Daisy is losing all of her teeth.....
 

The last time I took Daisy to the Vet, he told me she was a little behind seeing as she did not start to lose any of her teeth. But now almost a month later, she hardly has any front teeth. So here's my question,...will her back teeth also fall out? Daisy is my first Yorkie so Im not sure what to expect. I know Yorkie's tend to have teeth problems, so im hoping someone can help me out so I know weather or not I'll need to take her to get some of them pulled. I know the vet will do it once I get her fixed, but I don’t know if Im going to get her fixed yet. Im really nervous about it. Okay, Ill finish this up. I seem to be rambling on and on. Im sorry!!

You are talking about baby teeth? How old is she?

I remember those worries! :) Applaud for every one of those little teeth that come out on their own. ;) Everything going on with her is VERY normal.

I would also like to really encourage you to have her spayed. It makes life so much safer and happier for them in the long run.

I have to schedule my little Kandi for the same thing soon...spay and tooth removal, and I know how scary it can be.

I also know that Gizmo did MUCH better than I did when he was neutered and had teeth removed. He was a little champ. Me? A nervous wreck! LOL!

Daisy is 5 months as of March 1st.

Exactly how expensive is it to have her teeth taken care of? You know so Im not quite as surprised once the vet hands me the bill. LOL Im expecting it to be at least 500.

It really depends upon where you live. I have seen a whole range of prices. I can't tell you about teeth removal alone because Gizmo was a combo package.

I would suggest calling your vet and getting an estimate. They should have no problem doing that.

Hi when I got SophieKate spayed in December they removed two of her Canine Teeth also (uppers), all the others had fallen out. The Vet gave me the teeth they removed, I was shocked those teeth are HUGE.

I remember when she was losing her teeth she looked so funny. At one point she no front teeth but the adult teeth quickly came through. It was easy to spot with SophieKate lost a tooth because she would come up to me spit the tooth on me (I saved a few of them).

On the cost for spaying and teeth removal - like the previous poster suggested ask for an estimate. SophieKates cost $350.00, they used a laser for her Spay and she had no external stitches - it looked like they used the liquid band aid on her instead.

Overall the spay and tooth removal went well for her, I was another story - I worried and paced for an entire day.

Out of curiosity... when should a puppies teeth begin to fall out on it's own?

Daisy just started to lose her teeth about a week ago, she was 5 months on the first. But like I said before, my vet said she was behind schedule.

If I remember correctly SophieKate was just around 4 months when she started losing hers. It took awhile for her to lose them.

Daisy is losing all her teeth
 

My five month old Yorkie did not have her front lower teeth in when I rescued her from a pet shop. (She didn't even know she could run.) When she was eight months old the vet said her canines in the corner needed to be pulled because they second ones couldn't come in. I just wiggled them a little for a few days, and they came out by themselves. No big problem and no hole, so they must have had short roots.
I will not spay her because she was the runt of the litter and has not come in her first heat at 10 months. Anytime I get a dog neutered, they usually get fat. Since she is inside and no male can get to her I will wait it out and see if her heats are a big problem. Nature shouldn't be tampered with in my opinion unless necessary.
BTW you all have such beautiful pictures next to your postings, and the animated blinkies are so cool. How can I learn to do that?:) (Just discovered the side stickers I can paste. Cool. ) I am just an old lady trying to learn new tricks.:rolleyes:

I would probably bring her to be spayed around 6-7 months before she goes into her first heat. At that time, any baby teeth that are retained can be removed at the same time. That way you only put her under anesthesia once. I brought Cassi in to be spayed when she was 6.5 months old and also had 7 baby teeth removed. Now she's almost 14 months old and retained her baby top canine. I guess I could've waited another few weeks, when her adult canine was coming in, b/c now I have to bring her back in to the vet to have the top baby canine teeth removed.

Cassi started to lose her baby teeth when she was 5 months. Ori is now 5.5 months and is starting to lose his baby teeth.

You might want to look at how much her chances of cancer increse if you don't have her spayed. The risk goes up with each heat they go through and also the chances of pyometra

Jackson started losing some baby teeth at 4 months, I think. He's been losing a lot more lately at 5 months. His one top front tooth has 2 rows of teeth. Just on that one tooth. And the baby tooth is in the front but it's loose, LOL. So I'm not too worried.

losing all her teeth
 

What is pyometrea? Guess I could Google it. I was neutered at 35 years old and haven't contracted it yet. Seems that we are often controlled by fears of something or another happening, and usually those fears make someone else wealthy, like insurance companies and veterinarians. She might suffer in some other way if she is neutered besides obesity. Her hormones will be off balance. I recall when my males were neutered, their darling personalities changed. One of them died at eight years because he had an enlarged heart and liver. It broke my heart and I can still weep for him when I think of Pierre. We were really close.:animal-pa

First, Pyometria is an infection of the uterus. It is a condition in dogs, not humans. Now this is where I get a little confused. I think you're saying you had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation. Is that what you're talking about? Only male dogs are "neutered", so I don't really see the connection you're making here.

While there may be some personality changes in male dogs that are neutered and there can be problems with weight, both of those are the lesser issues here. Male and female dogs have different behavior issues involved in the process, but if you do the research (like I strongly recommend that everyone do for him or herself) you will find that the issues are much more extreme and complicated.

IF you have no intention of breeding or showing, then the health issues for both male and female dogs definitely lean toward having the procedures done. Intact (un-neutered) mature, male dogs also have personality changes that can be disturbing including....desperate attempts to get to females in heat anywhere in the vicinity, whining and crying, difficulty eating/loss of appetite, running out of doors and yards and across dangerous streets to get to females in heat, aggression, dominant behaviors and marking. Weight can be controlled. The other issues are more life-threatening in the long run.

Okay, I'm off my soap box here. Please take the time to read up on the issues. Recent research has honestly shown us how important it is to have our pets spayed and neutered.

Thank you. :)

Oh! I forgot to say how sorry I am that you lost a furbaby. :( How very sad, but I don't think an enlarged heart and/or liver are related to the neutering, but I have to look into that.