What are you paying for dental care, what all does it include and do you use a vet or equine dentist for the service?
In August, I paid $195 for a power float (including wolf tooth extraction) + $65 for sedation, done by vet. Same vet clinic usually runs a special in December, ~$200 for the full deal.
Now I am in a different area, going to see what this dentist business is about but the reputable equine dentists (that work out of/in conjuction with vet clinics, not the fly by night type) seem to run around $175-200 for the exam/float portion.
In the past I used an equine dentist (with a vet to sedate) and paid ~$130 for a basic power float.
I use a vet for dentals now, I’m paying around the same price.
In November, I paid a veterinarian equine dentist $125 each horse for the float, plus $35 each for the sedation, plus a total for $22.50 for Bute for two, and a $50 share of the $150 total farm call – three of us get our horses together at my place for the dentist.
I also had my geldings sheaths checked and cleaned, which was $25 each.
I’m in Ontario. The vet that I use for dentals charges $190 for the power float and exam. Plus sedation, call fee and taxes. Final bill around $400 Canadian.
I really like them. They’re patient, they make sure they don’t sit on a tooth for very long. They use a camera so they can get a better look and can document everything. Their notes also get transferred to the invoice.
All three vets are able to do dental surgeries as well.
Our vet dentist does this, too.
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- It costs me $157 just to get the vet/dentist to my farm because she is 40 miles away.
She is a vet who does dentistry and is the ONLY vet or equine dentist who bothered to tell me my 28+ yrs horse has a malformed or injured molar. I’ve had this horse 26 years and he’s been seen by vets & dentists in three states. It explains why he has always been happier in a hackamore.
- My total bill for her October, 2022 visit was $377 for two horses (she uses power equipment). That also included two sheath cleanings, two tetanus shots, and a massive amount of two types of happy juice to sedate the 28+ yr old and it still didn’t stop him from grabbing the speculum.
I will continue to pay her and the big road fee, as she is no nonsense and takes the dental work more serious than the vets in my immediate area. I’ve learned thru the years most vets don’t want to work on teeth and will avoid the truth about the back teeth whenever possible.
Last spring, I paid $200 per horse, for two horses, to ship in to a vet an hour away, on a “special” spring “deal”, that included dentistry, “vaccines”, and sheath cleaning (which I do myself and don’t want anyone else getting involved). Equine dentists are not permitted to work in this province… it would be classed as “practicing Veterinary medicine without a license”. Dentistry is classed as veterinary work. I guess it was OK, but it turned out that the vaccines included did not include the vaccine I needed to show at “recognized” horse shows. I found that out when I got to the show. So that was a “no-go”. I shall be more careful about this, this year.
My vet’s cost for a standard dental exam and float with sedation (usually dorm) is $164. That doesn’t include the farm call.
The price goes up if there is anything abnormal or the horse requires additional sedation.
I’m in the Northeast… My dentals last year were $216/horse for the float and between $40-45/horse for sedation. Farm call was split between me and other clients.
I think I paid 185.00 a horse and 170.00 for my pony. Pony was cheaper due to being a lightweight, less sleepy meds. Plus 10.00 a sheath. Farm call is standard 45.00. I’m in the WV eastern panhandle.
