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11-30-2014, 12:28 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson
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| Puppy has a broken Canine tooth. Seeing the vet first thing tomorrow but.... So I adopted a puppy in addition to the Yorkie I already have. It's been awhile since I've had a puppy and in the last few weeks I've realized how much they can get into trouble. My older one was generally more calm, when she was little, at least when it came to chewing on things she shouldn't. Well little Emma loves to chew on EVERYTHING. For a 12 week old puppy its to be expected I suppose with the teething and all. From my hair to her crate, it's a little insane sometimes I must admit. Well, after playtime this morning with our Cocker Spaniel, I crated her. The idea was she had run to her little hearts content and since it was break time, I needed to get some work done. Well not ten minutes later I hear the most terrifying crying noise I've ever heard from her. She got her mouth stuck around one of the metal pieces of the door and couldn't dislodge it herself. I tried opening the side door to calm her down till I could help her get it unstuck, but by then she yanked as hard as she could and pulled the tooth out. I'm guessing she must be in pain because she's pretty depressed (for the spunky dog that she normally is). I've called the Vet's office, even though they are closed and left a message to have them schedule me as soon as possible (which would be Monday morning at 7 or 8. This happened around noon on a Sunday). In the meantime, in the hour since this has happened, I've noticed the bleeding has started to subside since she calmed down. Should I try to disinfect the gums with saltwater till I can see the vet tomorrow? Should I try applying some ice to the would to ease the pain? I think the vet will probably address this tomorrow, but I was hoping to find something here to hold her over till tomorrow morning. She's also only eaten breakfast so far, which was at least 4 or 5 hours ago. How should I go about feeding her? I've kept the tooth in a little bag in case the vet wants to see it.
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11-30-2014, 12:50 PM | #2 |
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| Poor baby! If she does eat today, I would give her wet food so it is not painful to eat. As for pain, is there an emergency vet in the area that you can call for some pain medication or advice?
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11-30-2014, 12:55 PM | #3 |
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| There is an emergency vet nearby. She's currently sleeping, so I'm going to avoid taking her anywhere as long as she's resting since I think that will help, but I will give them a call. I'm hoping to avoid ER visits, as she just got over a broken toe nail that we had to take her in for about a month ago. I'm most concerned about having to put her under for a tooth extraction, as they had to anesthetize her to cauterize and examine her toe. I really wanted to hold off on any more procedures till she was spayed, but I'm not exactly in the position to make that call anymore. She is so energetic, keeping up with her and her propensity to get in trouble is tough
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11-30-2014, 01:29 PM | #4 |
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| How old is she? Maybe they can do the extraction at the same time she is down for her spay.
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11-30-2014, 01:31 PM | #5 |
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| Ice can be very painful to exposed nerves so I don't know if I'd try ice unless a vet recommended it after seeing whether all the tooth/nerve is gone. She's probably just a month shy of beginning to lose her puppy teeth so this might not be all that painful - I don't know. I do know the roots of puppy teeth are not long or firmly rooted far into the jaw bone since they will be replaced after so short a time so loosing one traumatically might only be painful to the gum tissues surrounding the tooth. If you think she's hurting, getting her to an ER vet to check her out and give any needed pain meds, antibiotics would be worth saving her any pain and you the angst. Some wilder, more hyper dogs just require more monitoring as puppies. She sounds like one puppy you must be continually watching until she's older, calmer from now on anytime she's out of her crate if she's already broken a toenail and pulled one of her own teeth!!! Poor baby!
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11-30-2014, 02:12 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson
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| So I talked to the ER vet and they said to monitor her for any additional signs of discomfort. As a test to see how painful she might be, I set some kibble in her bowl and placed her next to it. She's happily munching away almost as usually (she is chewing a little more cautiously, but the fact that she's eating seems to indicate the pain isn't severe. No crying since the incident as well). The ER vet said that the best I would be able to do short of taking her in was aspirin, but that I could hold off and see how is doing before resorting to meds. It looks like her nap helped stop the bleeding a lot. I think she's still a bit shaken up about the whole experience, but pain does not seem to be an issue. She is more hesitant to chew on things (even her toys), but based on her behavior it seems like that's just a result of the scare she gave herself. She just put her self back in her crate after cleaning her bowl of the 15 or so kibbles. Gums still look good, so I'm going to monitor in case it looks like we need to get to the ER, but for now she seems okay. She is 12 weeks old. I've heard that 3-4 months is acceptable for a spay, but I think our vet said that around 4 months or older is what she would recommend. Usually my mom is home to babysit 'the kids' while I'm at work, but alas, today that was not the case... If it looks like she's learned her lesson about chewing on her crate, I might just keep her either in the crate or on a harness till her teething phase is over. At least while I'm working anyhow... Thanks for the support through this. The fact that YorkieTalk is a place where I know I can come for your advice and thoughts is a huge comfort!
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11-30-2014, 02:22 PM | #7 |
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11-30-2014, 03:07 PM | #8 |
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| What a cutie! I definitely would not spay at 3-4 months. Wait until she's at least 6 months or older. I waited until 8 months with my female because she was so tiny. It sounds like your pup isn't in too much pain if she's eating kibble. I would just have your vet look at it this week to determine if it needs to come out right away, or if you can wait until her spay.
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11-30-2014, 03:28 PM | #9 |
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| Ouch, momma! You don't want to maybe cause her some extra trouble eating or extra pain. Unless it's very soft kibble, I'd save her hitting that very tender, sore spot with a piece or two of sharp, crunchy kibble pieces by soaking it in water until it's very soft for the next few days until that raw hole is healed up, looks like normal gum tissue again. No use asking for extra pain in case she gets a piece of that chewed up kibble in the raw hole. Bless her little heart - she's just a little doll! You are very blessed to have that little cutie pie. She's a winner! If she were mine, with her track record of mishaps, I would watch her every moment I didn't have her in the crate as she could get into electrical cords or no telling what next time. Yes, I know it's hard to do but I'd just crate her for a short while if I needed to get things done but when she's out of that crate, I'd always have eyes on her and be within 6 feet of her. Before long, she'll be grown up enough not to chew everything she sees and get into everything and everyone can relax again. I know you know this but for new Yorkie owners reading this: Always watch them extra close when outside - they can get into a world of hurt if left out alone without you watching them. Plus, Yorkies, even grown ones, are so tiny, they can literally squeeze out of the fence between the gate post and the fence post(my Tibbe's done this!), go under it, etc., or worse still, someone could jump your fence or come through your unlocked gate and steal her! When I had only had Tibbe a few months, a car full of adults drove slowly down the alley, slowed to all look out the car windows at Tibbe playing in the back yard, didn't see me sitting by the den window watching his every move, and drove on. But within 90 seconds or so, the car had returned, stopped by my back gate, two adults got out of the back seat and were going for the latch to my boat gate, most likely to enter my yard, when I burst through the back door screaming at them at the top of my lungs!!! They didn't say a word - apologize, stop to explain they were just admiring him, etc., just turned, ran for the car, dove into the back seat and the driver sped away down the alley! I'm convinced they were going to open that gate(now all gates are padlocked), come in and walk out with a free Yorkie! I reported them and gave a description of the people and the car to the police in case they were casing our neighborhood for dogs to steal! It was the middle of December and they could have been looking for a quick way to make Christmas money. Hope that pretty baby feels better very quickly!
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11-30-2014, 07:10 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson
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| I'll go ahead and soak the rest of her dinner to soften it up so she doesn't have to chew to much. She has TONS of energy. She plays all by herself and tires herself out so much that she'll nap in the middle of chewing session with her toy. 15 minutes later she's bouncing around the house like a little rabbit. She's the sweetest little dog I've known, but I just hope I can keep up with her till she calms down. Her crate is my best friend when she's not chewing on it >.< Thanks again for the recommendations! I'll update once I know more from the vet.
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11-30-2014, 07:22 PM | #11 |
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| Poor lil' pup Good job momma on taking such great care of her. She has a great life ahead of her.
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12-01-2014, 09:04 PM | #12 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson
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| So Vet looked at it and said this is nothing to be concerned about at this point. She basically said to just keep an eye out for inflammation in case it gets infected, but that we can leave it alone for the time being and re-evaluate once her adult canines start growing in, or it's time for her spay. She also recommended waiting until at least until she's 6 months old for the spay. I guess this was such a minor thing, the vet decided to not charge us for the visit But for future readers, I would still caution you to take your little one to the vet in the case of a broken tooth. Every situation is different; I just lucked out.
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