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Scooter

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 - 6:44 am:

Hi Dr.O. Flash the 26 year old mare was quidding about a month ago, so I had the vet out, who is also a dentist. He found some points which were lacerating her cheeks. He did a power float and removed points, the next day the quidding was gone. 2 days ago the quidding returned, by quidding I mean she sticks a ball of grass in her cheek (she looks like a chipmonk) it is always on her left side. She eats fine. It seems when she does this quidding she doesn't feel as well as normal. Could something other than teeth be the problem here? or could they be sharp again after being floated approx 6 weeks ago? Thanks
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006 - 9:30 am:

No I don't think a point forming but possibly something else may have become painful to chew on or simply that the horse has returned to old habits. I am suspicious since the quidding stopped for a month, you could consider having the mouth reexamined.
DrO
Member:
Scooter

Posted on Friday, Jun 23, 2006 - 8:28 am:

Hi Dr.O. I talked to my vet about the quidding and he thought it could be something she was eating, an abscessed tooth, or habit. Like you he thought it was strange she took up the quidding after a month. He said he could x-ray her teeth, but in the mean time to try the cheap route, I gave her a bute and the next day she wasn't quidding, I checked their pasture and lo and behold some horse has been eating thisles, she is known to love them! I weed wacked the thisles and she has not been quidding since. Coincidence? or is it possible it was due to thisles somehow?
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Saturday, Jun 24, 2006 - 7:57 pm:

Possible....
DrO
Member:
suemc

Posted on Friday, Oct 14, 2011 - 11:38 am:

Hi Dr O and anyone with experience of this

Following the loss of my beloved horse Copper, we have bought a new one.. Milo - a three year old. Just had him broken to drive and delighted with him, but nothing comes to me without problems. he is quidding hay.

I had the vet out to check his teeth. He has wolf teeth but they didn't seem to cause bitting problems so left them alone. The vet said that he did have a few sharp edges which surprised him for a 3 year old and he carried out minimal rasping. he also said he had all his adult teeth which surprised me as I thought the premolar permanents erupted at various stages up to 4 years old. I was wondering if it could be these new teeth coming through causing this problem.

Whilst he was being broken - I did not see him quidding the hay he had at the breaking yard and I saw him every night and was involved with the breaking on a daily basis. When I got him back - immediately noticed the balls of hay on the floor. This is over a month after his rasping. When I watch him he chews it okay then it goes into the centre of his mouth then he DrOps it out and gets some more?

Any ideas? Should I have the vet back? Could he just not like my hay and Ive given him two differehnt types - same result

Help!! All well otherwise (weight etc) thank goodness and he's a lovely young horse.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 - 9:59 am:

Hello Sue,
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