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Posted by Nanci on February 20, 2004 at 17:56:44:
In Reply to: Bottom teeth knocked out posted by Marcie on February 18, 2004 at 16:16:30:
: A friend of mine mini gelding had two bottom front teeth ..looks like kicked out. He is eating fine and acting okay.
: Should she be worried? Vet visit? Affect cutting grass or hay chewing?
Hi Marcie - As long as there's no infection, there's probably no reason to panic over this - if the gelding is still a youngster (were these adult teeth or baby teeth?) the teeth will come in as adult teeth, if these were adult teeth knocked out they obviously won't grow back, but shouldn't cause any serious problems. Chewing happens with the molars, not the front teeth - he might have a harder time grazing, but if she's feeding him it should be okay.