retained baby teeth...???

[joanne1920]

I looked at my rising 3 cobs teeth this morning to see if the wobbly top incisers had come out yet as the bottoms ones came out about a month ago.. mickey doesnt really like me looking in his mouth...but they are still there with the adult teeth growing up behind them, i tried to wobble one but could really wobble it much, and because the baby teeth are at an angle they have worn a ridge in his bottom permenant teeth

The people at the yard say wait for a couple of weeks and see if they come out naturally but i am quite worried

mickeys due his vacination by the 11th may and i'm getting his hernia checked out too to make sure thats ok, so do you think wait a month and ask vet then or get vet sooner? his gums arent red his mouth doesnt smell and he's certainly eating well and not dropping food... im a bit annoyed as the horse dentist only looked at him about a month ago and never said anything

im tempted to wait but not sure...
has anyone else had this problem? if so how was it sorted out? was the horse sedated and then the baby teeth pulled out?? thanks xx

 

[Marnie]

Hi there,

My baby had similar, I left her for a couple of days after I first noticed and then e mailed a picture to my vet as her gums were red and she had rather smelly breath. He came and removed the caps under sedation and she had a five day course of antibiotics as her gums were infected. He did say however that most horses would have lost them naturally without and assistance.

I would suggest keeping an eye on them and making sure that his gums don't go red or his breath smelly - if it does, you would probably need to get the vet out sooner.

Hope that is a help!

 

[Shilasdair]

My girl had this when I bought her as a rising 5 year old except she had all the adult and the baby incisors, in two rows like a shark's teeth. She didn't have any swelling, redness, or any symptoms at all. The vets told me she'd have to go in for an op to have them removed under a general anaesthetic if they didn't depart soon (that was in Nov). Being a cheapskate, I fed her turnips on ropes. Within a few week I was collecting teeth from her bed...and by the deadline for the op, the baby teeth had gone.
She utterly hates turnip now though

S

 

[joanne1920]

Thats really helpful thanks x its put my mind to rest a little too! I'll get him some turnips,swedes and parsnips and give them to him, i wont hang them on string as i dont trust him enough to not eat that too! The vets coming in a month so with any luck they'll be out by then is not the vet may sedate and remove... great thanks so much for your help xxx

 

[kevH]

Hi, when you say that the adult teeth are growing up behind them do you mean that you now have two sets of incisors coming through. If you do then you need to get the deciduous teeth removed as they could cause the permanent incisors to grow out of line, by having the baby teeth removed the permenant teeth should drift into the correct position. I find it easier to have a horse sedated when I am removing teeth and remember just like us they feel everything that happens in their mouth. so sedation is easier for them. Good luck. KJH