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02-22-2016, 08:52 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: key largo, fl, usa
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| My almost 6 year old is loosing teeth! I KNOW she should have vet dental cleanings but don't want to put her under. She has regular tooth brushing at home (I'm bigger & the Mom so I win then clean the whole room). Two weeks ago her breath started to reek, like bad, hurt your nose, turn stomach bad. We had company & took her out to many restaurants, bars and fishing with us for better than a week so I thought someone gave her something that stuck in her teeth or just made bad stomach gas/smell. Two days ago I checked her mouth to brush and both front upper teeth are loose, will probably fall out within a week. She will be 6 in June and I believe that she is a product of bad breeding. Got her from a lady in Miami that almost spoke English so could not answer many questions, my perfectly colored baby turned silver with curly hair and hit 10 pounds at a year. She is the love of my life and a great companion. Hoping trauma has caused tooth problem & not gum disease. Vet visit next week. She is fearless and has had more than her fair share of "face plants", not really graceful but puts full heart into everything. She jumps off the boat regardless of depth, conditions or how far off shore if her daddy goes diving so she is now leashed into boat and will let me know exactly where my divers are. We live in Florida Keys and she is soon to look like a native fisherman. Just hope she doesn't bark with a lisp. She has yet to catch a gecko or bird so the tooth loss won't hurt her hunting. |
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02-23-2016, 03:13 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT . Glad you found us. PLEASE, please get this girl to a vet ASAP! She is likely in excruciating teeth pain due to what has happened with her mouth at this point. Rotting teeth is no small health issue and can cause abscesses / infection that go into the adjacent bones, systemic infections, and permanent heart damage. Have you ever had tooth pain to the point where it was excruciating? Let me tell you, it gets to *that* point LONG before the tooth will actually fall out. So, I can't even imagine the pain your girl has been quietly suffering through. Please get her in as soon as humanly possible. Best of luck!
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02-23-2016, 06:52 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware
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| I agree, if she has a toothache she must be in serious pain. My Brandi ( a rescue) had to have all of her teeth pulled. Before they even pulled them, she had to be treated for infections in gums with anti-biotics. My poor baby was toothless by the time she was 13. I've had toothaches and was in severe pain. I would go get her checked asap as well just to make sure she isn't in any pain if nothing else. |
02-23-2016, 06:26 PM | #4 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho
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| I agree, this little one needs a Dental ASAP. Your vet will do an exam & listen to her heart & lungs & want to do blood work to check her liver & kidney function to be sure she is healthy before going under anaesthesia & this is all the norm before any procedure involving anaesthesia. At 6 yrs old she should have had at least a few Dentals already in her life so she most likely has some serious issues going on in her mouth. It is very important not just for yorkies but nearly ALL small dogs to have regular Dentals. The infection in the mouth causes Heart, Liver & Kidney disease & numerous other serious health issues. |
03-01-2016, 12:25 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Tustin, CA, USA
Posts: 30
| Yes, I agree with everyone, please get your baby looked at. It is likely that with the current situation, she will have to be put under to have a complete dental, but once that is done, there are options for dental where the dog does not have to be put under. The availability probably varies by where one lives, but here in Southern California, there are a number of vets that bring in an outside company who do a monthly 15-20 minute dental on dogs. We also have a groomer that brings in a vet specialist once a month who does a longer, more complete dental for dogs, that is probably more like a 3-4 times a year thing. I adopted my last Yorkie at 5 years old and it was clear that her teeth had not been cared for. Even though I did the full dental for her at least yearly (as per the vet's suggestion) by the time she was 7 she started loosing teeth. I then learned about the monthly option, without putting her under, and once we got her on that, she never lost a tooth again. We sometimes did the full dental as well, but the frequency was greatly reduced once we had her on the monthly. The vet explained that the shape of our Yorkie's mouths makes them prone to dental disease. So many cuties that are in rescue have lost a lot of teeth already by the time they are your dog's age. They have not had the careful care you have given your baby, of course, so they are in much worse shape. But they serve as an example of what can happen without any dental care. It's a bummer that our dogs have to go through all of this, but we all know that they are worth it and that we will make it up to them with extra love!
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03-02-2016, 11:04 AM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Elk Grove, California USA
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| Yorkie's teeth I just had my Yorky in for her 1st dental cleaning and it turns out some of her teeth came in crooked leaving pockets where, even if I brushed her teeth on a regular basis, I will not be able to reach these areas, and food can get down into these pockets and cause abscesses. The vet told me had removed food from these pockets when he cleaned her teeth. If this is left untreated he told me that she will develop abscesses. He also said when dogs have abscesses, unlike people, that they don't seem to show pain, and the only way you can tell I have an abscess is they develop bad breath, and it can actually eventually go into to the jawbone and be quite serious, and as you know, cause heart disease. He told me that he just had to put down a dog because the abscess was so severe it broke the jaw bone! So sad! So it looks like even with regular brushing on my part, she will probably have to have her teeth cleaned every 1 to 2 years! She also had three baby teeth pulled it never came out. He also said at some point she could lose her molars! I am so upset by this news! She is only 2 1/2 years old! So I have to look forward to dental plans for her on a very regular basis from now on. Poor baby. She seemed in pain the first 24 hours after this last visit and was traumatized for a few days, so I am not looking forward to future dental cleanings with her, even though I know it is necessary. We'll just have to give her extra loving care after each dental cleaning. |
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