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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie  My 4-year-old Jillie just had 8 teeth removed yesterday. She had 3 removed at her only other dental, at 2-years. I've brushed her teeth almost daily since birth, so I'm quite disappointed.
I thought that since my 9-year-old has always done well with brushing that I wouldn't need to bring her in to annual dentals, but I'm obviously mistaken. My 9-year-old has lost no teeth and had his only dental at 6 years old.
Moving forward, I'm thinking of trying a sonicare on her. A YT friend does that and swears by it. She even got her vet to start recommending it. That and annual dentals. She's too young to be toothless. |
Teddy was 3.5 when he had 7 removed. Some were non-vital teeth. It's a genetics issue mostly. Mine would not accept the sonic care. One of my dogs used the electric petosan toothbrush for a while but he's the one who lost 7 teeth so like you, brushing almost daily didn't make a difference. I have done three dentals in less than 3 years on Winston and the dentist tells me that he has incisors at risk for future loss. This can't be for lack of home care or even dentals, and we are just working against the breed. At least Jillie scored with the tooth fairy just like my Teddy.