Tooth rasping prices

[Sandstone1]

Just out of interest what do you pay for teeth rasping with sedation. Mines £45 and £50 for sedation.

 

[SEL]

Teeth are £55 for first visit and £50 for subsequent visits.

Sedation is around £60.

Based South East.

 

[Sandstone1]

Thanks, I'm in Midlands. Done by vet.

 

[booandellie]

I'm in north east and my vet does them by sedation only so that they are done properly. Charges £70 but that price is less if a few on the yard get done and call out charge is split. I know there is someone in the area charging £20 but i simply wouldn't trust someone charging so little- you get what you pay for!

 

[LD&S]

I'm in north east and my vet does them by sedation only so that they are done properly. Charges £70 but that price is less if a few on the yard get done and call out charge is split. I know there is someone in the area charging £20 but i simply wouldn't trust someone charging so little- you get what you pay for!

Not sure why sedation would ensure they are done properly.

EDT in Kent £40 doesn't sedate, not needed for rasping. If there was more complicated work needed and sedation needed then the EDT would do the teeth and the vet the sedation.

Amazing feeling the difference before and after and excuse the ignorance ( probably shouldn't admit this ) but I never realised you had to put your arm in so far to get to the back of the teeth.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I paid £40 for each have horse and they had half a tube of sedalin each just to take the edge of them and they were both very good, the guy that did them said they were the best behaved he had done that day I only gave them the sedalin because they had always been done by the vet who had always insisted on sedation, I think much of the time it's really not needed for a lot of horses. mine certainly won't be sedated again by the vet.

 

[Red-1]

Mine is £45 for the visit and teeth. I have not used sedation, although it took a few goes to find an EDT who was also a horseman and taught the horses they did not need sedation.

I consider him a bargain, as for the first few visits he took ages, so he would use the gag, then loosen it off, and only gradually increase the work within what the horse could manage. He always stopped before the horse was worried, however little that meant was done. It took a couple of visits before he could be thorough, so we have a few visits close to, so the horse could be educated without having to do work he was not yet ready for.

His patience is paid back now, as he has made a few of my horses very relaxed to do.

 

[Sandstone1]

I agree that sedation is not always needed. However, vets seem to do it as a matter of course because it makes it easier for them.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I agree that sedation is not always needed. However, vets seem to do it as a matter of course because it makes it easier for them.

yes I agree they don't always have the time to spend with a fidgety horse but when you know your horses are okay without I don't see why some insist on it

 

[Damnation]

£40 in north Cumbria.

Good dentist, good reputation, no sedation needed my horse stands like a rock.

Sometimes he isn't here for long but she doesn't have great teeth and she is broaching 16, he is loathe to do too much at once.

It also helps that because she stands so well he doesn't need to battle with her for anything and can just get on with the job!

 

[LD&S]

yes I agree they don't always have the time to spend with a fidgety horse but when you know your horses are okay without I don't see why some insist on it

When my EDT was out in Nov I asked about sedation and how often he needed it, he said there had one case during 2016 that needed it for routine rasping.

The first time he came it took a little longer as they hadn't been done in a while and my arab was going up a bit to start with and my ID tried walking through him but they are really calm now and my new cob did really well and her teeth were quite bad.

 

[honetpot]

I agree that sedation is not always needed. However, vets seem to do it as a matter of course because it makes it easier for them.

I don't think its easier, I just think I would rather have the horse relaxed than the risk of someone being wacked in the face with a gag.

When we got an old TB he was obviously completely phobic about his head, never had his teeth done, and had the largest chunk of tarter/scale on his teeth I have ever seen. He needed twice the amount of sedation for his size before he would let anyone go near him with a rasp. I have good vets, they teach, I get free call out for three, the sedation only costs £20, tooth check £30.

 

[Sandstone1]

It must make it easier for the vet if horse stands still without moving a muscle rather than fidgeting and throwing head about etc.
I agree I would rather it was done properly and safely but sedation must make vets life much easier.

