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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  It can kill a Yorkie if to many of the teeth get infected. It will slowly poison their heart and main organs. We had to put an 8 year old Yorkie rescue down because her teeth had never been attended to and by the time we got her, her heart was so enlarged due to the poison she could barely breath. It was very sad. |
Teeth that aren't taken care of will cause infection to spread in the gums. If left alone the infection will get worse and spread into the blood stream, thus spreading the infection throughout the body.