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03-14-2006, 09:02 AM | #1 |
Lazy Daisy's Mama Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North of Raleigh, NC
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| So who's adult yorkie has only a few teeth? Im trying not to worry to much about the outcome of Daisy's teeth being pulled today...but Im not sure how many of them the vet can save. So i just wondered, how many of the older yorkies have few teeth and how are they with eating, bones, etc...?
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03-14-2006, 09:35 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX
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| Tatum (my Yorkie) is only 2 years old so we don't have that problem but I've posted before that my toy poodle, Dax, had to have quite a few pulled during his lifetime. When he passed away at 15 years old, he had exactly FOUR teeth left. I don't think he ever knew the difference! Our problem was caused by the fact that he only ate canned food (and of course the toy breed's tendency to have teeth issues). Up until he was two years old, we lived next door to my grandparents and my grandpa watched him during the day. Hard as I tried, I just could not get him to understand the importance of hard dog food for this baby. He got Dax spoiled on the canned food (that's what he fed his own poodle) and I never could get him back on dry food. His teeth started going bad pretty early on and only one here and there had to be pulled in the beginning. But he developed heart problems at a later age and so any time he had a bad tooth, it had to be pulled right away to keep the infection from affecting his heart. My vet told me when I was really concerned about Dax being able to eat without those teeth that he has actually seen dogs with no teeth still eat dry kibble. They have very strong jaw bones. I don't know how many your Daisy will have left so I can't guess how it will affect her eating and chewing but there's my experience. Hope it helps some!
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03-14-2006, 10:37 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kent england
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| hi i have 3 yorkies and 2 of them are 12 years old and have only about 4 teeth each . at first they had a few probs but now there gums are hard they have no probs eating anything. |
03-14-2006, 01:30 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wylie TX
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| I had a 3 year old yorkie rescue once, when I got him, he only had a few teeth and never seemed to notice the difference. I don't know why he lost them or when.
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03-14-2006, 01:37 PM | #5 |
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| My 12 year old had about 3 Jasper lost teeth pretty early, and when he passed at 12 years he only had 3 teeth left. He never had a problem eating his kibble, and wolfed it down just the same. Daisy is going to be OK, honey. Let us know how she is doing when you can, OK?
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03-14-2006, 01:42 PM | #6 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Jack has only one canine left and a few other small ones in back, but it doesn't seem to slow him down much at all. Vet says even if they can't chew, they can swallow their food and be perfectly fine. Jack has no problems eating hard food, and yes, he usually just swallows it. He also loves chew toys. He's always trying to get me to play tug-of-war with him. How do you play tug of war with one tooth????
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