chameleon
Well-Known Member
Hi all.
Just wondering if anyone has any advice on this. I have been helping my friend out with her neddies which includes 3 weanlings - two colts (7 months old) and a filly (5 months old). The filly was an add on and my friend got talked into taking her also when she went to collect the colts at weaning. The filly was in a sorry state, very underweight and weak - her dam had been put to sleep about 8 days earlier when she was about 4 months old. Over the last month she has put on weight and has been progressing well.
Last night when we brought her in from the field she was swollen all along her cheeks (if you imagine where her cheek teeth would be, think swelling showing along this line) - she looks like a hampster with her cheeks full off food but the swelling is more one side than the other. We felt in her mouth last night and there was no food caught between teeth and gums and this morning the swelling had gone down. She went back out in the field this morning with the colts and a`14 month old gelding and tonight she is swollen up again. There is nothing in the field except grass and they cannot get access to the hedges as there is fencing in the way, so I cant see that it can be something she has eaten and the other three are showing no sign of the same thing.
Tonight I tried gently pulling her tongue out the side of her mouth to see if I could get a better feel for if there was anything going on in there. Can anyone tell me how far advanced a 5 months old teeth would be. The edges of her cheek teeth seem quite sharp which I was suprised by but it doesnt feel like she has any hooks pointing outwards that might have caused rubbing. So can anyone advise on what this could be? She is eating and drinking fine but it is concerning due to her being in poor condition in the first place.
Thanks for reading and any advice would be appreciated.
Just wondering if anyone has any advice on this. I have been helping my friend out with her neddies which includes 3 weanlings - two colts (7 months old) and a filly (5 months old). The filly was an add on and my friend got talked into taking her also when she went to collect the colts at weaning. The filly was in a sorry state, very underweight and weak - her dam had been put to sleep about 8 days earlier when she was about 4 months old. Over the last month she has put on weight and has been progressing well.
Last night when we brought her in from the field she was swollen all along her cheeks (if you imagine where her cheek teeth would be, think swelling showing along this line) - she looks like a hampster with her cheeks full off food but the swelling is more one side than the other. We felt in her mouth last night and there was no food caught between teeth and gums and this morning the swelling had gone down. She went back out in the field this morning with the colts and a`14 month old gelding and tonight she is swollen up again. There is nothing in the field except grass and they cannot get access to the hedges as there is fencing in the way, so I cant see that it can be something she has eaten and the other three are showing no sign of the same thing.
Tonight I tried gently pulling her tongue out the side of her mouth to see if I could get a better feel for if there was anything going on in there. Can anyone tell me how far advanced a 5 months old teeth would be. The edges of her cheek teeth seem quite sharp which I was suprised by but it doesnt feel like she has any hooks pointing outwards that might have caused rubbing. So can anyone advise on what this could be? She is eating and drinking fine but it is concerning due to her being in poor condition in the first place.
Thanks for reading and any advice would be appreciated.