Fuller Vet

22/01/2025

Nerding out with our oroscope! Check out these infundibular caries. They can be filled, but monitoring them is an acceptable course of action. The second photo shows normal infundibulae. Apologies for the blur! If you want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out.

21/01/2025

Heard about the recent strangles case in Canterbury? If your horses don't travel or encounter other horses, your horse is at LOW risk. If you are concerned, the following are things to monitor.
🌡️Check temp twice daily. Fever (>38.5°C) will precede other symptoms.
🤧 Thick, pus-like nasal discharge
🐴 Swelling or abscesses around the head and neck (lymph nodes)
🥵 Cough, difficulty eating, reduced appetite
😷 Respiratory noise or breathing issues

How Can You Protect Your Horse?

💉 Vaccinate: A Strangles vaccine can reduce severity of disease, and reduce shedding of bacteria.
🚫 Limit Contact: Avoid nose-to-nose contact and sharing equipment with ANY horses.
🏡 Stay Put: Do not move horses on or off a yard.
🚛 Be Cautious When Traveling: Consider the risks of transporting your horse, especially if unvaccinated.
💧If traveling to areas with other horses, bring your own water and buckets.

If you have other questions about precautions, vaccinations, or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out!

21/01/2025

Visited one of our favorite patients today! This guy sees us every 3 months to check on his cavities, and to keep on top of one of his molars that likes to get a little long since it doesn't have a buddy on the opposite jaw to grind it down normally. He was a trooper for his visit!

20/11/2024

Commonly asked question: When should a veterinarian check my horses mouth? Here's my advice!

19/11/2024

Come check out our endoscope prototype! Book in your dental at EquiTrain NZ in Rolleston for your routine dental with endoscopy.

Message Fuller Vet for an appointment today!

18/11/2024

Baby's first dental! Check out what we found on this yearling's first dental!

21/10/2024

I have a few spots available at Melwood Equestrian this Tuesday the 29th. Message me now to book a dental for your horse!!!

18/10/2024

Pair of new minis in for their dentals. One with awesome teeth! And another with teeth only a mother could love 🤣. Hopefully floating, cleaning up diastemata, and flushing out periodontal pockets will help this lady on the road to a happier mouth!

16/10/2024

15/10/2024

Love hearing from clients after their dentals! This from Zoe:

Hey Jess! Just wanted to let you know that Annie has been feeling so much better in her mouth since getting her teeth done! She’s not constantly fidgeting with the bit and she’s accepting the contact happier etc, I’m noticing a huge difference! Thank you so much once again 😊 (this was her down at the domain this morning 😍)

11/10/2024

Youch! We had no idea there was a fractured tooth in there. Poor little guy!

11/10/2024

This little guy had a fractured tooth! He presented for a routine dental and look what we found 😳. These teeth should be packed nicely together like the second picture.

08/10/2024

This lovely lady is missing a front tooth! This means that she chews differently, causing decay from stagnant feed, diastemata and feed packing in between teeth, as well as the start of some hooks and ramps from the altered chewing pattern.

Odontoplasty and balancing these front incisors and then 3-6 monthly dentals are the gold standard treatment, but this requires careful intervention to avoid damage to the pulp chamber of that long tooth and uneven smile!

27/09/2024

More periodontal disease today. If you know to look for it, this is super common! Book your dental today!

23/09/2024

Small ulcer from a bit here. Reduced sharp points and picked out some feed to try to make this guy more comfortable!

22/09/2024

This mare was scheduled with us because she was quidding (dropping feed), and chewing and tongue rolling in a way that made her mum think she was sore in the mouth. Sure enough, we have some significant periodontal disease in between these two teeth that is causing infection and pain. She is on antibiotics and pain meds, and will need x-rays to assess the health of these tooth roots.

22/09/2024

When we aren't working, we are riding! Thanks sponsors, riders and volunteers for a wonderful event!

John Jones Steel Canterbury Eventing Two Day Event Results:
The Cover Queen CCN65 - Class B

🥇 Jessica Fuller & Baxter
🥈 Jacqui Emslie & Wickham Park Gimme Time
🥉 Kyra Jamie & Preciosa Ruana Georgie

📸 Michelle Clarke