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The Diseases of Animals 
WOLF - TEETH 
“Wolf -teeth” are small extra molars, frequently 
found in front of the first grinders on the upper, and 
rarely on the lower, Jaw of horses. They are believed 
to be rudimentary molars, pointing us back to pre- 
historic horses, fossil remains of which are found with 
teeth extending in an unbroken row around the jaws. 
Probably one-half the horses under seven years of age 
have them. There is a popular idea that wolf-teeth 
make a horse go blind, but this is not true. They 
have no more connection with a horse’s eyes than any 
other teeth do. 
It is a good plan to have wolf-teeth drawn (not 
punched out), as they are of no use to the animal and 
a bit may draw against them and make the mouth sore. 
When these teeth are punched out, the roots are likely 
to break off and remain in the jaw, and become a source 
of irritation. 
CRIBBING 
Cribbing. or “erib-biting,” is a habit that some 
horses have of grasping some object, biting it lightly, 
and at the same time contracting the muscles of the 
neck and emitting a peculiar grunt, frequently sucking 
in air at the same time. Such horses are called " wind- 
suckers.” Sometimes the horse will simply press the 
incisor teeth against the object; and, in rare cases, he 
will arch the neck and suck air without biting anything. 
Cribbing is a habit or vice. In chronic cases, the front 
