Penny dental

[Lovetodream88]

Ok so back when Penny had her yearly check up and blood work in April our vet said in the next 6 months or so Penny was going to need a dental (her first) so we scheduled it as soon as we could which is for this Thursday June 3rd. Well I'm stressing it even knowing it is safe and her blood work was perfect and I think it is worse because Callie's year since she passed is on the 11th so I'm super tense. Within the last 2 weeks or so one of Penny's front top incisors has become loose so we know that tooth will definitely have to come out and there is a front top incisor that is discolored that I think has always been that way that the Vet said maybe a dead tooth and have to come out but we wont know until they do the xrays. I am hopping no more teeth have to come out but I know if they do it is what is best I just can't help but feel guilty about it. If you could please keep us in you thoughts and prayers that would be great! Its kind of interesting because she is a larger yorkie at 16 pounds but has a very tiny mouth.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Ok so back when Penny had her yearly check up and blood work in April our vet said in the next 6 months or so Penny was going to need a dental (her first) so we scheduled it as soon as we could which is for this Thursday June 3rd. Well I'm stressing it even knowing it is safe and her blood work was perfect and I think it is worse because Callie's year since she passed is on the 11th so I'm super tense. Within the last 2 weeks or so one of Penny's front top incisors has become loose so we know that tooth will definitely have to come out and there is a front top incisor that is discolored that I think has always been that way that the Vet said maybe a dead tooth and have to come out but we wont know until they do the xrays. I am hopping no more teeth have to come out but I know if they do it is what is best I just can't help but feel guilty about it. If you could please keep us in you thoughts and prayers that would be great! Its kind of interesting because she is a larger yorkie at 16 pounds but has a very tiny mouth.

16 lbs is still a small dog.

Hope all goes well!

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

16 lbs is still a small dog.

Hope all goes well!

Oh yeah I know it just seems like her mouth is tiny for her body lol. I can tell the lose tooth is bothering her so I know she will feel better.

[Lovetodream88]

Penny is ok! The sad part is she had to loose 10 teeth . The one loose incisor and the rest where teeth in the way back that you can't really see except with xrays and when they are under for the dental. Vet said they were already loose. I get to pick her up at 2pm. I'm sure she will feel better but I still feel bad about it. I know she doesn't have great genetics because the people I got her from got her from basically a legal puppy mill. I already bought soft food for a treat for her anyway but she will need it for 10 days. I will have to pick up the chew toys for at least 10 days too and hope Dixie the puppy doesn't chew on the wrong stuff with no chew toys down.

[MauiGirl]

Hope her recovery goes well. It sure is stressful though.

My Karlee had her dental last year and they pulled all but 3 teeth. I was shocked. Now her tongue hangs out most of the time. I fed her the same dry food, but softened with water or broth overnight, she loved it and eventually she started eating the dry version out of the other pups bowls so I quit moistening hers. It’s amazing how they adapt, and she hasn’t lost any weight.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by MauiGirl

Hope her recovery goes well. It sure is stressful though.

My Karlee had her dental last year and they pulled all but 3 teeth. I was shocked. Now her tongue hangs out most of the time. I fed her the same dry food, but softened with water or broth overnight, she loved it and eventually she started eating the dry version out of the other pups bowls so I quit moistening hers. It’s amazing how they adapt, and she hasn’t lost any weight.

They do seem to adopt well. I was really beating myself up about but I know her genetics are bad and brushing wouldn’t have helped the teeth not be lose.

[Lovetodream88]

Penny is much more herself today although still a little restless occasionally. She is back to wagging her tail all the time and giving kisses. Luckily Dixie has been leaving her alone and not bugging her like normal.

[Yorkie4luv]

Hi I am a dental hygienist and my past Yorkie‘s only lost a couple of teeth each by the time they were 15 years old. That was with me brushing regularly. Go get a small dog toothbrush you don’t have to put anything on it because it’s the brush that cleans your teeth not any kind of toothpaste. Chewing and hard food really doesn’t help with toy breeds as they’re highly prone to periodontal disease only the brushing will help.

[Yorkie4luv]

I would recommend brushing at least once a week, for your dogs that is. I would recommend their humans brushing at least two times a day.

[matese]

Thank you for the tip

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Yorkie4luv

Hi I am a dental hygienist and my past Yorkie‘s only lost a couple of teeth each by the time they were 15 years old. That was with me brushing regularly. Go get a small dog toothbrush you don’t have to put anything on it because it’s the brush that cleans your teeth not any kind of toothpaste. Chewing and hard food really doesn’t help with toy breeds as they’re highly prone to periodontal disease only the brushing will help.

Brushing might help but sadly genetics are king. I know Penny has terrible genetics. I got a lot of dental education in my vet assistant classes. There are some chews they claim help but most of them don’t seem taste good to my pups or they give them diarrhea. Penny has a very tiny mouth that is hard to get into anyway.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Yorkie4luv

I would recommend brushing at least once a week, for your dogs that is. I would recommend their humans brushing at least two times a day.

Actually plaque on dogs teeth hardens after two days so for it to really work you have to do it every other day at minimum and going it once a week won’t really do anything. Like I said I got a lot of dental education in my vet assistant classes.

[Lovetodream88]

I guess I left out that Penny’s teeth were not loose due to plaque they were loose due to other reasons that showed up on the X-rays when my vet noticed they were loose to the touch possibly from being a huge chewer or possibly from just crappy genetics, who knows but brushing wouldn’t have made a difference.

[ladyjane]

The boarded vet dentist here told me that if you don't brush them 3x/week, might as well not at all. As for me, I gave up on brushing long ago. I did it faithfully for years but my pups still lost teeth and I just resigned myself to living with it.

The last year that I brushed their teeth was when I took my siblings, Armani and Pippi, in for their dentals one year. I had brushed their teeth daily for that year! His teeth looked awful, hers looked great....he didn't lose any teeth and she lost 5! That was IT for me. It also told me more about how what is under the gums is more important than what we see.

I don't dispute that it helps, but, at the end of the day, most of this is genetics.

[ladyjane]

For those interested, this is a great website about oral health in dogs:

Veterinary Oral Health Council