One Floated Sleepy Pony

Ava was visited by the horsey dentist today.

I had to get up early; it was freezing! I really just wanted to stay in my nice warm bed; but I got out of bed into the freezing cold, took care of my ferrets, and headed to the barn. Ava had just finished breakfast when I got there, so I haltered her up and took her inside the barn. She was antsy, so I lunged her a bit to get her fresh off. It helped a lot; the rest of the time I groomed her until the vet arrived.

Finally when he did arrive (which was like twenty minutes late...) I got Ava and took her into the vet room (which was awesome! I never knew that the barn actually used it.) Ava was a champ, she has never been in there and it was pretty confined too. I placed her in the stocks and then the floating proceeded.

Of course I forgot to take pictures of the actual procedure...

Everything went very smoothly and couldn't believe Ava stood so well. She was sedated but still... The vet said she had some sharp edges and an ulcer on her left cheek; otherwise they looked good. I'm really glad I got them done.

My sleepy pony. She did not move one step the
whole time (unless I had to move her).

I had to wait an hour until she completely came out of her stupor, but it was worth it. I wish everyone could have seen her face. She looked happy and content with her newly floated teeth; she kept licking her lips and figuring out that they don't cause her pain anymore. It was a priceless expression and I will never forget it.