Charlie had his two baby canines on both top and bottom and we were told by the vet that they had to come out or it would cause trouble. My husband is a dentist and knew they needed to come out, but because my husband is a dentist it seemed silly to have to have pay someone else to pull our dog's teeth. I put off making an appointment and his two lower baby teeth fell out on their own a while back. When I took him in back in January, the vet told me again that the two uppers had to come out and we should make an appointment as soon as possible. Again, I put it off, and noticed just a couple of weeks ago that one of those teeth that was going to need pulling had fallen out on it's own. I may eventually have that lone tooth pulled, but I bet it will come out by itself before long. He's 18 months old and already neutered, so there's no reason to put him under except that one tooth. Maybe a little more tugging on a rubber ball will help! |