Wolf teeth

[SEL]

Baby cob is really out of sorts poor boy.

He's come back with a significant tapeworm score on his equisal test so I'll get him wormed. Annoyingly I think it's my land because the mares are positive too and they were negative last year and have all had strongid P earlier this year

I also think he's teething. What's the routine these days with wolf teeth? They weren't through in April and vet didn't want to anything. Is it usual practice to wait until they've fully erupted? Trying to time my vet visit given they'll charge me £60+ for just taking a look!

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

My horse was 3yo when I got him. EDT visits the yard every 3 months so booked him in for a check up before we started to introduce a bit.

Top wolf teeth had erupted and pretty much worn themselves away. One needed a mild amount of rasping but nothing major. EDT said normal practice was to leave them unless there is something causing discomfort.

Unusually mine had two (massive) lower wolf teeth and they had to come out or he couldn't take a bit. Due to the size EDT wanted him booked into a clinic with a specialist with xray lead extraction. Xrays conformed worst case scenario; tiny, thin lower part of the tooth which could easily have been broken off and left inside but thanks to sensible EDT recommending this approach, it was relatively simple to get them out.

 

[SEL]

My horse was 3yo when I got him. EDT visits the yard every 3 months so booked him in for a check up before we started to introduce a bit.

Top wolf teeth had erupted and pretty much worn themselves away. One needed a mild amount of rasping but nothing major. EDT said normal practice was to leave them unless there is something causing discomfort.

Unusually mine had two (massive) lower wolf teeth and they had to come out or he couldn't take a bit. Due to the size EDT wanted him booked into a clinic with a specialist with xray lead extraction. Xrays conformed worst case scenario; tiny, thin lower part of the tooth which could easily have been broken off and left inside but thanks to sensible EDT recommending this approach, it was relatively simple to get them out.

Baby cob is 5 now and I'm wondering if it's a bit odd his haven't erupted. I think the vet also wants to leave them but I'm wondering how we'd know if they were causing discomfort. Yours seems to have been on the ball.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I wonder if it was because mine wasn't gelded until he was almost 3 (the plan had been to use him as a stallion). I think he's grown very quickly. Not an expert so I may be wrong. His breed are known for maturing early too.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Mine had good sized wolf teeth that were quite visible at 1.5 years old. I just had them extracted with his first float at that age.

Typically if a horse has wolf teeth, I extract them early on. Then there are no questions later on if I should, if that's why he's having mouth and/or bit issues, etc.

After the sedation wore off, mine hardly seemed bothered by it. Healed easily.

 

[dottylottie]

Diva was 4 in april, she had her teeth done about 6 weeks ago and her wolf teeth aren’t fully out, so the vet said wait until they’re fully erupted and then take them out. When i got Lily she had her teeth done, was told she’s got 1 wolf tooth and do i want it out, but i figured if it’s not given her any grief in the last 10 years it might aswell stay!

 

[GreyDot]

Mine had wolf teeth erupting at 10 months ( was mentioned on his pre-purchase vetting). I had them removed before bitting him at 3. They were done by a vet who specialises in equine dentistry - my EDT had already noted that they were exceptionally large. The vet dentist was brilliant and did a great job and was extremely careful. The teeth were huge! I have kept them