Grrrr Equine Dentist!!

Halfpass

Halfpass

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As you probably all know Alee has gone to school for a couple of weeks.

Went to see her today and the guy training her said that she desperatly needs the dentist and he is not sure if he wants to do anymore work on her until she has been seen.

This would not have been a problem if I hadn't just (2 weeks ago) had the dentist out to her. He said her teeth were fine once he had finished just a couple of woolf teeth to come out in 6 months time.

Had a good feel of her teeth today top and botttom and they are really really sharp and causing sores in her mouth and on her tongue.

Have tried to phone dentist but he has not returned my call yet. Trouble is the longer she is away for schooling with no work the more it is costing me. I have a feeling that I may have some trouoble with getting him back to do her quickly and not charging me.

Opinions and advice much appreciated.

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If you're that worried about the job that's been done, why don't you get a second opinion from someone else ? You may still struggle to get your money back though if it confirms your suspicions...
 
If the original dentist didn't do a very good job the first time out surely you wouldn't want him back would you?
 
I'd just cut my losses and get someone else. The previous one was obviously useless so if you are anything like me, you would only continue to wonder if everything that needs doing had been done the second time.
 
There's a well-known eventer in East Sussex who is also an ED...dunno if he's the one you've already tried !? I can't remember the name of our chap off the top of my head...i'll have a look through the receipts tonight if i remember
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If it's an emergency then why not get your vet out to do it? My vet does my horses teeth all the time, I don't use an equine dentist.
 
Ok so my dentist has just called me back.

He remembers my horse and said that her teeth were initially really bad and he didn't want to over do it and give her a bad experience on her first visit from the dentist but is happy that they are good enough for her to be worked with at the moment and will pop in when she is back home and have a look.

Have called the guy training her and left a message saying the above and have left the dentists number with him for him to call if he is not happy.

Does this sound like a good explanation? Have only heard good things about this dentist. I am not an expert on equine teeth and neither is the guy training her so would you be happy with this explanantion?
 
I'm not so sure if its a cop out or a genuine explanation.We had a youngster done for the first time yesterday and he still had a good proper rasp the same as my horse and others at the yard did.If the horse didn't mind her teeth being done then really he should have done them properly or if she wasn't comfortable about it arranged to come back sooner than 6months. We used a guy from Staplehurst and he was very good and patient with all the horses.He came out quickly too as we booked him last Friday and he came out yesterday and we will definitely use him again.Pm me if you want his number or any more details.
 
sounds like a cop out to me. If your horse needed follow up work he should have said so at the time. Not left it untill somebody else pointed it out to him.
 
You may be angry with the dentist you used because they did a bad job. I certainly wouldn't want them back to probably do yet another bad job. In short, sort out another dentist, there are loads out there.
 
To be honest Halfpass; it is a viable explanation. Was your horse tolerant when having dentistry or not? Usually when I do youngsters who arent used to an EDT I do the best I can within the parameters that I am able. In other words I carry on until the horse starts messing around or getting upset and then I stop straight away as youngsters always remember a bad dental experience. In my opinion there is just no point in being dragged around the stable as I cannot do a good job and and it is not fair on the horse or handler.

I dont know the ins or outs of your situation but just wanted to let you know that I dont think it sounds like he is looking for an excuse and I have done the same. However, if the teeth were that bad I would ask for a second visit with a vet to sedate.
 
Oh no she was as good as gold. I felt in her mouth today and her teeth at the front of her molars were sharp ish and EDT said that these teeth would fall out so not a problem. He said she is fine to work with a bit in her mouth and he would come back when she is back at home.
 
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