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12-09-2008, 04:14 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Korea
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| Adult Teeth not coming out!Vet says will shorten his life. My pup has had problems with his baby teeth falling out. He is 9 months old now. At 7 months we removed teeth that looked like they were going to be replaced. But at now most of his teeth has not come out. His baby teeth in the front and bottom none of them have come out. One canine has and his back teeth has come out with Adult teeth replacing them. The vet thinks thats the end of it and no more will be coming out. He has a gum infection where a bottom canine should be. He also told me that I shouldn't expect him to life the maximum possible years. Explaining the hardships he will have wen he gets older. I am very sad about this. I love him so much. I was wondering if others have had this same issue. And what happened to their yorkies after they became seniors..... |
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12-09-2008, 08:31 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I haven't heard of this type of correlation. Um, is the vet quite sure that HE didn't pull some adult teeth by mistake? Can you get another opinion?
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12-09-2008, 08:34 AM | #3 | |
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12-09-2008, 08:34 AM | #4 |
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| I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the vet did an oopsie??? Im curious to know what was his reason on why your dog would have a shorter life span??
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12-09-2008, 08:35 AM | #5 |
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| This is very strange. I would most definately get a second opinion. You'll never rest easy unless you do. |
12-09-2008, 09:04 AM | #6 |
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| I don't understand why would the vet say that your dog will have shorter life span. I am guessing he is refering to your dog being unable to eat hard food and gets less nutrition? But even with that I am sure you can always opt for soft food tat are nutritious.
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12-09-2008, 09:15 AM | #7 |
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| Get a Second Opinion and get a X-ray done. TJ lost all his baby teeth at around 8 months old. He retained his 4 fangs, and his adult teeth came in, actually, only a few adult teeth came in. He has all his fronts and only a few in the back. He is missing all his sides (up and down). When he was 1 year old, I brought him to the Vet to get his baby 4 fangs pulled. He did that and took an xray, that showed the rest of his adult teeth just did not form from his jaw bone. Never said anything about a short life span The Vet actually said, maybe this is better, less teeth to cause tartar and plaque and infection issues |
12-09-2008, 09:24 AM | #8 |
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| I definately get a 2nd opinion! |
12-09-2008, 09:48 AM | #9 |
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| I would recommend a second opinion too just to be sure. Maybe the shortened life span the vet is referring to would be the possibility of infection setting in if the baby teeth aren't removed. Infections from poor dental hygeine can get into the blood stream and can eventually lead to illness and death. There are only about 108 certified canine dentists in the world. Do you have access to one in your area or by email? |
12-11-2008, 08:33 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Korea
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| I live in korea so i doubt we have canine dentist near here. The vet said that when he gets older he will be more prone to gum infections maybe causing bacteria to go into his blood stream and into his heart shortening his life. I do brush is teet everyday though. My current vet is in canada taking his vet exam there. He won't be back till end of month. I'll ask him when he comes back. |
12-11-2008, 09:23 PM | #11 |
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| When your vet gets home you should schedule a time to get the remaining baby teeth pulled. Yes, having the extra teeth can lead to gum disease and infections that can shorted thier life span. It is not too late to have the rest of the baby teeth pulled.
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12-11-2008, 09:50 PM | #12 |
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| my vet didnt want to pull all his baby teeth just the ones that seemed like adult teeth were coming out because then Ewok wouldnt have any teeth in the front....You think thats better? |
12-12-2008, 12:55 PM | #13 |
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| ALL baby teeth should be removed. If they are retained that can cause tooth infections. If they have not come out by 1 year I would have them removed |
12-13-2008, 12:22 AM | #14 |
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| A dog with few or no teeth is better off than a dog with bad teeth. Ultimately, having teeth is more of a cosmetic issue for us than it is any kind of an issue for our dogs-- I know of a lot of dogs and cats both who have NO teeth left in their mouths, but still are able to eat both kibble and wet food just fine and have no ill consequences except for looking a little bit funny. Dental disease can be very bad for an animal-- it forces their immune system to be constantly in high gear, and introduces toxins that put all kinds of stresses on their other body systems. I'd get the teeth pulled.
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