The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-07-20
HORSES TEETH SHOULD BE
EXAMINED REGULARLY.

Horses. like people, have troupe
with their teeth, and If the latter are
not examined periodically, and any ae'
feet present, corrected, bad resuHs
are likely to follow, especially through
imnroper nourishment OF the animal
on account of imperfect masticat'on'
or chewing, of the food, and in some
instances, actual starvation, case OF
which the writer has personally VIII
! messed. ,,l
| TN 70 the time horse has got all
of IT'S adult, or permanent, teeth' OF
when it is about four and onehall
wears of age the colt teeth are grad
ua]lv being shed to make way Tor the
nermanent ones. In most cases the
change takes place naturally and WITH
ont any trouble; but occasionally a
voung animal will be found with some
2 colt teeth remaining that should have
heen ont to make room for the horse
Y teeth which are to replace them: Such
q condition may be seen in young
y horses or mules at any time until all
NJ the colt teeth have disappeared
| from the mouth, and the horse has
y fu,, set of permanent ones, which, as
. we have just stated, is about 1our anu
one-half years old.
y such irregularities Of the teeth pre-
vent young animals from chewing their
/ food properly, and accounts IN such
eases, for their lack of thrift and BACK
D ward condition. The indications here
y are that young stock of this KIND
ehou1d have their teeth regularly ex
IS, amined at least once year. ana any
colt teeth found remaining, that ma!
he loose, or that may be interfering
with the eruption Of the older teeth
removed from the mouth, either by I'M
fingers. or forcept if necessary whlcI
will generally give an animal fresi
start on its way to a more thr't'
condition. Older animals, also re
ouire to have their teeth perlodrail
looked after. With the constan
Grinding of the food, even it tn
grinding surfaces should remain sal
an isfactory, the edges Of the molar, Q
'Gtf hack teeth, sometimes become S
lied charm AZ to cut and lacerate tn
10 TO cheeks or wound the tongue, and
this way prevent the animal ffol
chewing as it naturally should
By looking into the mouth and e
'uis aiming the upper and lower grtnde
los Of either side, it will be found tn
to, It is the outer edges of the upper on
that are sharp and which lnjure Il
title checks; and the inner edges OF Il
and lower teeth that are liable to woul
de- the tongue.
When this condition is found, a
: If which would be indicated by the
imal remaining thin, perhaps "qu
ding" it's food. or whole grains bel
- nasseL in the manure, etc., the thi
70 do would be to carefully file
the line Of sharp, rough edges.
II should be stated, however, Il
while the edges mentioned are nat
allv little more prominent than
other parts of the teeth, they sho
vir MT feel so sharp as to injure
sale narts with which they come in c
1icial tact-the excessive sharpness be
lash aua more or less to constant grind
az aas ~ when feeding
co W More Serious conditions occasion;
say arise, which require the attention
the expert, such, for example,
. where one or more teeth have b
court keocked out, and the opposing G
, SsIea crow so long as to cut right into
=, u"l 10, gum. or even into the bone. Or
fhe case of a diseased tooth that
X No. Quires extraction.
,or+n. However, by regular examinat
,..,.,, of the teeth and the simpler II
joan : ularities corrected at the time,
VII u more serious forms need never ot
y ac- We would recommend to those I
Great mo horses and mules, therefore,
LII. 20, tbev make it a regular practice
examining the teeth of their amir
benefit both before and after they get 1
permanent Or adult teeth. 1t is I
/. m important matter ~.
eria.s . W. III DaIrymn
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