Dental care for horses
Marcel Jacobs explains the importance of dental horse care, and what you can expect from a treatment.
Our Goal
We want an optimal comfort in the horse’s mouth to eat and when riding. This applies to every horse, whether it’s a champion or a friendly companion. For myself and my clients, I strive for the best quality of service. I work with electric dentures to reach this kind of quality. A treatment with electric dentures is much more precise, efficient, and it reduces the risk of damaging soft tissue.
I want to convince you, hands on the usefulness of this chosen method. If there are any questions, or would you like to make an appointment, feel free to send an e-mail or give me a call.
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Work method
Check-up
The horse’s will be checked externally, meanwhile I will ask the owner the history of the horse and possible issues. Next, I will rinse the mouth profusely, and check the inside. A special streamlight (headlamp) is used to give plentiful light to give a proper diagnoses. Furthermore, all the teeth will be checked by hand to see if there are any loose teeth.
Capturing Data
After a check-up, a written dental chart always follow for accurate records and for a future checkup.
Treatment
Electric dental tools are used to give the best results. To give the most efficient dental care, it may be necessary to sedate the horse. This is done with sedation pasta, and requires extra time before the sedation starts working. It is also possible to inject the sedation. This works faster, but this is only entrusted to a veterinarian. No other qualified person may use this method.
As soon as the dental treatment is finished, additional advice will be given. Afterwards, your loyal four-legged animal can continue with his greatest hobby; Eating!!
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Infographic – estimated age for horses
Info Graphic – Estimated Age for Horses
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