Equine Health Tips - Midwest Veterinary Dental Services

Nutritional requirements

Did you know that your horse has different dietary needs depending on whether it is healthy or sick? View the following slideshows for tips on how to best care for your equine depending on its health status.

Nutritional Requirement of the Healthy Horse

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Nutritional Requirement of the Sick Horse

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Equine Services

Routine Dentistry
Restorations & Endodontics
Oral Surgery
Periodontics
Young Horse Dentistry

A good, thorough dental exam should be done at least once a year for most adult horses. In some horses, we recommend dental work to be done every six months.

Horses can have decay happen to their teeth, similar to people, which can cause cavities or exposure to the vital portion of the tooth, the pulp, which may potentially lead to the fracturing of a tooth and/or other problems.

Midwest Equine Services offers both basic and advanced extraction services, as well as performing sinus surgeries on those horses that need them.

Horses can get periodontal disease (gum disease). This may occur for various reasons. Equine teeth are unique in that they continuously erupt into the mouth.

Dental examination should begin at birth. When your foal receives his first wellness examination at birth, a brief dental examination should be performed at that time.