Anyone with experience of wolf teeth removal?

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Husband's new horse has a wolf tooth, which she has had for a number of years but I am wondering if this could be responsible for her reluctance to accept a contact? I posted before about the head in the air or down by her knees. Has anyone had wolf teeth/tooth removed and found a big difference?
 
Arch had his out when he was 4 and it made a big difference, coz his wolf teeth where gratting the inside of his mouth
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Yes, it is probably uncomfortable when the bit touches the tooth.

It is usually quite a simple thing to do, although you have to have a vet rather than a dentist I think.
 
Yes Jed had his two out when he was 5 and made a big difference. Vet has to come and take them out as the have to have an anesthetic (sp?) as they can be tricky little things to get out at times.
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as a youngster when i was at school, the yar i was at arranged a dentist visit, i put my list down for them to be rasped, go to the yard that evening to be told that the dentist had removed a wolf tooth! This had been causing my horse no discomfort what so ever, the dentist literally just ripped it out, messed up my horses nerves and left him a headshaker and scared to death of dentist/vets going near him mouth....
i alway think specialist dentist are best as they work with the equine mouth daily but in this case - def go with a vet!
 
My boy had his out last year as one was growing in the wrong direction and the other was blind. My dentist recommended this and i had it done by my vet. The vet was very good and he gave Ru a little sedation to keep him calm as the teeth were slightly awkward. There was a little blood but Ru was absolutely fine and was his normal self within the hour. He had a few days off just to let the wounds heal.

It didn't actually make a difference to his way of going but i don't think they were bad enough to be causing him a problem as yet
 
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QR do you think the removal would be covered under insurance?

[/ QUOTE ] Find out how much your vet is going to charge because it wouldn't even come to the cost of your excess to have a wolf tooth removed. If our vet is on the yard and rasping at the time, if a wolf tooth has to be removed, then it's done there and then with no extra charge. If we specifically call him out to remove wolf teeth, then it is just a normal call out. You certainly wouldn't be needing anaesthetic being given to the horse first, they pop out very easily (usually).
 
Its not worth claiming for, its normally a quick relatively inexpensive proceedure. Made no difference to my horse when he had his removed a 5.
 
A young mare I was bringing on started chucking her head about when being ridden. Had her teeth checked, wolf teeth were spotted and removed a week later. Vet came and sedated her but my EDT actually removed the teeth. Whole procedure was done easily within the hour and after a few days off she was 100% better. Not a head shake in sight!
It was not very expensive and if this is the cause of your mares problem it is worth every penny.
 
I have never known any insurance to cover extraction of a wolf tooth, it doesn't actually cost that much to do.

I have had three mares who have had wolf teeth out, I always have teeth checked as they are to be backed and if they are there, they get taken out. IMO It saves any problems in the future. Vet does it very quickly under sedation.
 
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