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03-12-2007, 06:40 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pa
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| Need advice I purchased a male yorkie 5 months ago , who is 9 months old now and he has a double set of upper teeth! He's gorgeous and I love him. As a young pup he had no teeth problems . I never knew this is a problem with yorkie! What can be done and is it genetic? I was hoping maybe down the road to show him in AKC and use him as stud...I'm heart broken over this. Please any advice would be helpful!
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03-12-2007, 06:44 AM | #2 | |
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03-12-2007, 06:44 AM | #3 |
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| Seems to be a fairly common problem and I've heard most people have them pulled when they are neutered. Seeing as you want to stud him I'm not sure what you do. Maybe give him lots of things to chew on to see if that will help loosen them without surgery? Others on here with more experience can help you BTW, welcome to YT!
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03-12-2007, 06:47 AM | #4 |
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03-12-2007, 06:52 AM | #5 |
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| If you are wanting to show him in the future you should have the puppy canines removed now before they mess up his bite. Get him in a handling class and attend a few matches to start him out. It's loads of fun!
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03-12-2007, 06:53 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks...I'm not sure what to do. I'm going to give him some more chew toys and hope they can come out ..or maybe by the time he's alittle over a year, I'll take him to the vet and get the teeth out! I really don't want it to come to that because of his size...he's alittle over 3 pounds! His adult teeth are right behind his baby teeth. I bathed him the other day and just happened to look in his mouth and was shocked by that. Shark teeth. The breeders never said the parents had that problem or anything. So now I know !! He's of good quality and has no other problems but this changes everything.
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03-12-2007, 07:56 AM | #7 |
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| Any one knows if this is genetic or runs through some lines ? I want to make sure this doesn't happen in the future w/ future puppies and everything. How can I be on the look out for this ?
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03-12-2007, 07:59 AM | #8 |
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| Coco had double canines and looked funny, but she was almost a year when the last one finally fell out. I had to play loads of tug of war with her to get that one to fall out. Everyone kept saying to have the vet remove them but I didn't want to put her under if it wasn't necessary, so I bought her tough bones and played tug of war with her, using those ropey toys
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03-12-2007, 08:00 AM | #9 |
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| will do!! anything to avoid the vet..hehe...but if need be he'll go...
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03-12-2007, 08:50 AM | #10 |
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| Relax! Retained puppy canines are not a big deal and quite typical in Yorkies. The canines have longer roots and are just a bit harder to get out. If they are lined up side by side you can usually wiggle them loose over time. If they are lined up in a row (as the top ones ususlly are) they often need to be removed. If your not worried about the bite getting off than you can probably wait it out. They often come out after 1 year of age. If you want to show the dog, you might want to have them removed right away to protect the bite. It's really not a genetic problem and I'm sure his line is fine. It just has to do with tiny mouthes and long rooted puppy canines. If you breed I'm sure you'll run into this again. Cricket had hers out when she weighed 3.5 lbs and she did just fine. Just make sure that they use gas instead of injection, they're only out for a few minutes.
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03-12-2007, 08:58 AM | #11 | |
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I have two yorkies.. the one on my avatar and in the gallary is my boy and the one w/ the teeth problem. My female who is 2 yrs old...her teeth are fine but she's not show quality just of breeding quality. I'm glad people on here know about this stuff!!!
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03-12-2007, 09:08 AM | #12 | |
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03-12-2007, 09:22 AM | #13 |
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| Thats real reasonable..I'll hve to check and see what my vet cost to have that done. I never knew this double teeth is a common problem!
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03-12-2007, 09:25 AM | #14 |
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| I have noticed that my baby girl Scarlet has the same thing happening with her teeth. Now about 3 weeks ago she had a full row on top and then a second full row coming through, I called her "Shark" lol...but then she started to lose them, and now she only has 2 left. I think this is a very common thing in Yorkies because of the long roots, especally if your baby is tiny. Scarlet is just a little over 6 months and weights a little over 3 pounds. I am sure it will be no problem and you should still be able to stud the little man out. I would just check with your vet about it. Its so common that I don't think it has anything to do with genetics just the length of the roots. Hope this helps!
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03-12-2007, 10:06 AM | #15 | |
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My female is abit over 4 pounds and she has no problems w/ her teeth! This is so new to me and around my area there isn't many yorkie breeders or people to talk to! I hope his comes out in time ..his adult teeth look good from what I can see! Those darn baby teeth !! If you get a chance , go to my profile and you can view my two yorkies!!
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