Dentist or vet?

~Perdita.M~

~Perdita.M~

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Need to get Sham's teeth done as he seems unhappy in his mouth when bridled, and its one of the things I want to rule out. Do you guys use the vet or a dentist? Can the dentist sedate if it is needed? Any advice for finding a good one? Any recommendations in kent? What happens if I get one out and Shamrock wants none of it, do I then have to get the vet out at the same time as the dentist or get the vet to do it herself?Thanks for any advice:)
 
i use a dentist
no, they can't sedate
do a google search for 'BEVA qualified edt' - BEVA is the organisation that does the exams.
dentists vary with how they deal with things like sedation, ours has a vet he works with and if the horse is having none of it or needs drilling work he will liaise with the vet on the phone right there, and organise another visit.
 
I normally use a dentist but slipped up last time and used a vet. Never again - they were useless. Yog has to be sedated so the last couple of times I've had the dentist I've also had to have the vet out and arrange it myself (which can be a little difficult getting both to turn up at the same time when timings can be vague!). I'm hoping in future though to get away with sedating him with sedolin, and I've just asked the vet what his maximum possible dose is and bought enough for that. Hopefully it'll work. If not I'm back to my logistics exercise! To find the dentist I found a website that had an option to get a dentist to contact you. Am trying to find the site now but not being very successful!
 
Dentist every time! Can't reccomend anyone in your neck of the woods I'm afraid, but having seen the carnage left behind when a vet 'rasped' my friend's horse's teeth, and having watched my own excellent dentist take teeth out of my unsedated horse in a field, with no problems at all, I would always go for a dentist.


Word of mouth is the best way to find one- personal reccomendations are much more reliable than the yellow pages I find!! If you can't get any reccomendations, then just make sure the dentist is BEVA qualified and insured!
:D Good luck!
 
I think it depends on the vet, and the dentist. The only time I had a horse dentist out, my cuddly pony scared him - well, he went for him with his front feet and the dentist leaped out of the stable.... But our vet knows the horses, and they know him, and he's really good with teeth. It might cost a bit more, but then he usually fits in the injections or the 6-monthly checks at the same time.
 
Dentist. I had a vet (supposedly one who knew what he was doing with teeth as well) to look at May - and when the dentist saw her she had loads of hooks the vet had missed and a wolf tooth he hadn't mentioned, which will probably need to come out. If he needs sedating th edentist can organise to have a vet present to do that - although he may well not - May, who is very funny about things like that on her head stood like a dream. We didn't even need to hold her, the dentist did. She was a bit wary to begin with but the rasping was sending her to sleep, bless...
 
mine is £30-40 (inc VAT) for a routine visit, and more is there's more work to be done. he doesn't charge callout - he spends the whole day at the yard and does 9 horses over the day. my last vist cost £110 for copper and petal - petal had a lot of drill work done.
 
I had the dentist out the other day, he did a normal float on one and a float and two teeth being pulled on the other and it came to £80, I think his normal fee is about £25 a horse - call out included in that.

Would always use a dentist as my vet is a woss and the dentist is much better at just getting on with the job rather than jumping and flinching when going near a horse like my vet is - my vet makes my horses nervous.
 
Dentist every time. vets rarely do the whole job, right to the back and things. I used an EDT for my new pony this week and he had not been seen by a dentist for 6 years. He had a major problem as vets had never found it because they only do basics.

You can find a list of qualified dentists at

http://equinedentistry.org.uk/


Mine charged £35 and was wonderful.
 
Ditto chev - £20 for routine visit. And he will come out for that for 1 or 2 horses as well as a yard full, and he's not exactly local! Must cost him almost that much to get here!
 
Dentist definatley, they know more "detail" of horses teeth...obviously :D You want special treatment for your special horse afterall.
 
I'll get the name of the one the owner of the horse I share has, the horse lives in T Wells so the dentist can't be far. George isn't the easiest horse to handle on the ground but I know his owner is happy with the dentist.
 
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