I want to cry - post dental problems

X-ray this afternoon.


Got hold of nfu, who I'm a bit horrified with to be honest - difficult to get hold of, are more worried about finding ways to get out if the claim than providing customer service and will take 3-5 days to tell me if they will pay. Bree will get what she needs whatever, but I could see it putting some people off getting expensive things done as its easy in this situation to thing "oh we'll just give the antibiotics a few more days".

Paula
 
Early on in the thread you mentioned fragments of wolf teeth, are there fragments in her jaw as they could be causing a problem, infection can set in around them and spread, x- rays will give you an answer but I would not be happy that fragments were left there in the first place.

One of my liveries had a tooth extracted with a fragment left, he only had mild problems, headshaking being the main one but the owner was considering pts as it got so bad, the dentist had said the fragment was not causing any problems, once removed the headshaking stopped and pony recovered.
 
If it's something like that or a root infection an X-ray will pick it up. Feeling better now I've seen her. She doesn't seem worse to me and is munching her hayledge.

Hoping for something trivial and easy to fix.
 
It was the vet who did the dental work?

I do like my dental tech, brilliant guy even with the shettie and his little mouth. Havent had any problems touch wood.
 
Didn't need the x-ray thankfully. She's got gum trauma above her molars on the left. Probably happened during the dental. It's going to take a while to heal, but considering the alternatives like abscesses and cracked teeth I'm quite relieved.

Had a straightforward conversation with the vet about just wanting to know what had happened and get her well rather than apportioning blame. So please no 'vets are all rubbish' or 'you must sue them to an inch of their lives' posts.

But lordy there is nothing more pathetic than a sedated friesian. She's just starting to perk up, but am hanging around for a bit to ensure she recovers.

Paula
 
I made the decision to always use an EDT when a recently qualified vet rasped our elderly cob's tongue instead of her teeth. Poor thing was bleeding copiously and vet just said 'oh the tongue always bleeds a lot' (!). I will say her boss wasn't too pleased!

I do hope Bree makes a speedy recovery, now you know what the problem is.

I will say though that I wouldn't have thought that pulling at a haynet would be comfortable for a horse with gum trauma.
 
Paulag said:
Damage to her gum.
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Causing her face to swell cripes .
Did they use power tools ?
Don't think I would be paying the bill.
I would also have the vets writing a report to the NFU saying it was trauma they caused not a condition or you risk finding teeth excluded at renewal.
 
I've had a chat with both the vet that came out yesterday and the practice manager this morning. I'm not going to discuss it any further on a public forum as I don't feel it's appropriate. But thank you all for the support, particularly those who pmed me with/shared their own experiences.
 
Paulag said:
I've had a chat with both the vet that came out yesterday and the practice manager this morning. I'm not going to discuss it any further on a public forum as I don't feel it's appropriate. But thank you all for the support, particularly those who pmed me with/shared their own experiences.
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Fully understand, and its nice to see a grown up for a change.

i really hope everything settles down quickly for you, and try and see if you can sort out your yard... most of them are a vipers nest - and sometimes it is better the devil you know.

Good luck what ever you do

GW
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