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Yorkie overbite? My yorkie is about 15 weeks old and some of his teeth are just about growing out. The vet said its normal because he's so little. But when I open his mouth it looks like the upper part of his mouth is strecthing out farther than his lower jaw. Can this be a sign that he might develop an overbite? |
Do his teeth come together in proper alignment when closed? |
yes, it can be but the good news is that the lower jaw grows a lot faster than the upper jaw so they possibly still will line up as that lower jaw pushes the lower teeth forward.. |
I have the opposite promblem, Gizmo is almost 6 months and he has an underbite. Looks kinda funny. I am not sure if it will straighten out a little or not. When we first got him, the vet said he had a SLIGHT underbite, but it has gotten alot worse. Is there problems associated with this in the future??? |
How is the bite suposed to look? I think Sadies teeth meet in the front. Is that right???? I really am not thrilled with the underbite look so I am a little concerned if the lower jaw grows fast!!! Is that true??? Yikes!:eek: |
My Rocco is almost 6 months and also has a slight underbite. I am really concerned as to how this will affect him in the future. |
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A bite shouldn't be of any concern. It's not a healthy issue. I would check to see if all the puppy teeth have fallen out. I always recommend when you take them in for a spay and neuter to have puppy teeth taken out so the permenant teeth can come in. An overbite or underbite has no effect on health :) I place puppies with an undershot bite into a pet home because in the show ring it's penalized and to show we want a scissor bite or a level bite. Donna Bird Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
Welcome to YT noinoi! |
Overbite puppies I just had a litter of Yorkshire Terriers, 2 of those had an overbites. The vet said they may grow out of it, but they might not. He said it was not a good idea to breed them, as they can pass this trait on to future generations. Also, to reguarly clean their teeth, but they say to reguarly clean all dogs teeth. So, I always inform the new owners about the overbite, so far it hasn't been a concern. I have had 2 in the past as well, I did sell them for less money, but didn't have to...but since they weren't perfect, I didn't feel like I could ask full price. My neighbor bought one of my puppies last year that had an overbite. He is doing great. She brushes his teeth regularly, the earlier you start that, the better. The sooner they are used to it, and don't mind it at all. He is a great puppy and family pet. Sonya Trivette www.facebook.com/sonya.penland.trivette e-mail: sonyaluvsyorkies@ymail.com :aimeeyork:) |
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