i got 4 cans of eukanuba chicken and rice wet food, mashed. it should last him a little longer than a week if he likes it...if not i'll prob return some of it..but either way it'll prob make it easier for him while he's still recovering from the teeth loss. i do have to give him his antibiotic (clindamycin hydrochloride)2ce a day. it doesnt say whether to give it while he has a full stomach or what not so im guessing it doesnt matter. im foreseeing some massive problems putting a dropper in his mouth cuz he does not like ppl touchin his mouth. Anyone know if im supposed to just stick it by his cheek and squirt it in there?? thats what im assuming :confused:
glad to have my baby home:animal36

NO NOT ON EMPTY STOMACH - always antibiotics, nsaids, steroids mid meal so i give 1/2 food then meds then 1/2 food - my yorkie is on clinda for staph infection - ask if they have tablets 25mg - i just ordered them from drs foster and smith but it takes 4-7 days which is fine as she is on them for 24 days so i will do liquid until it gets here but for the liquid pull the hair on side of mouth and slide the syringe behind the top canine and squirt slowly and hold head elevated so it goes down - it is bitter medication so keeping in the fridge will help it taste better vet and my vet tech friend said

this antibiotic can cause diarrhea so i double up on probiotics while dd is on it and she did not have diarrhea last time and so far this time so just a heads up

did they give you tramadol for pain after removing teeth? Both my york who lost 5 teeth and my malt were on pain meds after extractions - just curious as you did not mention that ?

nope, they just gave my the antibiotics..no pain pills. and god i hope it doesnt give him diarrhea...i have to pick up poo b/c im at an apt complex and that would obviously be a mess

Some extractions are not as painful. Depends on what teeth they pulled. As for the diarrhea, I have never had it with my pups who had dentals and were put on clindamycin. Not saying it will not happen, but has not happened to me. Hopefully, it will not for you!

how many extractions did they do as dd only had 5 and they gave me tramadol for 3 days and demi had 27 and she was on buphenoral and clavamox but dd was not on any antibiotics as she did not have as bad of gum disease as demi and we see a board certified dentist so he does not believe in using antibiotics alot - does he seem to be in any pain ?

1st of all..there was no way i could get the dropper near his mouth so i put it in his food and he ate it fine..is that okay?? and they took out a bunch of his front bottom teeth and one or 2 in the back bottom if i understand correctly. he said the gums had reseeded and the roots were showing, and the teeth were loose. the ones they kept were in there really well, but he did say some had roots showing i think, but b/c they were in there so tight and didnt seem loose at all he kept them. his breath is a BILLION times better now. He looks kinda hillbilly to me as far as bottom teeth go..which you can only notice if hes lickin his lips. lol And he doesnt seem to be in any pain to me. he lays around a lot, but he played with his squeaky toys and ran around a bit. He just acts like hes not used to gumming things. .like you can tell he can feel a difference when he eats and grabs things with his mouth. im sure he'll prob get used to that..
on a food note, he ate his wet food with no problems:) but when i added the medicine to the second parts of his food, he burped LOUDLY both times after eating a serving with the medicine in it...normal right??

So he eats like a hillbilly, too. :D

OMG thats hilarious i guess so!! thanx for the laugh..and of course all the advice

as long as he is eating and not burping you are good

tell him don't feel bad demi lost all top and bottom front teeth but there is always doggie dentures ya know lollllll She was singing last christmas all she wants is her 10 front teeth and i think there was a whistle or two in there too lolll

people have dogs with no teeth and feed them kibble loll so i guess they adapt as i cried when demi lost so many :(

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[QUOTE=dwerten;3039722]as long as he is eating and not burping you are good

did you mean as long as he's not throwing up? his burping isnt a big deal b/c nothin came up?...lol

i think ill keep all the wet food so he has about a week to recover, and ill slowly mix in his dry food with it and see how it goes that way i can try to switch him back to dry. The wet food was WAY quicker to feed him with no problems, which was fantastic, but its EXPENSIVE and gross smelling and messy. lol

[quote=seschna;3039736]well if it is healthier for him i would deal with the negative - i would stick to the wet honestly if it does not make him throw up as just like in humans throwing up alot messes up the esophagus like bulemic girls as the acids from stomach so if the wet is working the food cost will be much less than the vet visits in the long run :)

so its okay that i put the drops on his food instead of shooting it into his mouth? i mean, he ate it so i thought it would be okay, but i couldnt find anything that said you could put it in their food.

