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Originally Posted by JennaPenny  I actually asked outright as Chewie seemed just miserable while chewing. She gets super aggressive on the bone. One of the vets I absolutely adore told me to keep giving her those himalayan chews and the bully sticks. To encourage it often. It worked, let me tell you. She had 10 teeth herself. Now there are only four. Another molar fell out this evening, and one of her fangs is loose. I made it a special experience for us, I'll hold it and cuddle with her in the morning and again at night, and she'll chomp for an hour. She'll do it right after dinner as well for grooming. I don't know if this will help you or not, but let me tell you, my poor sweetie wouldn't even let any one touch her mouth, and now she's a lot happier. Teeth brushing is something that crazy pup has ALWAYS Loved- as she loves watching me do my routine. I'll even let her think she's flossing. Now she opens her mouth without a thought and even will tap at the toothbrush drawer. I don't smell foul breath, even though one of the teeth were definitely rotten that fell out. I think the brushing has a lot to do with it. Not that you don't brush her teeth, she's just happy to sit and let me be thorough. |
This is a great idea - thanks! I'm not sure why I didn't think of getting her to chew on stuff to encourage the teeth to fall out faster. I've given her the Himalayan cheese chews since and another molar fell off - woot! I see she has another molar and two more loose ones coming.