The Dickinson press., 1888-04-28
EQUINE DENTISTRY
GETTING TO BE A PART OF THE
VETERINARIANS BUSINESS.
a New Case of Misunderstanding Dis
agreeable Habits of Horses by Attend-
ing to Their Tceth-Rcmarks of Intcr.
est to Horse Owners.

| ~ NEW Ease ot MISUNDERSTANDING Dis.
agreeable Habits of Horses by Attend
| ing to Their Teeth-Rcmarks of Inter-
est to Horse Owners.
"Wlat is it, was the question put to DR..
| T. L.. Armstrong, the veterinary surgeon. as
he opened up a lar.ge lcntlern case of formid-
abl" appearance, exhibiting a number Of
mammoth surgical torccl,s AMI other instru-
mentS suggestive Of dental surgery on a
grandiy expanded scale.
There We're cNcising forccps of several
forms, extracting forceps, artery and bone
forcelS saws reamerS, spoons and other par
aihrrnalia that quite set the teeth of tho
spectators on edge.
''lt'Sa new case of dental Instruments 1
have Just rcceived.a said the doctor, .sfor use
on horses. Veterinary dentistry is getting
10 ho u part of the business of the educated
Veterinarian. and Il very important one too.
Veterinary dentistry is an act of humanity
VI not only relieves suffering, hut produces a
fine driving animal and n healthy horse. fire.
Guently pro"nging life and usefulness five
years or more
There are very few horses. young or old,
Int have more "r less sharp edges or proiec-
tions upon their mol;lrs These sharp points
one way or another to relieve himself. Some
Jerk AMI toss the head, ,lrool or slobber;
others start suddenly, drive Sideways, shy,
or hold their heads in an unnatural manner.
y detective mouth is often the cause of scri-
"ils trouble. rendering u hors. intractable
and vicious that otherwise would be q pleas
ant driver.
EXPERIENCE AS a HORSE DENTIST,
Il
for several years, and for that reason the
field of horse dentistry was one that ell
tered easily aud naturally. Here" con-
tinuc'l DR. Armstrong, showing rcamcrs and
u tr2lhinc ''arn some beautiful Instruments.
used both of these yesterday on Il horse that
had II broken skull, removing one piece of
bono an inch wide and an inch and a half
long, besides several smaller pieces, Tho
horse will get we'll and bc IL good animal.
There are no Instruments for filling, but
avc filled teeth for a race horsc.'
"i'old iiilins::' inquired Il listener. "Ol,
no" said the doctor; ''gutta perca stopping.
1t nla'lc him good horse, and he was WORTH
less with bad teeth. Horses stand all these
dental operations nicely. 1t is no trouble for
AN operator who understands his business to
keep their mouths opcn.'
"Can yon tell without examination whether
II horse has bad teeth or not.
"C"rtainly. The moment see a horse GO
by ! can tell whether his teeth hurt him. 1
see hundreds of horses "n the street here that
arc suffering with laccratcd jaws and cut
tongues. Every turn on the bit gives such
a:l animal pain. l went to Putnam county
Il short time ago and found u valuable horse
starving to death. The animal, upon exam
nation, proved to have tooth that was de-.
cayr'l and had split. One half buried itself
in the tongue and tho other half forced its
way through the jaw. extracted it and the
horse is now sound and fat There are many
Sinlilnr cases. People, as rule, are ready to
call II veterinary surgeon fora sick horse, but
They seldom think of tho horses teeth, which
arc in many cases the solo trouble of their
Icing thin and unthrifty.
''llorses having diseased teeth are hard to
keep i'll condition, and if poor it is impossible
To Iatten them. More horses arc blind from
irregular, diseased and sharp edged molars
| than from amy and ali other causes. OPERA
ti"ns nude in time will save such animals.
The removal of rough edges from the teeth
! levels the mouth and enables the horse to
nlas'rate his food properly. Many diseases
can be cured and disagrecablc habits over
come hy horse dentistry" - indianapolis
journal.