im just happy he's gonna start feeling better. :animal36 i know how to control the vomit problem with dry food..it just takes longer for each feeding..so we'll see. i dont have 50 a month to spend on wet food:( plus it makes their teeth worse..which he obviously doesnt need. The vet said maybe now he will chew his food better/slower now that he doesnt have that pain in his mouth...so time will tell i guess.

i did email the shelter and asked if she notified anyone about the breeder that gave timmy, and many other dogs she was using to breed, up b/c i think that person should be investigated b/c timmy is only 3 and has gum disease, which should NOT be the case..and i know the one pom the shelter got from the same breeder had missing teeth b/c of problems also..this woman should NOT be breeding small dogs, or even own them if she isnt going to care for them. and i remember the shelter lady saying that even with her rescuing 14 of the dogs, the woman still had probably 30 left!!! makes me sick..waiting on response from the shelter on this

wet food is not necessarily bad for gum disease what happens is it can get below the gum line more so than hard BUT you have to brush the teeth at least daily or twice a day after feeding preferrably but i do it at night before bed. Gum disease in these dogs is really common even at a young age as i brushed my girls for a year with petzlife gel religiously and she lost 27 teeth at 4 years old so it can happen - I did not want to put her under and that was a big mistake - what happens is toy breeds have a small bone to tooth ratio so if not brushing the tartar and bacteria set in and it does not take much to lose teeth for them unlike humans and big dogs that have a larger bone to tooth ratio. Now i have a yorkie who had her teeth cleaned at 5 and only lost 5 teeth so it really depends on the dog. My malt i should have had her started at 2 years old with teeth cleaning but the tartar did not look that bad and i had no idea about all this stuff back then. She had bad breath and i kept thinking it was digestive issue as her tartar was not that bad well now i know bad breath is NOT good and is gum disease not digestive issues

I grew up with shih tzus they never had teeth cleaned never lost teeth chewed on dog bone bisquits so i had no clue but maltese and yorkies have horrible teeth :(

My 4 pound yorkie had dental done every year starting at age one. I had two other yorkies also, and my tiny one needed it done twice a year. The cleanings really helped keep their teeth in decent shape, and it also made a big difference in their overall health. The yorkie I had before them had a lot of problems with her teeth, and she had dentals, but not as often.

Ashley is the only one that I have left, and she is almost 17. We've had to have some teeth pulled, because she can no longer have her teeth cleaned as often. She has a heart condition, so we only put her under anesthesia when it is absolutely necessary. We've done it 3 times in the past 7 years when she has had infections.

My vet mixes conventional and holistic medicine, and people travel distances to see him. He is absolutely amazing! I always follow his advice on things, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do what he suggested with the teeth. He told me to give her raw chicken wings to chew on. He said if they were raw, she wouldn't be able to chew the bones (they wouldn't be brittle, which would cause problems) and chewing on the muscle in the chicken wings would polish up her teeth. He told me I would never have a problem with her teeth if I did that. I'm sure he's right about this, but it's too scary for me. Leba III, a spray, is also supposed to help prevent gum disease. I hope Timmy feels better soon. You both have been through an ordeal, and you are so lucky to have each other!

i thought raw diets would be best for teeth until the pet store lady who had a golden (big dog) and she fed raw the entire life and he chews on bone marrow bones and at 4 he had 27 teeth removed like my demi and she brushed his teeth so after that i felt better as i beat myself up as demi is on newman's own organic which is high in grains so thought this might be the cause but after i spoke with this person i felt much better.

also my friend only feeds raw chicken necks, raw diet, chicken feet, you name it and bone marrow bones and at 2 her maltese had bad teeth and needed a dental so i am not so sure i buy into the bone stuff anymore as i have seen it in a big dog and a small dog both only on raw as my friend will not feed dog food at all only raw and her maltese are super healthy except her girl malt that has teeth probs and they are both 3lbs

ya i knew small dogs had bad teeth, but my pom doesnt have problems, and i hope she never does..i give her bones and things too,and brush her teeth the best i can...and of course have them cleaned. But with timmys dig prob we havent been giving him any bones b/c we didnt know how he would react and when we first got him we gave him a small bone and he devoured it, thus causing the worry that it could be lodged somewhere. If i do give them bones ill give them bigger ones from now on b/c i kno he is really hard on them really fast. I did buy some green bones that they are supposed to eat for teeth and my mom gives them to her scottie and his teeth are blindingly white..of course he is pure black lol so that may have to do with it..but once i know timmys meds are done and he seems fine i may start giving him and spice one of those to split once in a while.

gotta love small dogs...they REALLY are babies~!:animal36

Green things as in Greenies???? I would avoid them totally! those things some time ago were causing obstructions in dogs.....the company now says they changed the formula, but I simply do not trust them.

