The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-07-22
HORSES TEETH SHOULD he
EXAMINED REGULARLY.

Nsrses. like people. have trouble
wke their teeth, and II tho latter are
nst examined periodically, and any de-
90 present, corrected, bad results
~ n2eDy to follow. especially througf,
i00koVer Aourishn,snt Of the animal
o. account Of imperfect masticatios
o. chswiAs. OF the food. and in some
Instances. actual starvation, q case Of
which the writer has personally Wit.
nssseA.
W u the time hsrss has got Al
= - adult, or permanent, teeth, Or
whea X b about fosE and one half
PEARS OF age. the COLT teeth are grad.
nalk being shed to make way for the
1erDAAsnt ones. n NEST Gases the
cAanse takes place naturally and with
out any trouble; but occasionally a
youaG animal Will b found with some
eeee teeth remaining tAaA should have
sssn cut TO make room for the horse
testh which are 70 replace them. Such
. condition may b seen in young
hosSes or mules at any time until all
of the colt teeth have disappeared
from the mouth, aud the horse has a
fall sst Of permanent ones, which. 40
W have Just stated. IL sbsut four and
onehalf years old.
Such Irregularities OF the teeth pre-
vent young animals from chewing their
FOOD properly, and accounts, In such
cases. for their lach q thrift and back.
ward condition. The indications here,
are that young stesk Of this kind
shsuld have their teeth regularly ex
amiaed at least once . year, and any
sek teeth found remaining. thai may
b loose. or that may be interfering
w4eh the eruption Of the older teeth.
removed from the mouth. either by the
AaOsss. or forcspt II necessary, which
will generally give N animal . fresh
start on Its way to . more thrifty
condition. Older animals, also, re-
ssiss 70 have their teeth periodically
lesksd after With the constant
uplnding OF the food. even II the
GRADING surfaces sAoSh remain sat
the edges Of the molar. or
hask teeth, somstinss become 30
uhASp 40 - cut I'D lAcerate the |
checks or wound The tongue, and in
~ way prevent the animal frem
a. II naturally should.
" looking into the mouth and ex-
anining the upper and lower grinders
VI either side. II viii be found that
1 10 the outer edges OF the upper ones
hat ore sharp and which injure the
ahseks; and the inner edges OF the
over teeth that are liable to wound
he tongue.
When this condition Ii found, and
uAiCh would be indicated by the an
nsl remaining thin, perhaps "Quid-
~" it, food. or whsss grains being
)Asssd IN the manure. sts.. the thing
D % would be to carefully hls of
- limo OF sharp. rough edges.
h should be stated. however, that
ale the edges mentioned are natur-
.lly Z little more preminent than the
ehev parts OF the teeth. they should
10 feel 20 sharp - to injure the
asts with which thsV come In con-
ast--ths excessive sharpness beinS
us more or less 70 constant grindins
rhsu feeding. !.
More serious con1e>tous occasionally
rtee. which require the attention Of
he expert such. Ssr example. A.
IAsre one Or pacre testh have been
aocksA cut. and Ne opposing o>es
~ 20 lsas - to Ut rtsAt into the
Nm, a even iAto the bone On, In
10 ease Of \ diseased tooth that ~ I
hires extraction. Ii
Movsvsr, bv regular examinations
he teeth and the sampler irrsg- {
larltles corrected at the time, the .
'oss eeSieus forms need never occur. .
W. would recommend 70 those ova-
Il horses and mules, therefore, that
~ make II . regular practice Of
tho teeth of their antpsis,
IN before and after they get their
Or adult tes4h. II h quite b
! hportant matter.
W. II. Dalrymple.
LsuisiaAa otats University. I,