Question? 6 mo. male yorkie

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Hot Rod was just neutuered on the 17th and had 14 teeth removed. He did fine. He is 2.8-2.9 lbs and is 6 1/2 mos old. Had bloodwork done prior to and everything was good. He ate a bunch that night and slept alot for the next 2 days but after that he was running and playing with sister and jumping up and down couch! Did notice that he got tired quickly for a few days. Tried keep him quiet but it was hard.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by CaLi19GyRL

I've been reading a lot about people getting their yorkie's teeth pulled is that a common thing?? Does it need to be done? I've never had to do this with my dogs in the past?

I never had to have this done either, it a common problem with Yorkies though, they just don't always lose there teeth on their own. If you don't remove the milk teeth, it can cause permanent teeth to grow in improperly and become decayed because food gets trapped in between the two rows of teeth. This can lead to serious infection.

[CaLi19GyRL]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I never had to have this done either, it a common problem with Yorkies though, they just don't always lose there teeth on their own. If you don't remove the milk teeth, it can cause permanent teeth to grow in improperly and become decayed because food gets trapped in between the two rows of teeth. This can lead to serious infection.

Wow, good to know! Well I am planning on getting Maxx fixed when he is 4 months....so would that be a good time for his teeth to be taken out?

[yellowmellie]

Originally Posted by CaLi19GyRL

Wow, good to know! Well I am planning on getting Maxx fixed when he is 4 months....so would that be a good time for his teeth to be taken out?

Probably not, you have to wait until all the adult teeth are in and see if the puppy teeth have fallen out or if your dog has shark teeth (two rows of teeth)

They aren't going to just pull a bunch of baby teeth without the adult teeth in. At least that is my understanding.

Some people wait longer to get them fixed because of the baby teeth issue. They don't want to put them under twice so they wait until both can be done together.

[MsFamousHepburn]

X was fixed at 4.5 months and weighed in at 3.2 lbs. He also had blood work done prior to his surgery and everything went great

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by yellowmellie

Probably not, you have to wait until all the adult teeth are in and see if the puppy teeth have fallen out or if your dog has shark teeth (two rows of teeth)

They aren't going to just pull a bunch of baby teeth without the adult teeth in. At least that is my understanding.

Some people wait longer to get them fixed because of the baby teeth issue. They don't want to put them under twice so they wait until both can be done together.

I think we waited till 5 months because of this, all the adult teeth don't have to be in, but probably some do, but you are right we didn't want to put him under twice, so check with your vet about this. I heard of cases of the teeth being pulled without anesthesia, I would hate to do this, but if they are loose enough I guess it wouldn't be too bad.

[Shelby&Seymour]

We waited until Seymour was older......... I think around 9 months old.