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08-18-2010, 06:05 AM | #1 |
YT Addict | Question about Teething sorry i have SOOO many questions! Hazel is my FIRST dog EVER! this is all new to me. she is currently teething. i try to ease her chewing with plenty of toys. but my question is are all of her teeth going to fall out? someone told me the other day that they lose their baby teeth!??!!? i just assumed that the teeth growing in were the ones that were going to be in her mouth forever. so they lose ALL of the teeth or just some of them? |
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08-18-2010, 06:08 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Puppies have 28 baby teeth which are replaced by roughly 42 adult teeth. You may find a baby tooth on the floor, or see her licking quite a bit and discover a loose tooth. In a perfect world she would lose all her baby teeth naturally, unfortunately, for yorkies this doesn't always happen and they have retained baby teeth which must be removed. This can be done the same time as her spay.
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08-18-2010, 06:13 AM | #3 | |
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08-18-2010, 06:30 AM | #4 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| Honestly, I never saw one baby tooth of Jackson's. They either went on the carpeted floor unnoticed, or he swallowed them, I guess. It won't hurt anything. I remember, myself as a child, swallowed one or two baby teeth in my sleep or while eating food, etc.
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08-18-2010, 06:38 AM | #5 |
YT Addict | YIKES i don't want her swallowing her teeth! we have wood floors so if they fall out i should see them. are they all going to fall out around the same time, or like over time? i just have this vision in my head of her being all toothless and not being able to chew her food. but is she going to lose her molar teeth too? and when should i except them to start falling out? |
08-18-2010, 06:52 AM | #6 | |
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08-18-2010, 06:55 AM | #7 | |
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08-18-2010, 07:31 AM | #8 | |
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Did you know that if you spay her now, before she ever comes into heat, you can all but eliminate her chance of ever getting mammary cancer? Mammary tumors are fairly common in older, unspayed female dogs and 50% are malignant. Spaying greatly reduces the chances of a female dog developing this condition. In those females spayed prior to their first heat cycle, breast cancer is very, very rare. The risk of malignant mammary tumors in dogs spayed prior to their first heat is 0.05%. It is 8% for dog spayed after one heat, and 26% in dogs spayed after their second heat. -Spaying eliminates the risk of ovarian or uterine cancer. -Eliminates the risks of life threatening uterine infections called pyometra. -Eliminates unwanted heats and messy discharges and smells associated with heat -Helps control pet populations -Eliminates the chance of "passing on" conditions such as luxating patella, collapsing trachea liver shunt and other hereditary problems associated with small dogs. -Reduces "pack hierarchy" amongst multiple females in the same home. My Golden Retriever growing up was never spayed, she bleed all over the place, it was gross. She would literally get moody. She ended up, at the age of 8, having to get an emergency spay because she got so severely sick. We could have prevented it had she been spayed younger.
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08-18-2010, 07:43 AM | #9 |
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| Are you for real Or are you 15 years old? Yes, your dogs baby teeth will fall out...... not all at once..... it will not hurt the dog to swallow one or two or three. Yes you dog will get pregant if you do not spay her....... it will happen....... no matter what precautions you take........... unless you lock her in a box 24/7...... |
08-18-2010, 08:55 AM | #10 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | Puppy's loose there baby teeth just like human children loose their baby teeth. They wont fall out all at once, it will happen over time and usually the adult tooth will push the baby tooth out. If some baby teeth dont fall out naturally you will have to get them pulled, the best time to do this is while having her spayed. If you are not planning on breeding her you really do need to get her spayed. When I first got Poppy I didnt want to get her spayed because I was too frightened to put her under an operation incase anything happend to her. Now after reading up on the subject I realise it is more dangerous to NOT get her spayed then it is to let her have the procedure. When a female is in heat dogs from miles around can smell her and its pretty much impossible to keep them away from her unless like John Stelting said you keep her locked up (which Im sure you dont want to do ). Hazel will have much more freedom if she is spayed because you wont have to watch her 24/7 and keep her close to you for fear of her getting pregnant. If she DID get pregnant it could be very dangerous.. I knew a bit about breeding dogs before but nothing about breeding yorkies. I have now learned that yorkies usually need help with the whelping and sometimes the worst happends and you could loose the pups, the mother or both. Its just too risky, so unless you are planning on breeding her then I really would suggest you get her spayed. I will be getting my Poppy spayed as soon as she's old enough.
