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It seems the poor girly is pretty sore in her mouth at the moment.

She's been more grumpy than usual the last few weeks but i put that down to her being stuck in. Plus we have never really clicked or got on well anyway, i was pretty sure she just didn't like me.

Then on monday i noticed her rubbing her teeth on the wooden wall and told her off, i thought she was just being stressy and so tried to make things a bit nicer by opening the door with a leadrope across it (deadly ice) and she seemed a bit happier.

Then she's not been eating much haylage but i put that down to it being very rich, as the baby hasn't been eating as much either. But it only clicked today when i was giving her a fuss and had just put her haynet in. She looked so miserable trying to lip at it and then nudging it and not eating any. She was rubbing her teeth again too.

Told her owner (she's a share) and gave her an extra big bucket of chaff and sugar beet so she doesn't get so hungry. Dentist is being called but hardly anyone can get up the lane with all the snow
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Feel so bad i missed the signs for so long, it seems so obvious now! I can empathise with her though- i feel like i've been punched in the mouth with this stupid tooth infection
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And at least we have seemed to click more the last couple of days since i have been trying really hard to cheer her up. We've had some really nice moments, i think she's appreciated it. Just hope dentist can fix her soon. And me!
 
It amazes me how much sore teeth/gums can effect horses. I have a rough tough native type who adores his food and when he has soreness around his teeth (he recently had teeth done and it was found he had 2 sore bits from his teeth) he didn't eat properly for 3-4 days until it had all finally healed after treatment. And they look so unhappy when they want to really tuck in and eat but can't properly, mine got very grumpy too. I find some of our haylage can be quite stalky and rough, and when mine was being fussy after his teeth done a few people on here suggested trying softer hay instead of haylage, that might help a bit until she's seen the dentist? Hope she's sorted and happier soon and your tooth too!
 
I could try and have a look for some small bales, thanks for the suggestion
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Will see how she goes over the next couple of days but if she is leaving as much as she has then it will definately be worth a go. It is quite stalky haylege at the moment, some bits look like straw, so she probably will be struggling with it. Will keep up the bucket feeds, but the problem is the scoffs them down super fast!

I think your suggestion might be the best way, i will talk to her owner about it. Also think will try her without it in the small hole haynet so she doesn't have to tug. I've never seen a horse so miserable with mouth pain, have only been able to tell before by quidding etc. Poor girly, my heart was just breaking watching her
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Might be best to get your vet to have a look - might be a diastoma - gap in the arcade that food gets caught in, compacts, rots, gum shrinks exposing tooth etc. Can be very sore for the horse - and there is a risk of an infected tooth.

This is a vet job to fix as it often needs heavy sedation - not a job for a non vet dentist.
 
She had managed to eat all her net of haylege by this morning and was eating ok in the field, so i don't know why she seemed so much more sore last night. She is 26 so teeth problems are to be expected i think. Someone will be out to look at them soon.

Thanks for the advice
 
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