Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Teeth trimming

Thanks, Heather. No, it wasn't already broken, the vet just didn't know
what she was doing. She is the one who ended up surgically removing the broken
tooth and the other one and costing us a trip to the color championship class
at the next show as a result. AND I noticed that she charged us for both
filing and removing the teeth! We will never go back to her.

I'll have to suck it up and try it soon, we have no ranch vet and can't take
all our alpacas to the vet just to trim teeth, they won't all fit in the
trailer! : )

SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA



In a message dated 1/27/2009 6:15:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
alpacatalk@westwindalpacas.com writes:

I wonder if the tooth was already cracked? I don't know how many boys
you have but they can fight hard! We've had lots of boys break teeth
during fights, all on their own without any help from us. My lovely
Scirocco had perfect teeth, just gorgeous, and then he broke them all
off fighting! At least I got pics before he broke them all!

I think also, pulling TOO hard on the wire can break off the tooth
before cutting is complete. When this happens, the dremel is useful
to smooth off the rough edge.

Trying to describe the perfect amount of tension/pressure is
difficult, but you want to pull hard enough that you get a lot of
cutting with each stroke, so that it takes as few strokes as
possible. Also, a dull wire requires more tension than a new one, it
doesn't cut as well, and I think proves a greater risk for poorly cut
teeth and breaks.

Heather

On Jan 27, 2009, at 5:59 PM, _LunarStruck@LunarSt_
(mailto:LunarStruck@aol.com) wrote:

> Heather, I have a question that might benefit everyone too. Our old
> vet
> broke one of our herdsire's incisors trimming it with an OB wire
> and now I'm
> afraid to try it. How do you avoid this outcome and has it ever
> happened to
> you? Any advice on how much pressure to use? Thanks.
>
> SUSAN OLSON
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA

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