Young horses can have bad teeth too!

Name      Shilvodan Castana

Sex         Mare

Colour     Chestnut

Age         3 years old (DOB 2006)

Date of Purchase - 15.9.09

Date of Dentistry - 28.9.09

Signs that Dentistry was required:-

• Rolling hay
• Lump on lower jaw (near side)
• Lump on side of face (near side)
• Rapid loss of condition
• Dull coat
• Lack of energy
• Head-shy

Treatment

This mare required advanced dentistry, something rarely required for a horse of this age

Sedation was provided by Voy Vet Group

Power tools were required to bring the mare’s mouth back into balance

Two retained caps where extracted.

• The cap from the upper jaw was fractured
• The cap from the lower jaw had a long root still remaining. This left a space between the 3rd and 4th molar after extraction. This space means that this mare will need checked twice yearly (minimum) to ensure correct development of molars

The result following Dentistry

In this case, dental problems were the primary reason for loss of condition

This is not always the case. Reasons from loss of condition can include:-

Diagnosis	Consult ......
Anaemia/virus           Poor diet (volume and quality of grain/fodder) Overwork Temperature of horse (too cold or too hot) Injury Pain	vet equine nutritionalist consider workload vet/consider environment vet/consider muscle care vet/consider saddle fit/muscle care

This list is by no means complete. Any weight loss is a concern. Get it checked out!

 

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