeks ago ) on pasture with other horses, cattle, buffalo , and grazing. lol I am absolutely sure I will have to keep up on his dental now that he is with me for sure. I took him yesterday mainly to get wolf teeth done and just a good once over oral exam. When he was sedated for wolf teeth she really got in there elbo deep feeling around. Lol. He has good lateral movement and no sharps that she could see or feel. I will do a recheck maybe this summer just to see.
That is really bizarre unless the other people had his teeth done and his wolf tooth hadn't erupted yet.
Congrats on your new colt! Have fun with him!
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