experiences with (blind) wolf tooth?

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Has anyone had an experience with a blind wolf tooth? was it upper or lower and who did you get to extract it? dentist? farrier? also how much did it cost?

many thanks!!!
 
If its not causing a problem it is best left and may come through the gum anyway, if it is a problem it is a vet job imo as will need some sedation or local to do a proper job, if it gets fractured whilst being removed it will cause problems.
I thought wolf teeth were only in the top ,I have never known them in lower jaw.
 
My horse had an ectopic wolf tooth in his lower jaw and it drove him bonkers. Get it x-rayed and taken out asap. I went to a specialist vet and all found cost me £300.
 
Jazzy has one - Victoria Hammond said it's one of the worst she's seen :(

She said local equine hospital shouldn't charge more than
£150 to extract, including call out and sedation.

Obviously I'll pay whatever they charge, but it sounded reasonable to me :)
 
My boy had a blind wolf tooth taken out yesterday.
I got the vet to do the job, purely as he was going to need sedation anyway, so the vet would have to be there. Jazz ended up having 2 lots of sedation, a local into the gum, and a tetanus booster.
If I had to do it again, I would probably get the dentist to do it, with the vet to sedate, as the vet seemed to be having problems, and the tooth broke, so it took quite a long time ( hence the 2 lots of sedation ). I think the dentist would probably be quicker, just as, if not more skilled.
Kx
 
My TB had a blind wolf tooth and he permenantly held his head at a slight angle - once I knew it was there I had the tooth removed and horse straightened up at once.

Definately take it out. Wolf teeth are almost always on the top jaw - not ever heard of one being found in the bottom jaw.
 
Lower jaw blind wolf teeth, one each side.
I ride mine in a hackamore whilst hoping they will erupt, it doesn't look like it's going to happen though :(. She has had them 18 months and she is now 6 1/2 yrs old.
Been quoted £190 for x-rays and removal. Still not sure whether I am going to get them done or not as they don't seem to bother her if ridden bitless.
 
digitalangel said:
thanks for all the replies - can i get an idea of recovery time please?
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Depends on the depth of the root - and how much digging is needed to extract it cleanly. I normally give mine between 5 and 7 days before putting a bit in the mouth (which is no hardship as tooth check is step 1 in the backing process for me.)
 
The sedation took about 45 mins to wear off and he was grazing, he ate his hard feed a couple of hours later.
Vet told me to give Jazz about 7 days before putting a bit in his mouth again, so we're just doing some lunging and long reining off the cavesson, which he seems fine with.
Kx
 
Firstly are you 100% sure it's a blind wolf tooth? My dentist said that he had found a blind wolf tooth (and he's one of the best dentists around!) but when she went for a CT scan on her head (the horse, not the dentist!), which was totally unrelated to the tooth, they found that it wasn't actually a blind wolf tooth, it was just the way the jawline was formed. Had the vet sedated and cut in, it could have caused a lot of problems!!
 
I know a horse which had blind woof teeth on both sides of it's upper jaw. The dentist reckoned they were all crushed up where somebody had tried to remove them before in the past (most probably without sedating the horse judging by his reaction to the dentist) in the past! :eek: The vet came and sedated the horse and the dentist (an EDT) removed the bits of tooth.

The horse was showing signs if discomfort in its mouth and when ridden so it really was necessary to remove them. He then had three weeks off work to allow his mouth to heal properly and was then slowly brought back into full work.
 
If the wolf tooth is blind it will have to be removed by a vet as it is deemed as a "surgical procedure" due to an incision having to be made to expose the tooth.
I tend to be of a "if it aint broke dont fix it" but rarely do blind WT not cause a problem.
Also, yes you can get lower WT, I have seen them but only on 3 occasions!
 
thanks everyone - horse is 7 , the tooth is in the right upper jaw, and it came up in the vetting. IMHO the horse isnt as happy in his mouth as ie could be he leans a lot and has trouble taking the outside rein when bending to the left preferring to hang onto my inside rein. Am going to get it taken out sooner rather than later, but wanted to know the recovery time as we still need time to "bond" under saddle :D a week seems fine though!
 
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