My first Yorkie lost teeth & once you have had that happen, it changes you & you become militant about good dental care forevermore. Even after that, even with once yearly or more often vet cleanings & near daily brushings, they can still have to have a tooth or two pulled as my Jilly did. So far, after his extra puppy teeth & 2 decayed teeth were pulled when I got him at 9 mos. of age, Tibbe hasn't had to have any more pulled but when his breath gets bad or I see yellow toward the gumline or puffy, red gums, we go to the vet for a looksee. I do brush his teeth almost daily but we do slack off some when he feels bad. On days I forget to brush or he's not feeling well, I feel so guilty. But that is scary that your regular vet didn't catch the decay or whatever caused the extractions! What was his excuse?
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |