Post by horselover4life on Sept 7, 2014 10:48:21 GMT
Wow Shelly...with that added information I change my thought to...
"Your vet let you down. He, as the animal expert, should of been giving you more guidance than he did."
I was curious about your laws in Canada regarding dentists so I went looking, and found this...........
"Any non-veterinarian who has adopted the title of "equine dentist", regardless of what training they may claim to have, is not sanctioned, governed or trained by any statutory regulatory organization in British Columbia, Canada, or the USA. Furthermore, the injection or administering of sedative drugs to another person's horse is a veterinary medical act, and any person who, without authorization under the Veterinarians Act, independently obtains or administers these drugs, is in violation of the law."
So...your vet is being honest with you.
I actually agree with your vet about the care of the mouth.
You did have a slip regarding the care of your horses mouth, something now taken care of, you won't nor your vet will allow to happen again to your animals.
Hopefully this link I am giving will give you some insight and resources if you need....like I said..interesting read.
www.cvbc.ca/cfm/index.cfm?It=103&Id=23
Now if you look at the USA and their practices it gets more confusing as each state has their own protocol and rules............
In my state, according to what I read ...power floating of teeth is not permitted other than by a licensed vet.
"Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, and Vermont exempt equine teeth floating from the practice of veterinary medicine, thereby allowing non-veterinarians to perform the task without supervision by a veterinarian, although it appears that these exemptions are limited to using non-motorized tools."
Here is the link and what confusion as each state seems to do what they want...only thing in common I see is "under the guidance of a vet...." and some state LVT or at least a VT...degree needed...then it gets more interesting as you open the next link with "exemptions"
www.avma.org/Advocacy/StateAndLocal/Pages/sr-cavm-exemptions.aspx
For us in the states, some conformity by the government for all states to follow I think would be nice.
Those ever moving their residence or having a question would have clear information to follow or find instead of this mess.................
What I did see though in many states was no power-floating or sedation unless under direct vet supervision...at least something to safeguard the horse....
Still, glad to hear that it was not something worse than a bad set of chompers.....the horse will be OK and so will you!!
"Your vet let you down. He, as the animal expert, should of been giving you more guidance than he did."
I was curious about your laws in Canada regarding dentists so I went looking, and found this...........
"Any non-veterinarian who has adopted the title of "equine dentist", regardless of what training they may claim to have, is not sanctioned, governed or trained by any statutory regulatory organization in British Columbia, Canada, or the USA. Furthermore, the injection or administering of sedative drugs to another person's horse is a veterinary medical act, and any person who, without authorization under the Veterinarians Act, independently obtains or administers these drugs, is in violation of the law."
So...your vet is being honest with you.
I actually agree with your vet about the care of the mouth.
You did have a slip regarding the care of your horses mouth, something now taken care of, you won't nor your vet will allow to happen again to your animals.
Hopefully this link I am giving will give you some insight and resources if you need....like I said..interesting read.
www.cvbc.ca/cfm/index.cfm?It=103&Id=23
Now if you look at the USA and their practices it gets more confusing as each state has their own protocol and rules............
In my state, according to what I read ...power floating of teeth is not permitted other than by a licensed vet.
"Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, and Vermont exempt equine teeth floating from the practice of veterinary medicine, thereby allowing non-veterinarians to perform the task without supervision by a veterinarian, although it appears that these exemptions are limited to using non-motorized tools."
Here is the link and what confusion as each state seems to do what they want...only thing in common I see is "under the guidance of a vet...." and some state LVT or at least a VT...degree needed...then it gets more interesting as you open the next link with "exemptions"
www.avma.org/Advocacy/StateAndLocal/Pages/sr-cavm-exemptions.aspx
For us in the states, some conformity by the government for all states to follow I think would be nice.
Those ever moving their residence or having a question would have clear information to follow or find instead of this mess.................
What I did see though in many states was no power-floating or sedation unless under direct vet supervision...at least something to safeguard the horse....
Still, glad to hear that it was not something worse than a bad set of chompers.....the horse will be OK and so will you!!
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