Cottonpuff🦄 has a dentist visit!
The world may be on hold- but the Unicorns still can’t miss their medical treatments! Here is a video of the most amazing veterinarian in the entire world, Dr Simon George of Deerfield Veterinary Clinic New Hampshire, as he “floats” Cottonpuff’s teeth!
Cottonpuff is one of our oldest Unicorns, at roughly 25 years old. Unicorns teeth, as with all equines, continue to grow throughout their entire life. In the wild, they grind their own teeth down with rocks and gravel that is picked up during grazing. Obviously that doesn’t happen in domestic settings, so they see the dentist once to twice a year!
Cottonpuff, as many of you know, came from a really bad place and was in really bad shape when she arrived at NH Unicorns. She requires a little extra love from her family and her veterinarian, so she gets her teeth “floated” fairly regularly. She is (as you can see!) a perfect angel for her dental visits!
You can see an apparatus in her mouth that looks pretty scary, almost like a medieval torture device- rest assured it’s not scary at all! This is called a speculum, and is sized specially for these little minis. Even a young equine would tire of holding their mouth open, and could risk injury to not only themself, but to their attending physician. This speculum is placed under and on top of the front teeth, which allows Cottonpuff to rest her teeth on it. This helps Cottonpuff keep her mouth open with no force to prevent jaw pain and to help prevent any possible risks to her or her vet during this kind of procedure.
A “float” for equines is essentially a human manually grinding down sharp points or uneven edges in the mouth that can cause malocclusion. Malocclusion is when top and bottom teeth don’t line up correctly, which inherently interferes with correct chewing and can cause a list of potential issues if left untreated. The method you see here is called a “hand float.” Hand floating is done entirely with different tools used with your hand. There is such a thin
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