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Transbuccal Tooth Extraction - Minimally Invasive Equine Tooth Extraction Method
Compared to the cheek tooth removal technique, repulsion, a transbuccal extraction is minimally invasive. The method employs a small stab incision to the cheek with the insertion of a cannula (metal tube), creating a pass-threw. Doctors can pass medical instruments through the portal to reach hard-to-reach teeth without damaging sensitive tissue.
The Procedure :
1. Doctors begin by blocking the maxillary nerve and skin over the incision site.
2. A small incision is made in the cheek, and a metal cannula is inserted.
3. Doctors then pass instruments through the cannula and, using a tapping method, elevate the tooth away from the socket, and loosen the tooth.
4. A hole is made in the body of the tooth using a drill.
5. A doctor twists a tap into the predrilled hole to create threads.
6. A rod with a 90-degree turn at the end screws into the tooth.
7. Using a tapping method, the doctor strikes the bottom turn of the rod to extract the tooth.
8. Using packing, the doctor fills the socket.
9. The doctor removes the cannula, and with 1-2 stitches, close the incision.
Natural Disaster Prepping With Horses:
"Don't Panic" is always easier said than done. Tornadoes, flash floods, and fires can quickly throw a barn into chaos. You can do life-saving things to prepare for a natural disaster to reduce stress and streamline evacuations.
TRAILERS & VEHICLES
1. Easy Access To Trailers: Trailer parking should allow quick, easy access for hook-up, load, and pull away. Don't stack trailers one in front of the other. Allow enough room for loading without moving the trailer.
2. Emergency Gas: Have emergency gas on hand. Fill your tank before leaving; you may get stuck in traffic. If the disaster is not a wildfire, take any remaining gas with you.
3. Escape Route: You may not be able to take your traditional route to evacuate. Map out and pre-drive two or three optional methods.
4. Go-Bag: Keep a go-bag in your trailer or truck at all times. The bag should include a first-aid kit for both horse and human, protective clothing, gloves, water, face masks, paper maps with defined escape routes, and horse ID Packets.
5. Charger: Store a fully loaded backup phone charger and extra power cord in your glove box. It is important to keep individuals updated on your whereabouts and status regularly.
HORSE IDENTIFICATION
1. Digital Photos: Take digital photos of all horses for posting to social media should they become lost. Storing them to a dedicated album on your phone will allow you to find them quickly should you need them.
2. ID Packets: Prepare individual ID Packets for each horse. The packet should include Photos, Coggins, health records, health conditions, tattoo number, ID chip number, feeding instructions, owners contact information, trainer information, veterinarian contact information, special care directives, and behavior idiosyncrasies.
3. ID Tags: Use a permanent marker to write emergency contact information on a waterproof livestock tag. Braid the label into the horse main should you have to turn horses loose or they escape.
HORSE CARE
1 Feed & Water: If keep one week of hay, feed, and water in your trailer, or stored it in a location away from the barn where it is protected and easily accessible.
2. Medications: Add a week's worth of backup medications for each horse in an individual baggie, with clear instructions, to the equine first-aid kit stored in your go-bag.
3. Boarding: Make a plan of temporary boarding. Often we rely on our friends in the equine community, but this is not always possible. Identify temporary boarding facilities— these websites Equine Info Exchange (buff.ly/3nKHcFo), Horse Motel (buff.ly/3uljSAB), and Horse And Travel (buff.ly/3eU5Nn7) provide lists of overnight boarding facilities throughout the country. Contact them, get familiar with their operations, and make arrangements before a disaster.
4. Water Buckets: Keep extra water buckets in your trailer. Collecting buckets from stalls is time-consuming and better spent hooking up trailers and loading horses.
SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Private Facebook Group: If you run a training or boarding facility, consider creating a private emergency Facebook Group. Here you can update owners and clients while keeping the information confidential. Inform clients of the how, when, where, and why this group will become active and rules for use.
2. Lost and Found: Find local Lost and Found pet Facebook Groups and join. Make yourself familiar with lost and found websites and create accounts should you need to list a lost horse.
