North Wind Equine Veterinary Dentistry

23/02/2024

Looking ahead? You can book to haul-in for appointments with Dr. Keener in Duluth, Proctor, Deer River or Brainerd here: https://www.northwindequine.com/scheduling for 2024

19/02/2024

Not seeing many frozen whiskers this winter!

Looking to get a jump start on spring since it seems to be right around the corner? Dr. Keener has openings in Deer River on Monday, March 4th (and one on March 5th).

You can sign up here: https://www.northwindequine.com/scheduling

10/01/2024

Dr Keener enjoyed teaching her niece Amelia's Daisy Troop about horse teeth. Who knows, maybe a future veterinarian was inspired tonight! The Daisies got to practice exams and extracting a premolar cap, which they then took home. They also got to practice assistant skills, as the headlamps were way too big for them!

09/01/2024

Excited to teach a Daisy Troop about veterinary equine dentistry!

08/01/2024

Dr. Keener has haul-in appointments available at Reservoir Ranch in Duluth January 22, February 16, March 15, and April 12.

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27/10/2023

Amazing day of lectures Veterinary Dental Forum ! It's always inspiring to learn from those with more experience and knowledge, and to exchange ideas with others passionate about helping equids with dental problems.

21/09/2023

Dr. Keener has a few open slots for her last day at the Dirt Floor Arena in Proctor for the year, and is full for farm calls. If you haven't made an appointment yet, this will likely be your last chance until 2024.

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11/09/2023

Dr. Keener will be at Jubilee Equine in Horace, ND October 2-5, and has some openings. Click here to sign up:

08/08/2023

Wow! Hard to believe that 10 years ago today Dr. Bowman and I signed the papers that made me owner of the practice. Much has changed in the past decade, though my passion for providing dental care to equids has not. Many thanks to all of you for the support, and thanks to your animals for the inspiration. -Dr. Keener

PS. Josh, Canzira and I celebrated by making Sour Cherry Sauce with produce gifted to us today: smells amazing! Now to find some ice cream ;)

18/05/2023

Dr. Keener will be at Jubilee Equine in Horace, ND June 20-22, and has some openings. Click here to sign up:

17/03/2023

Thank you to Teddy for his gift of the still life he created watching us work this week. He has portrayed the patient in the stocks having their teeth examined by Dr Keener (labeled "L"), who is sitting on a stool holding a handpiece and running the foot pedal. Extern senior vet student Paige ("P) sits on a bucket to see over Doc's shoulder, and assistant Canzira aka Xero ("0") us taking notes on the computer while standing up front. Keep creating Teddy: your art makes us smile ❤️

03/03/2023

While we've considered radiography (x-rays) to be an important part of the dental examination for years, the number of times we could miss a tooth problem if the mouth looked normal was unknown, but not anymore!

A study published in October 2022 revealed that 20% of horses with normal oral exams had evidence of disease on x-rays. This is the first study like this in equine dentistry. We previously knew the numbers for dogs (28%) and cats (42%), but really had no idea in horses.

It was found that older horses were more likely to have "hidden" disease. In addition, if a horse has a problem on oral examination that warrants x-rays, 21% of the time other problems would be missed if the x-ray views were limited to the tooth in question.

We are excited to incorporate this new information from Dr. Bishop’s study into our patient care!

When no known dental problems are present, Dr. Keener recommends a full set of x-rays on the following timelines:
• for equines under the age of 10, every 3 years
• for equines ages 10-20, every 2 years
• for equines ages 21 and up, every year

When a new dental problem is found and x-rays are taken, Dr. Keener will take a full set of x-rays rather than limiting the imaging to the suspected diseased tooth.

When a known dental problem is present, the recommendations for follow-up x-rays will be on a case-by-case basis.

The images here illustrate an abnormal sinus structure (green dots) noted on survey radiographs of Dr. Keener's horse, Edgar, in 2020. Annual images are performed to monitor his sinuses. If anything changes, then further diagnostics and treatment (CT) could be performed before it is so large that it causes him a noticeable problem like facial swelling, decreased air flow, bone remodeling, etc. So far, it has not increased in size (2022 image included).

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

30/09/2022

Excited for two days of learning!

15/09/2022

Reminder: Dr. Keener will be at Dirt Floor Arena, Proctor MN on October 3rd. Follow the link to sign up for an appointment:

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14/09/2022

Attention Fargo area: Dr. Keener will be at Jubilee Equine in Horace, ND the week of October 17th. To make an appointment, follow this link to sign up:

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09/09/2022

Dr. Keener will be at Dirt Floor Arena, Proctor MN on Monday, October 3rd. If you would like an appointment, sign up here:

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01/07/2022

Dr. Keener has openings at the Dirt Floor Arena, Proctor MN on Friday, August 5th and Friday, August 19th. If you'd like an appointment, you can book it here:
https://northwindequine.zohobookings.com/ #/customer/northwind

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26/05/2022

Dr. Keener will be at Jubilee Equine in Horace, ND for dental appointments the week of June 27th. Haul-in appointments are welcome. If you would like an appointment, just fill in your name and your horse's name in the sign-up sheet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJ8aJJm_kUQd5CQTN_slIiA9rKmIas9YIDeCJTp5l9Q/

North Wind Equine Dental Appointments at Jubilee Equine Please fill in your name below to reserve an appointment slot. Reserve one slot per horse. Please fill out our Consent for Treatment form here if you have not previously filled it out for this horse. Monday, June 27th Time Owner’s Name...