choklitbean
Well-Known Member
The vet came out to geld Chinook yesterday and have a look at Shadow and I'm afraid to see the bill I'm gonna get.
He started out with gelding Chinook whom I also call my Gingerbread man 'cause he's so spicy
. My son, who has an excellent sense of humour, quoted a line from Shrek and cried out "NO, NOT THE GUMDROP BUTTONS!" "sigh"
The vet was great, he really liked Chinook and I could have cried afterward when he did his teeth for me (my pony boy had started having some trouble eating) and said he had never seen perfect teeth on a mini before. AHH perfect teeth, great conformation, what have I done!!!.... I pictured flying heels and those perfect teeth coming over fences at childrens faces and hands and felt much better about my decision. Chinook had two caps that weren't wanting to let go so now I have two souviniers. My daughter made a joke about making a necklace out of them. You know they are quite pretty in a wierd sort of way, hmm.....
Then we did Shadow who is a minimal dwarf. His teeth are NOT perfect. The vet did what he could to get him through until spring but he said Shadow really needs an equine dentist.
I had expected to need to have to have them floated every year but I didn't expect to need a dentist! He gave me the name of a good one so I guess we'll be putting in a call in the spring. Shadow had also been shooting snot out his nose and is now on five days of Penecillian. From the way he reacted when the vet did him I figure this ought to be fun. But, I've had to do much bigger horses than him who were not to enthused about it so we'll be okay.
He started out with gelding Chinook whom I also call my Gingerbread man 'cause he's so spicy
The vet was great, he really liked Chinook and I could have cried afterward when he did his teeth for me (my pony boy had started having some trouble eating) and said he had never seen perfect teeth on a mini before. AHH perfect teeth, great conformation, what have I done!!!.... I pictured flying heels and those perfect teeth coming over fences at childrens faces and hands and felt much better about my decision. Chinook had two caps that weren't wanting to let go so now I have two souviniers. My daughter made a joke about making a necklace out of them. You know they are quite pretty in a wierd sort of way, hmm.....
Then we did Shadow who is a minimal dwarf. His teeth are NOT perfect. The vet did what he could to get him through until spring but he said Shadow really needs an equine dentist.