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After that, there really wasn't much more going on in the VTH clinic, so I got to head on over to the Theriobarn, where they were having a dental clinic on horses. It was really kind of kewl to see the different equipment, things that I've only seen non-electric, they actually had motorized. I also learned that the device used to prop open the horses mouth so he doesn't bite you is called a Mouth Speculum. And the teeth are numbered as follows:
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Other information I also picked up is that donkeys and mules, especially mules, are very difficult to sedate, so the sedative dosage has to be very high to work. I don't remember exact figures on that. Also, they are difficult to simply get the needle *into* to inject, unlike most horses who are fairly calm about it. And that pretty much concludes today.
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