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12-16-2005, 10:34 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Emporia, KS
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| Food and teeth I just had a couple quick questions for you guys. My Yorkie "Alex" looks like he has "double teeth" in his canines. Is this normal? Or should I get it looked at or will they fall out or what? Also, does anyone else feed their baby Science diet? That's what he has been on and he's always hurting his front arms by sliding on the wood floors. He's only 6 mo. so still kind of clumsy. We took him to the vet one day to have him looked at cause he was crying too much for me and he said that he just pulled some soft tissue. He also said he has alot of soft tissue in his arms. Do you think it's the dog food or why is he always getting hurt in his tissue there? Thanks alot in advance!
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12-16-2005, 11:03 PM | #2 |
Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City
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| Welcome to YT. Any pics of Alex? Your vet can pull the double canines when you got him neuter. Gucci had her four baby canine pulled when she was spayed. Gucci eats Canidae dry food and Innova wet. I don't like Science diet cause the first ingredient is corn. A good dog food should have a meat or meat meal as the first ingredients and don't contain by-products. I don't know if the food has to do with his soft tissues injuries. I will have him check by a vet. |
12-17-2005, 12:07 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California
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| I would recommend having those teeth pulled out. They will leave a bigger gap when you removed them later. |
12-18-2005, 11:41 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Emporia, KS
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| Dog Food Real Quick, what kinds of dog food does everyone suggest. I use science diet.... but I want the best! Thanks,
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12-18-2005, 01:05 PM | #5 |
Yorkies Rock My World! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| Dog food Chelsea you will find a boat load of opinions on feeding. Just go to search and type in "dog food" and you will have so many threads to read! Everyone has their own preferences. Basically trying to avoid cheap fillers and chemical additives is a good way to start. Getting your dog to enjoy their food is half the battle. Good luck!
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12-20-2005, 05:57 AM | #6 | |
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I think one of the best is Innova. | |
12-20-2005, 06:24 AM | #7 | |
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12-20-2005, 10:26 AM | #8 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Emporia, KS
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| Cindy, Yes we are very comfortable with our vet. He's been our familys vet since I was very young. He took x-rays, let us see them, there was nothing wrong and gave us some medicine and told us to call in 5 days to see how he is doing. He's a very good vet. I asked him if he would always have this problem because our Irish Setter hurt his leg when he was young and has had problems ever since, but the vet said no, he shouldn't always have this problem. He got better quickly with the medicine but sometims when we play he slides his leg out pretty far and cry and hold up his arm. Vet said too much fatty foods is causing him to pull this soft tissue because there is so much of it. At least thats the way I understood it. So science diet is ok? and is 16 mo too late to get his double teeth pulled? Thanks alot!
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12-21-2005, 06:59 PM | #9 |
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