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Barnyard Buddies:  Non-vet on trial for floating horses' teeth  |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 08:15:51 AM
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We have a local professional who floats horses' teeth in our area. However, she is not a veterinarian, and it looks like she is going on trial for not complying with the MO Veterinary Medical Board. It will be interesting to see how this one turns out. She apparently has received referrals from several veterinarians for her excellent work. However, I think one veterinarian has taken exception to her practice and called her out.
http://www.newspressnow.com/localnews/29286407/detail.html
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 09:39:27 AM
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it does not matter how good you are at something, if it requirs a license, and you don't have one...she should have done this on the Q.T., if she truely is that good...my fear would be, if something went wrong, as a example, she slipped, cut a deep cut, could not stop bleeding, cause she had no way to do so, then what, call a real vet in, which could take hours or more, depending on where you live, and in the mean time, your horse is suffering, and the damage is done...just my opinion...
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 5:27:06 PM
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The question the court appears to be settling, according to the article, is if floating teeth should be something that requires a specialized licensed vet to safely perform. She already seems to have specialized and documented training to do this. The article mentions that what makes her case "new" is that she actually stopped practicing when she was told to and wants to keep her above board business. Most people go "underground" in this situation.
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gracylfreebush
Farmgirl in Training
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Gracy
Alvin
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 7:23:04 PM
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We recently had a similar case like this in Texas. There was a bill introduced to try to make it illegal for them to practice. The vets in Texas got together and spoke to the law makers and said they want these people out there. So in Texas they can still do it. We do have several that work in the vets offices on certain days of the week. If someone was unsure for the reasons listed above by Tina they could choose to see the dentist on the day he/she was working in the vets office. I have had horse teeth floated by Vets a the dentist/floater and find that the quality of work was the same. Our vets were complaining because they were spending so much time doing teeth they were getting behind on other things.
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Beverley
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Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
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prariehawk
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Cindy
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Posted - Sep 26 2011 : 8:27:15 PM
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Missouri is a weird state when it comes to animals. They tried to put a guy out of business for providing a swimming pool for dogs, but they're the number one puppy mill state. Go figure.
Cindy
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walkinwalkoutcattle
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Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 04:24:30 AM
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Beverly, floating is the practice of dentistry in horses. When a horse sees a dentist it's called getting the horse "Floated". :) Many times horses in stalls and groomed pastures don't eat the rocks and naturally occuring aggregate in order to keep their teeth ground down, so the teeth just keep growing, or grow incorrectly, or become decayed due to modified diets, bit injury, etc.
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Beverley
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Beverley
atlanta
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2011 : 12:22:43 PM
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I read the deposition that the defendant's lawyer made with the Mo Veterinary Board's executive director who sent the cease and desist letter to the defendant. It was very interesting to read. Basically the wording of the regulations state that 'Veterinary medicine is the science of diagnosing, treating, changing, alleviating, rectifying, curing, or preventing any animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental condition.' So the lawyer went on to inquire about things like hoof trimming, tail docking, nail trimming, castration, and even grooming, to illustrate all of the other animal husbandry activities that take place by hired individuals and are not considered to be required to have a veterinary license. He made a pretty good case. I haven't heard the final outcome yet.
Paula
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RedHoopWoman
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Kathryn
Yoder
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2011 : 3:39:24 PM
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Well I hope it all works out for that woman,I think it should be up to the horse's owner who they allow to work on thier animals,the guy who does my horse's teeth is brilliant at it but he's just a cowpuncher who took a course in it,he's technically not supposed to administer sedation but all my horses are still standing after five years of him working on them,I'm willing to roll the dice.
It used to be that alot of farriers offered teeth floating services but as both equine dentistry and farrier science has become more sophisticated the two have split and become much more specialized,in any case,times are changing,I hope it all works out alright.
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