would you use AMBOSOL on a teething horse

[hayleymitch]

Bud is getting his last few teeth through and seems to be in loads of pain , i know u can use bonjella and i have used it before.
But i have been speaking to people with Babies and they say Ambosol is very good for teething.
Do you think this would be ok to use on a horse , i put some on my finger last night and rubbed a bit on his gums and he seemed not to mind it , but thought i best check before i use it again.
I have also started to put a bute in his tea for a couple of days just to ease it too.
What do u think ??????
Would you still ride ??? i dont want to be a mean mummy , but he is just getting somewhere and dont want to be set back yet again, but he did keep smacking his teeth together when i rode him the other day, when he wasnt on bute and not rode him since.

 

[SNORKEY]

I had problems with my boy when he was teething, you should be ok using the ambosol but be careful you dont put too much in he swallows some, I had to change the bit to a happy mouth for a while, and he managed to bite his way through 3 of them! but he kept shaking his head if i used a metal one, hopefully his teething wont last long!

 

[Ezme]

When tim was teething we just kept him ticking over work wise and were extra carful fitting his bit and noseband (driving bridle used on 4 horses so had to be refitted every time it was used) TBH he wasn't too bad with it all, I've known some who won't tollerate pain/soreness if the mouth and it was dangerous to work them.

 

[kellyeaton]

i dont know about ambosol i wood speak to your vet about that but the bute is a good thing personaaly i would not ride and allow the mouth to settle!