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oh hec!! ripped out two teeth?? they were probably sore for a while and now that they are healed up maybe she will chew up her food and put some weight back on for you. its frustrating trying to figure out why they wont put weight on when you do everything you can think of, I feed alfalfa, grass hay has never put enough weight on when I fed it, but I have a mare that drops her topline no matter how much I feed her, but give her grass hay all winter on a pasture...it fills right in. *sigh*
I switched Prada and Lacy to Timothy about 2 months ago now I think... Teagan gets fat on air so he still gets grass hay. Little pig that he is. lol
Yeah Prada ripped out the front rear teeth. She freaked out when my sister loaded Lacy into the trailor for a trail ride. She grabbed ahold of my 6' no climb fencing, braced all four legs and pulled back like a dog would when playing tug o' war. She ripped the right tooth out herself, I had to extract the second tooth with pliers myself...
My sister about passed out, my cousin was so stressed she got a bloody nose, and I about puked when I pulled the tooth...
Dr. Hill "my Vet" prescribed antibiotics for 10 days, bute for 3, and twice daily rinsing for the 10 days of meds... THAT was fun. NOT! I was the only person that Prada would let touch her mouth. she's such a big mammas girl. lol She's all healed up, just gotta have some exrays done in a few weeks to make sure there are no fragments. The equine dentist looked at her mouth and said that he couldnt have done a better extraction himself!
most ponies are easy keepers. my mini mule gets orchard grass...diet hay for him lol. tubby. good job on the tooth pulling. sometimes you wonder about them and the things they do. I would bet she was not chewing her food well with a sore mouth. she will probably spring right back soon!
