Kaywolf, it is a lot safer in the long run to get those teeth out now. If you leave them for now, a few years down the road she'll still have those bad teeth and it will be even harder on her to have the surgery to remove them.
I have a little toy poodle rescue that is probably 12 now. He must have been born with genetically bad teeth. By the time we got him, his mouth was in such bad shape there was really no saving the teeth and he wouldn't let us anywhere near his mouth. His first dental he lost about 10 teeth. Within a year or so, his mouth was back in terrible shape. Summer of 2014 he went in for a second dental and lost all but three of his remaining teeth. He has only three little canines left. He was about ten when he had the second surgery.
We had blood work done to make sure he could handle the anesthesia, and he did fine during the surgery. The recovery was pretty hard on him. I am sure he was in a lot of pain from losing that many teeth at once and he had a hard time eating. We had to hand feed him for at least a few months, but once his gums healed and toughened up he did fine. At first I thought I'd made a terrible mistake, having all of his teeth removed but in retrospect it was the best choice I could have made for him. He is a happier, healthier dog without all that infection in his mouth. I do feed him wet food for his meals, but his gums are about as tough as teeth now. He can eat tiny little milk bones, and even snacks on dry kibble during the day between meals. He was never a good eater before the last dental and was thin and under weight. He has gained two pounds and is fit and healthy.
It is never a bad idea to remove bad teeth if possible. Bad teeth cause heart and kidney problems which aren't so easy to fix.
Diana |