teething???

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I noticed a small bony lump on Inky's bottom jaw line today on one side of his face. YO says he is possible starting to teethe. He is not in any pain eating or otherwise. Now having only had a 25 year old horse before i have never had to think about him teething ( although of course he had his teeth done ) Inky is now nearlly 18 months old. Do you think its something to do with his teeth?
Can anyone explain the process of the growth of youngsters teeth and what to look out for?
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Your Inky should still have all his baby incisors (look small, and very white, with a clear 'neck' to them). He will, though have acquired a few cheek teeth (molars) between 1 and 2 years...these are incredibly deeply rooted in the horse's jawbone and it is therefore quite common for the bottom of the jaw to be lumpy and bumpy when they're teething.
Your first permanent incisors (the centrals) shouldn't appear until he is 2 1/2 so next summer.
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It could be teeth but they normally start getting adult teeth between 2.5 and up to about 5 years old. The most obvious to see are the front incisors which at change to adult teeth at apround 2.5 ,3.5 and 4.5. It does vary a lto from horse to horse though. Can't remember what happens with molars so could easily be them devloping as the bumps on the jaw are a classic sign
 
Hi Stinkbomb, If your youngster is 18 months old he should have all his baby teeth in place and they should all be in contact with each other. They will be very small and very white. At about 2 1/2 he should lose the two baby central incisors the permanents will come into contact at 3. At 3 1/2 he will lose his next two incisors at 4 they will be in contact and at 4 1/2 he will lose the corners and these will be in contact at 5. Hope this helps if I can tell you anything else then please let me know.
 
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Should i expect him to feel pain at some point then when teething, is this normal?? Just wonderd what to look out for with him and is there anything i can do if he is in pain???
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I imagine that teething is a bit uncomfortable for the horse...I believe that behavioural indicators of pain in equidae is a research topic at the moment...but who really knows?
You won't see much with the molars...but you'll be able to see the incisors growing in...and just should keep an eye out to see if they are straight, there's no gum redness or bleeding, and the baby tooth is displaced properly...
There isn't much you can do about it...if things go wrong you need to call your vet anyway...so don't get the drills out for a spot of DIY
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My Stinky went mouthy just before he was 2 and then again at 2 1/2 for about 3 months. At the moment he is now 3 1/4 and ok.

Between 21/2 and 3 he wanted something to chew on so I gave him a couple of small logs in the field which he chews and plays with.

At 2 1/2 one wolf tooth was removed (by hand as it was so loose)

He did look cute with one front tooth missing but I have yet to find any teeth so assume he ate them.

I do have the dentist check him out every 8 months as he does get sharp edges and I also like to know what is going on.
 
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