RE: RE: Equine dentist vs Vet?

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

It would be interesting to take a poll of how many hours a typical
vet student would have in equine dentistry.  Someone told me that
most vet students only have about 6 hours of curriculum on equine
dentistry.   I think that all vets are able to look into the horses
mouth and tell if there are some gross malformations - ramps, hooks,
etc. but fixing them properly requires more expertise.

Kathy




-----Original Message-----
From: Claudia Provin [mailto:provincmk@fanninelectric.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:45 PM
To: kathy_mayeda@atce.com; Qualconcep@aol.com
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: Re: RE: Equine dentist vs Vet?




> I wouldn't even bother asking the vet

        I think it depends on the vet---my old boy was not holding weight
well--I took him to the vet and had his teeth floated--she made no comments
about his teeth.   A year later I had changed vets---I took him again to
have his teeth floated---this vet said "What teeth?"   He had (in his old
age) lost many of his grinding molars---no wonder he was losing weight---and
if you are wondering--I put him on an "old horse feed" and he blossomed.
One vet didn't mention it---another vet was on top of things.

Claudia
Provin's Promises
http://www.equine-marketplace.com/ProvinsPromises