tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post4932890225469855510..comments2023-04-10T07:46:44.864-04:00Comments on Super Size My Cob: Bonnie and QuiddingJenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906855143092978620noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-35045267262753571212012-02-19T09:09:29.419-05:002012-02-19T09:09:29.419-05:00Poor Bonnie. I hope the dentist can help her and y...Poor Bonnie. I hope the dentist can help her and you solve the problem. Sounds like you're doing all you can for her. I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it and she'll be fine soon.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-27571075750485992782012-02-18T22:58:45.818-05:002012-02-18T22:58:45.818-05:00Misty was quidding during here dental ordeal last ...Misty was quidding during here dental ordeal last summer. Pee-eww, that putrified hay packed in her mouth sure was stinky.<br /><br />I hope the dentist can solve the problem right away. Hugs to Bonnie.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-80777388416663130562012-02-18T17:09:43.257-05:002012-02-18T17:09:43.257-05:00When I bought Apache, she quidded a lot, due to ov...When I bought Apache, she quidded a lot, due to overgrown and painful teeth issues. The first time I had Apache's teeth floated, right after I bought her two years ago, she was still quidding for over a week, so I was worried that the dentist didn't solve her teeth issues. Come to find out, her mouth was still sensitive, especially after the rasping of her teeth, and she also had to relearn how to eat properly without compensating for painful points, hooks, steps and waves in her mouth.<br />After a couple of weeks, I started to notice less and less bundles of sloppily chewed and dropped hay.<br /><br />I hope this is the case with Bonnie, too.<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-1681366775909192492012-02-18T11:31:05.201-05:002012-02-18T11:31:05.201-05:00Sounds like you've already gotten good counsel...Sounds like you've already gotten good counsel from others and I don't have any experience to share. Just best wishes.<br /><br />DanDan and Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528072506443312280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-91600992836474446472012-02-18T10:31:39.895-05:002012-02-18T10:31:39.895-05:00It could also very well be a tooth with a fracture...It could also very well be a tooth with a fracture - Dawn had one of those that our vet missed and the dentist found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-8375068816848568232012-02-18T10:15:54.804-05:002012-02-18T10:15:54.804-05:00I think my equine dentist walks on water! He is wo...I think my equine dentist walks on water! He is wonderful. I'm thinking. as Carol experienced, that there is something else going on besides floating. Pippin had an abscessed tooth when I got him. He didn't quid (is that the correct usage? Is it a verb?) but did have other signs (he became nasty when I had a bit in his mouth). Other horses I've known have cracked their teeth. Pippin also had some cavities - and had to have those filled.<br />Good luck! You are smart to check this out, promptly.<br />Oh... and the image of you cutting hay with scissors made my day!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-70021067017556790352012-02-18T10:15:42.635-05:002012-02-18T10:15:42.635-05:00Watch her chew and see if the mechanics look right...Watch her chew and see if the mechanics look right - the jaw should move equally side to side. Many equine dentists ignore two things that can be important - the TMJs and also incisor alignment - if either are off it can keep the horse's jaw from moving properly side to side. <br />One test is to take her lower jaw in your hand, hold her nose with the other and slide her jaw back and forth with her mouth closed. It should slide easily and fully in both directions. Also, if she'll let you, hold her face with her mouth facing you (you can kneel down) with her mouth closed and look to see how her front incisors line up, or don't. Also, if you can catch her eating, see if food is accumulating in one cheek pouch or the other - the side where it is is likely the side with the problem.<br /><br />Good luck! You might want to try to get a natural balance dentist to look at her - e mail me if you want Mike Fragale's number as he could probably give you a referral to someone near you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748401488113955101.post-26537076924228336702012-02-18T10:09:48.671-05:002012-02-18T10:09:48.671-05:00I just learned a new term - quidding. I didn't...I just learned a new term - quidding. I didn't know the name for it, but my Appaloosa did this as a young horse. It turned out that even though his teeth were recently floated, he'd broken a tooth. Neither the vet or trainer found it, but a natural horsemanship type guy instantly id'd it by feeling / looking at the muscles in the forehead. The good dental side had forehead muscles (the small bulge over the eye)from chewing on that side and the side with the broken tooth had no muscle because that side wasn't being used.<br />I'm sure you'll find the cause and that it won't be serious. Meanwhile it sounds like you are doing all the right things. I think cutting up the hay is a great idea, although I'm basing this on intuition, not knowledge :)<br />By the way I LOVE your banner picture. You guys look great!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.com