Re: RC: Re: Beet Pulp question

[Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>]

Yes, I have his teeth floated on a regular basis since we got
him. 
We have keep him up to date on his worming, shots, farrier. We
don't 
have equine dentist in this area, but the vet that I use, I
think, does a pretty good job. This gelding, Shamar, does a good
job of chewing and does not seem to have any problems. The vet
told me that he thought his teeth were pretty good considering
his age. 

We tried Equine Sr. last year and that did not work as well as
beet pulp, oil and fast track. His problem seems to be that he
can't digest hay. It goes right through him. 

LYnette

Maggie Mieske wrote:
> 
> If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!  And, another suggestion.  Have you had
> an equine dentist float his teeth for you?  We have had experience with
> several horses who just didn't do well no matter what we tried...beet pulp,
> probiotics, oil...until the teeth were floated and that was the trick!!  A
> client of ours has a 3 yo Paint that I just adore...he looked pretty bad
> when I first saw him.  Just not flourishing the way a 3 yo should.  We
> suggested the beet pulp, oil and a probiotic and he did gain some
> weight....until he started breeding season (he's a stallion) and then was
> being ridden some, too.  Down went the weight.  I think the guy was a
> little put out with us that our "remedy" didn't work long term.  He tried
> some other feeds to no avail...well, we found out that no matter how much
> they tried to feed him, he wouldn't finish it!!  It would take this horse
> all day to finish 4 # of feed!  We suggested floating the teeth which he
> said the vet had taken care of. When we took our stallion there for
> training, we called the dentist out to pull his wolf teeth.  When he was
> there, Nelson suggested that the dentist look at this horse (and a couple
> more that he was having problems with that we suspected could be related to
> their teeth).  The dentist found that one of the wolf teeth had not broken
> through the gums on this horse (OUCH!).  There were still a lot of sharp
> edges way back in his mouth as well (they had just been floated two months
> prior).  Our problem around our area is that most of the vets simply don't
> do a thorough job with floating teeth and often simply get the front teeth.
>  To make a long story short...this horse now eats like a champ and looks
> like a million bucks!!  And some of the behavior problems he was having
> with other horses have been solved.
> 
> Maggie Mieske
> Mieske's Silver Lining
> McBain, Michigan
> http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
> 
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