hopscotch bandit
Well-Known Member
The EDT looked at my horse yesterday and said that her upper molar is fractured with a visible split from top to bottom and food is being pushed up making the gap larger. The long and short of it is that she is going in to the vets next week to have it extracted. This was the earliest I could fit her in as my usual vet is away at the moment and he is the one that does teeth extractions. I've upped her bute to two a day. She must be incredibly stoic as I've been hacking her and not noticed any major change in her behavour. I've been given a rough estimate by the EDT about possible costs (I mean possible not definite) and basically been blown away and extremely worried. More than anything I am also extremely anxious about her going to the vets and having this treatment, the EDT says its way more involved that a wolf tooth removal for instance.
I have no idea how she has done this but she had no outward signs other than she has been dunking her hay a little more than usual and not eating up her feeds until I added a mix to her usual feed which is why I had the EDT look at her. She was only seen in June by the vet for a routine teeth rasp and nothing was spotted then so I assume its happened in the time between. No visible swelling (I thought a possible kick), no foul breath, no weight loss, no looking awkward eating - just a bit slower than normal.
Has anyone recently had a vet take out a molar and how much did it cost you? What aftercare did you have to have? I assume x-rays might need to be taken to see if there is any connection with other teeth which might bring the cost up higher. Just after a ball park figure really. She is not insured anymore.
Many thanks for any figures or reassurance you can give me.
I have no idea how she has done this but she had no outward signs other than she has been dunking her hay a little more than usual and not eating up her feeds until I added a mix to her usual feed which is why I had the EDT look at her. She was only seen in June by the vet for a routine teeth rasp and nothing was spotted then so I assume its happened in the time between. No visible swelling (I thought a possible kick), no foul breath, no weight loss, no looking awkward eating - just a bit slower than normal.
Has anyone recently had a vet take out a molar and how much did it cost you? What aftercare did you have to have? I assume x-rays might need to be taken to see if there is any connection with other teeth which might bring the cost up higher. Just after a ball park figure really. She is not insured anymore.
Many thanks for any figures or reassurance you can give me.