Green things as in Greenies???? I would avoid them totally! those things some time ago were causing obstructions in dogs.....the company now says they changed the formula, but I simply do not trust them.

Also.....to really

Green things as in Greenies???? I would avoid them totally! those things some time ago were causing obstructions in dogs.....the company now says they changed the formula, but I simply do not trust them.

Also.....to really evaluate the teeth, you have to look WAY back in their mouths. Many people make the mistake of only looking at the front teeth.

be careful with greenies as they did change their formula but with him being in a puppy mill and devouring food and bones i would be very careful with him - when mine chewed on pizzles their teeth were great but i had to stop that after the pancreatitis i was too nervous as they felt real greasy but always did them supervised as they could choke on the little nubs

I am pretty sure he was referring to the muscle in chicken wings being good for keeping the teeth polished and them free from gum disease. He wasn't talking about feeding her any other kind of chicken or other raw foods.

they arent greenies brand..they are freshies supreme green dental bones from biglots..i dunno if they are the same or not. i havent given them any yet

ok not sure if my friend has used chicken wings so i will ask her - is this dr Martin Goldstein you are seeing?

http://www.drmarty.com/

ok good i get concerned with chews as choking is of concern so always do supervised - the vets have cet chews they have chlorhexedine in them - i have not used them but chlorhexedine is very good for killing bacteria in mouth - my own dental hygeniest told me it is the best and a non-anesthetic teeth cleaner for dogs told me about it and why i started using it with my dogs - it can yellow the teeth but it comes off when they get professionally cleaned but it keeps down the bacteria

I take Ashley to see Dr. Jay Wen at Hampton Veterinary Hospital in Speonk. It is on eastern Long Island near Westhampton. I have been going there several times a year since before he bought the practice approximately 14 years ago. I meet and talk to many people when I go there. I always hear stories from people who have been referred to him after they've been told there is no hope for their dogs, and Dr. Wen has been able to help their dogs. I met people with a Bernese Mountain Dog two weeks ago, who had been told by their doctor that he could not survive the bone cancer he had. With Dr. Wen's help and the herbs he prescribed, they told me the dog is fine now. He looked so healthy to me, and I asked them if he was a puppy. That's when they told me their story. I've heard stories like this all the time. He does acupuncture also. Dr. Wen uses conventional medicine too. His herbal remedies have helped Ashley a lot, but she is so difficult to pill, so it is a challenge. I have complete faith in him, and he has been so caring and honest over the years. I never feel he is just in practice for the money, because he is always so fair and wonderful. These are links to an article about him and a short video from MSNBC Today Show.

The 'Miracle' Vet - allDAY - msnbc.com
Healthcare for furry friends - MSNBC Video

Dr. Marty sounds great, too. I am so grateful to Dr. Wen for everything he has done to help me and my three babies. Ashley is my only one left now, but he was wonderful with my two other little girls too. Luckily, I only have to travel 20 miles to see him, since I meet many people traveling to see him from great distances. I always love going there, because I see so many other people who love animals like I do. My little Kiwi had to go there every six weeks for a cortisone shot. She ran into his office with the biggest smile on her face because she knew he helped her. She had bad allergies. We did the allergy testing, and Dr. Wen taught me how to give her the shots. I don't think the testing ran even $200.00 and the serums didn't cost much. I didn't care about the cost anyway; I just wanted to do something that would safely help her. The shots didn't help her enough. We also used herbs, which worked great, but Kiwi was such a master at hiding them in her mouth and disposing tof hem when we weren't looking. He didn't want her on daily steroids, so we did the cortisone shot every six weeks. It didn't completely solve the problem, but it helped her a lot and we had no other choice. When she took her two herbs twice a day, that worked best, but I was finding them all over the house and was worried that she needed something more if she wasn't always taking them.
Because of all the times I went with Kiwi and the fact that we take Ashley there at least every 2 months for a checkup (Dr. Wen keeps telling us we can wait longer between visits, but we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to prevent things with her because of her age), I meet a lot of people. I've never felt this way about any of my own doctors, but I really trust Dr. Wen completely.

that is great i will check out the links

what were the herbs as i did herbs with dd at first when she was 9 months but it did not help her allergies :( she has horrible allergies and has for 5 1/2 years and it has been a nightmare so she is on temarilp every other day - a low dose but right now she has a staph infection - she did great for years and this past year has been tough as i stopped the raw coconut oil and probiotics like an idiot and now it has been tough balancing her again :(