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Equine dentistry is an important part of your horse’s routine health care. Problems that originate in the horse’s mouth can cause a diverse range of detrimental behavioural abnormalities. This is largely because a horse’s teeth, unlike in humans, continually erupt throughout the horse’s life.
Horses that are ridden or driven should have a routine dental examination every 12 months. Some horses will require more frequent examinations, especially young horses, old horses, those competing regularly, and those that have been diagnosed with a recurrent dental abnormality.
More than just Rasping or “Floating” Teeth
Unlike humans and carnivorous animals, equine teeth erupt continuously over approximately 25 years, until there is no tooth left. As the cheek teeth erupt, grinding action causes sharp points to develop on the outside edges of the upper teeth, and on the inside edges of the lower teeth.
For the vast majority of horses, routine care consists of removing sharp enamel points. Historically, this was performed using hand rasp; however, the modern approach using motorised dental equipment is more effective by allowing us improved access to the entire mouth, and the ability to safely and effectively reduce hooks, waves, and ramps. Correcting these abnormalities can improve the way a horse chews, and can lead to improved comfort and performance when wearing any type of bridle.
Following the New Provincial Guidelines,
All Procedures and Appointments can be now be booked
May 2020
In compliance with the Province of Ontario’s COVID-19 Emergency Order, Central Ontario Veterinary Services is now able to provide all services to our clients, while continuing to maintain existing biosecurity measures and physical distancing from our clients and barn staff on our calls.
Please contact the office at (705) 722-3232 or info@centralontariovet.com to book regular appointments.
Do you want to know more about gastric ulcers?
Are you interested in how we use endoscopy to investigate your horse’s stomach, lungs, larynx, nasal passages, and guttural pouches?
Date to be announced.
Fecal Egg Counts!
There is no better way to manage your horses’ parasite populations.
July & August is the time!
Bring a fresh sample to the office today. One fecal ball will do.
If you have any questions,
please call the office at 705-722-3232.
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Equine Education Night
Deworming Protocols and Strategies
Thank you to Tom Gutteridge DVM and Danny Villeneuve from Zoetis for a wonderful Equine Education Meeting about deworming on May 28, 2019. It was a great evening with refreshments and a lot of information to absorb. We were glad to hear so many questions at the end of the night.
Keep checking the website where we will post Dr Gutteridge’s presentation and some helpful printable tools to assist you in applying the best protocols and strategies for parasite prevention in your horses.
If there was one message that Dr Gutteridge and your animal health team at Central Ontario Veterinary Services want to you to take away from the presentation it was the importance of…
Fecal Egg Counts!
DISEASE UPDATE – April 2019
One confirmed case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in the Regional Municipality of York
EHV-1 infection in horses can cause respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal foal death, and/or neurological disease.
On April 2, 2019 the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of a confirmed case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) due to equine herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) at a facility with both competition and resident horses in the Regional Municipality of York. An unvaccinated senior gelding was euthanized after developing sudden and severe neurological signs. The facility owner’s veterinarian is advising the owner on movement restrictions and biosecurity.
A second horse, which had been stabled at the same facility for a short period of time prior to returning to the District of Cochrane, has since developed intermittent fevers and has also tested positive for EHV-1. The owner of the second affected facility has placed that premises under a voluntary quarantine…
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Equine Vaccinations
For our equine clients, vaccination season is almost upon us. You should be receiving reminders the month before your horses are due.
Check out our April Equine Newsletter for some information on our vaccine recommendations.
Finally, thank you for your support of dental month; with your help it was a great success.
Autumn Equine Education Symposium
COVS would like to thank everyone who came out to our Equine Education Night! We enjoyed sharing some information about how we recognize and manage Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Equine Cushing’s disease.
We look forward to holding many more educational events in the future! Keep checking the website and the Facebook page for upcoming events, or to sign up for our Newsletters, call (705-722-3232) or email (info@centralontariovet.com).
Read more about this event in our November 2018 Updates, and more about these conditions in our January 2019 Equine Newsletter.
DISEASE UPDATE – October 2018
The Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) has reported three more West Nile Virus cases in horses since October 2. The three horses ranged in age from 5 to 12 years and all were female. Clinical signs were variable and included variations of; fever, ataxia, paralysis of one leg, muscle fasciculations and a saw-horse stance. One horse was euthanized, and the others are recovering. Two of the horses were from Oxford County and the other was from Elgin County.
The total number of West Nile Virus cases in Ontario for the year is ten. There have also been ten cases of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) in Ontario this year, and one case of Equine Herpesvirus Myelitis in Simcoe County.
This report reminds us that even though the number of cases of viral neurological diseases has been lower this year, these diseases are still present in Ontario, and predicting where they will strike is difficult. Vaccination against West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelits is safe and and effective prevention.
A summary of confirmed equine neurological cases can be found at
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/en