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08-18-2010, 09:01 AM | #11 |
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| I to was vastly opposed to fixing Teegy but you may wish to do some research into the benefits, once she won't be bleeding everywhere and two she won't get breast cancer, yes female dogs who are unfixed can get breast cancer in their teats. Teegy must have swallowed and pooped out a lot of teeth because I only found three, she'll be fine. Don't get yourself all freaked out, these dogs are smart as a whip |
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08-18-2010, 11:33 AM | #14 | |
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i really never thought about it. its not that i exactly planned on breeding her, its just the whole operation process. i didn't want to put her through that, and have her walking around with the cone thingy. thats SAD! i will look into it more. | |
08-18-2010, 11:48 AM | #15 | |
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Ask yourself WHY you want to breed. If the answer is "Cuz she'll make cute puppies!" or "I or my kids, etc, want to experience the birth of puppies!" or anything of the sorts is NOT a good answer. Did you do genetic health testing, Bile acids tests, know their pedigree, know the parents or grandparents, are you prepared to pay for a c-section if she can't have the babies naturally, are you prepared for a possible death of your girl, or her puppies. I copied/pasted this because I love it. : Myths about Spaying and Neutering My pet will be better adjusted if I let her have one litter before she is spayed. Having a litter doesn't make your pet more well adjusted. Proper training and upbringing does that. Spaying and neutering pets before they are bred, and especially females before they have their first heat cycle, greatly reduces the risks of some cancers and helps your pet to live a longer, healthier life. Four to six million dogs and cats are euthanized every year in the United States, and most of those where products of "just one litter". My pet will become fat and lazy after they are altered. The greatest factor in pets becoming fat and lazy is overfeeding and under-activity. A sensible diet with little or no "people food" or "table scraps" and a reasonable amount of exercise are the surest ways to keep your pets slim, trim and healthy. And if you MUST give your pets treats and tidbits, try a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Keep experimenting until you find something that your pet likes, its a healthy snack and good for them too. It is too expensive to fix my pet. Spay Oklahoma offers affordable spay and neuters. Cats are only $30, Dogs are $40. Compare this one time cost of a spay or neuter operation to the mounting costs of frequent veterinary trips because of bite wounds from fighting, injuries from roaming, and sometimes even the cost of birthing the puppies or kittens and shots and food for them before homes can be found. The costs adds up in a hurry. I have a male dog, I don't need to get him fixed because he can't have puppies. It takes both male and female animals to produce a litter, and truthfully, it is just as important to neuter males, since they can father litters every day of the year, and sometimes father many litters per day. While females only are fertile about twice a year. Males can roam and father many litters if left unaltered. Male pets will smell females in heat and many have been known to escape their homes to reach the female. Your pet could get lost or injured in his quest to find the female in heat. I want to breed my pet, because I want another just like him/her. A dog or cat may be a great pet, but that doesn't mean her offspring will be a carbon copy. Professional animal breeders who follow generations of bloodlines can't guarantee they will get just what they want out of a particular litter. A pet owner's chances are even slimmer. In fact, an entire litter of puppies or kittens might receive all of a pet's (and her mate's) worst characteristics. My children should experience the miracle of birth. With all the cable television shows on TV today, somewhere, sometime you can find a show about a lion, tiger, hippo or something giving birth. But its not real you say? Fine. Contact your breeder, or your veterinarian and ask if they are expecting any litters anytime soon, and arrange to have it video taped or to attend it in person. And while you are educating about life, take time to take a trip to your local shelter and educate your children about the death of millions of unwanted pets as well. Where there is life, there is death, and its certainly a fact that we all have to deal with. If my pet has puppies/kittens, I will be able to give them to family or friends, or at local flea markets or stores. Do you want to take the time to sit in front of a store and ask people if they want a free pet? What happens if you can't give them all away? What will you do then? If you give them away to strangers, are you sure they are going to a good home? Will they spay/neuter the pet? Will they give proper shelter, care and love? Did you know that many puppies and kittens that are given away for free end up being used as bait for dog fights, or sold to pharmaceutical companies to be used as test animals? Even if you do find them all homes, but each home you find means one less home for the dogs and cats in shelters who need good homes. My dog is a purebred, so I can make money by selling puppies. One in every four dogs in a shelter is a purebred. People buy purebred dogs without doing the proper research on the breed, or because the breed is "cute" or is made popular by a current movie or TV show. Breeding dogs and cats is rarely a money making experience. There are the veterinary bills, shots, food, and advertising costs. There is also the time spent caring for the puppies and kittens and showing them to prospective owners. Don't forget the temptation to keep "just one" that often happens with the first litter. What if the pregnancy puts the mother in medical danger that causes her to suffer or even die -- can you put a price on the loss of a pet? Also, for every heat cycle a female goes through, her odds of having medical problems later multiplies by ten. By the time the puppies or kittens are sold, has a significant amount of money really been made? But my pet is a purebred, and he/she has papers that means they are breeding quality, right? This quote was taken from the AKC website :"There is a widely held belief that "AKC" or "AKC papers" and quality are one and the same. This is not the case. AKC is a registry body. A registration certificate identifies the dog as the offspring of a known sire and dam, born on a known date. It in no way indicates the quality or state of health of the dog. Quality in the sense of "show quality" is determined by many factors including the dog's health, physical condition, ability to move and appearance. Breeders breeding show stock are trying to produce animals that closely resemble the description of perfection described in the breed standard. Many people breed their dogs with no concern for the qualitative demands of the breed standard. When this occurs repeatedly over several generations, the animals, while still pure-bred, can be of extremely low quality." That means that just because you have papers on your dog, doesn't mean that it is of breeding quality. If your dog is proven in the show ring and in the field, and free of any genetic or inherited defects, then and only then is that dog of sound breeding quality. Also keep in mind, that 25% of animals that are turned into shelters each year and euthanized are PUREBRED ANIMALS. I want my dog to be protective. Spaying or neutering does not affect a dog's natural instinct to protect home and family. A dog's personality is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones. Most pets will be more reliable and responsible after neutering and are often easier to train because of stabilized hormones. What makes a male dog a good guard dog is training, not hormones.
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