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Post by cybercat on Jul 19, 2007 21:28:47 GMT -5
OK... my just-turned three year old mini, Whimsy, seems to be having a bit of dental goings on...I found a tooth in the salt bin the other day (inscisor) and noticed that her breath is pungent...she's drooling a bit and very lippy. Just assumed it was teething issues. Tonight I was feeding her a bit of apple and realized that she couldn't bite it into smaller pieces. She wouldn't let me look long enough, but it appears that almost all inscisors are missing. I looked at several dental articles online and it talks about the deciduous teeth, etc...but I can't tell if the horse is supposed to actually have gaps in her smile until the new teeth erupt. I thought that when the cap came off, the new tooth would be visible underneath...I don't know if this is normal or if Raven kicked Whimsy in the mouth!
So, worried mom needs an education. Thanks!
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Post by pnp4kidz on Jul 20, 2007 1:12:29 GMT -5
The incisors fall out, and the new tooth grows in 'after' that... sometimes faster than other times. The central incisors fall out at 2.5 years of age, the next ones at 3.5, and the corner ones at 4.5 years.
they can be cranky, but I've never known one to have foul breath.
they start having caps come off at 3-4 and those can get hung up...
I'd say, get the vet to do a looksie... just to be sure
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Post by shelberttk2 on Jul 20, 2007 10:26:35 GMT -5
Yes, foul breath usually means complications. Definitely need a 'looksie' for this one Leanne.....
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Post by piopico on Jul 20, 2007 12:08:55 GMT -5
What are the "+/-" in months for those teeth coming out? I'll have to look at Ty and see if he's lost the outside ones.
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Post by cutiepiepmu on Jul 26, 2007 12:19:41 GMT -5
Bad breath, bad teeth - talk to your vet. Sometimes the teeth can come out and the new ones can bet impacted so that they are not able to surface. Especially in Mini's and other small dishy faced type horses. Impacted teeth for them are similar to impacted wisdom teeth for us - painful and can get infected.
On a side note though - it is not uncommon for a horse to have big gaps in the smile. Miss Malibu lost both front top and front bottom at the same time - she literally had NO front teeth for nearly a month - lol Silly girl - she was on the mainly soaked pellet diet, but at this point they are back in and all is well! She is now dropping the caps off of her molars!
Sara in WA
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