 

[AandK]

Mine have been done by a vet and an EDT in the past, neither have asked for them to be sedated for a routine rasp/exam. The only time my mare has been sedated was to remove a broken tooth.

I have an EDT booked in to see them at the end of the month, cost is £45 per horse. Can't remember the cost when the vet did it, was prob a bit more due to paying for visit and rasp.

 

[Myloubylou]

Mine charges £30 to do routine rasp, never had to sedate. She's done every 6 months so teeth never need much doing & as done often she doesn't resist the gag as she knows she's not going to get hurt

 

[Tyssandi]

Just out of interest what do you pay for teeth rasping with sedation. Mines £45 and £50 for sedation.

£ 50 for EDT in Bucks no sedaline but if there is more than one then it is £ 45

 

[zaminda]

I use my vet, who is a dental specialist. 95% of the time he sedates, but he did my old man without, due to not wanting to sedate him unnecessarily, and knowing he is very good.
He costs about £70, however I have used people who are cheaper. A client of mine uses someone who is around £40. One of their horses has been difficult all the way through, in spite of teeth being done regularly. They have had many people say it has to be teeth, but they are always fine. I recently persuaded them to use my vet, 4 months after they had been done. The front teeth had all been done well, the back ones hadn't been touched and were seriously sharp.
I would say you often get what you pay for, and need to check qualifications. Many aren't as qualified as they make out.

 

[Micropony]

£50 for very good EDT. He does a full day at the yard, don't think he would come just for one or two. He is excellent with them and I am not aware anything has had to be sedated for routine care, including feisty young horses who have never seen a dentist before.

 

[debsflo]

£62 which is expensive compared to everyone else. Have to book 6 months in advance too.

 

[EventingMum]

Cheap is definitely not always good. It takes a lot of time and money to gain proper qualifications and good quality tools are very expensive too. Price can also be influenced by the distance the EDT has to travel, being based where we are in Scotland my son has to travel much further to clients than some of his counterparts in the south - he regularly has to have overnight stays and it's not unusual for him to have ferry journeys to reach clients all of which cost money.

 

[minesadouble]

We pay £45 and the EDT does 2 days at our yard. I always sound like a stuck record on these threads but please make sure your EDT is on the BAEDT list and don't listen to any nonsense from those who claim they are not on the list but are fully qualified in another Country.

 

[Fiona]

My vet works out as about 30 for the call out plus 25 each for teeth. He's never had to sedate any of our horses, but the ponies have all been quite feisty and needed a bit of sedation. Mind you, they are 11hh ponies and vet needs to nearly kneel down in front of them so it's probably safer that they are a wee bit 'out of it'....

Fiona

 

[meleeka]

We pay £45 and the EDT does 2 days at our yard. I always sound like a stuck record on these threads but please make sure your EDT is on the BAEDT list and don't listen to any nonsense from those who claim they are not on the list but are fully qualified in another Country.

Round here there is one very well known one who isn't qualified. He's always advertising on Facebook. His main selling point seems to be that he's so wonderful he doesn't need power tools and anyone that uses them is somehow inferior! My EDT does use a dremmel type thing, which is gentle and quick. Even my mare who's a drama queen is relaxed and happy being done. He's highly recommended by my vets and I'm happy that he's an expert at what he does. I'd always question why someone can't be bothered do go to the trouble of getting registered?

 

[SEL]

I agree that sedation is not always needed. However, vets seem to do it as a matter of course because it makes it easier for them.

I choose to sedate one of mine. She has a muscle problem and tends to react quickly if she's in pain - for everyone's safety it's better if she's out of it!

 

[Cecile]

£40 each with an EDT, I always buy in a tube of Domosedan Gel prior to the visit as I have 1 with a genuine phobia (Never needed to use it yet)
I don't mind sedating if they need it but I don't sedate just in case one of them wishes to move their feet