Vet Day at Tidal Treasures

Well, it was time to call the vet to come in and check some of our horses.  We usually try to do this every year, but somehow it stretched out to two years, so we were overdue!  The highlight of the day was Marie and Mister.  I was so enchanted watching them interact with Dr. Mike that I forgot to video any of it.  Dr. Mike was very good with Marie and taught her several things, including how to use a stethoscope to hear the horse's heart beat.  First he found his own heart beat and then got Marie to listen to that.  He explained to her however, that his heart was  beating a little faster than normal; because he was standing beside a pretty girl! (What a charmer that guy is.) Then he patiently explained how to find Mister's heart beat and made sure that Marie and Mama could do it before he moved on to the next thing.

During his visit, Dr. Mike floated some teeth.  This is what they call it when the vet does dental work.  It sounds very innocent.  WARNING...some of our city friends may find the video of Ginger getting her teeth floated to be a bit much.  You need to remember that the horses are sedated before this begins and it is absolutely necessary to keep the horses healthy.  In Ginger's case, she was losing weight and we couldn't figure out why.  Turns out she had two teeth in the back of her mouth that were really loose and knocking around in her mouth so she couldn't chew properly.  Now she is feeling much better and eating all the grass in sight!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xtalOmlsJo&feature=plcp