Trip to the Vets?

K.S.H · 15-03-2007, 12:00

Benji's adult teeth are coming through but the puppy teeth haven't come out yet, result - 4 fangs
Seems to be a common problem with Yorkshire terriers, do I take him vets or wait a week or two to see if they come out, what do your think?

***Mr D*** · 15-03-2007, 12:05

Wait.

Unless its causing him hurt or distress.

I personally will keep my dogs AWAY from the vets unless its deamed necessary.

There is ALWAYS a risk when they use Anastetic and unfortunatly I have had to experiance that, and it was for a tooth out.

K.S.H · 15-03-2007, 12:10

Thanks MrD, it's not causing him any distress or pain, i'm hoping that the adult teeth will push out or loosen the puppy teeth, i'll give it a week or two and see what happens but will go to the vets if he seems to have any trouble with them

Ianto.W. · 15-03-2007, 12:12

They should come out naturally as nature intended, vets are very fond of taking your money off you, as ***Mr D*** say's they may do more harm than good, my advice is give the dog something to chew and they will drop out.

***Mr D*** · 15-03-2007, 13:18

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

They should come out naturally as nature intended, vets are very fond of taking your money off you, as ***Mr D*** say's they may do more harm than good, my advice is give the dog something to chew and they will drop out.

A Nyla Bone would do the trick.

Tinkerbelle · 15-03-2007, 13:22

Have you had a moochy on t'internet K.S.H to see what general information there is?

K.S.H · 15-03-2007, 13:35

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Have you had a moochy on t'internet K.S.H to see what general information there is?

Yeah, seems to be a common problem with Yorkshire terriers, have to be removed by surgery in a lot of cases.

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

They should come out naturally as nature intended, vets are very fond of taking your money off you, as ***Mr D*** say's they may do more harm than good, my advice is give the dog something to chew and they will drop out.

1. I'm hoping they do but as I said above they are known for not falling out, this then leads to other problems in the mouth.
2. They won't get my cash unless its needed, the dog won't suffer in any way though, if he needs to go to the vet I will take him.
3. My fingers his favourite thing to chew on

he's got loads of chewy things, balls, raw-hide sticks etc

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Originally Posted by MR D

A Nyla Bone would do the trick

Gonna google that now to see what they are

***Mr D*** · 15-03-2007, 14:26

They are rock solid.

http://www.nylabone.com/

I got one for my dogs to share and within 2 month it was damaged, I email Nylabone In the USA and within a week they sent me 2 replacements worth £15.00 Each.

Tinkerbelle · 15-03-2007, 16:14

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

Yeah, seems to be a common problem with Yorkshire terriers, have to be removed by surgery in a lot of cases.

Awww poor lil pooch. Good luck with him, hope he doesn't need any surgery

Lolly · 15-03-2007, 16:25

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

vets are very fond of taking your money off you,

My vet isnt like this. We had to have our dog put down last night

and they were brilliant, of course they charged us, but it wasnt there number 1 priority. In fact we havent paid yet. My Mum was so upset, the vet just told us to go home and they will send a bill.

As for your problem K.S.H. We had ours since she was a pup, she was a terrier and she always had the four fangs, her puppy teeth never came out. She was 16 years old and never had a problem.

K.S.H · 15-03-2007, 16:35

Thanks Lolly, sorry to hear about your dog though, you'll miss her, i know we did when we lost our last one

Tinkerbelle · 15-03-2007, 16:41

Awww I am so Sorry to hear about your dog Lolly. Only October when I lost my best mate so I know how much it hurts.

WillowTheWhisp · 15-03-2007, 16:55

How big is your baby now Tinks?

Oh Lolly I so sympathise with your loss. A loved pet is part of the family. It's awful when you have to make that final decision.

I hope your Benji's teeth do come out on their own K.S.H. Our Trudi (a Yorkie) used to demolish those hide bone chews. They can really get their teeth into those which might work better than a nyla. She never bothered with the latter at all, just left it lying there.

Tinkerbelle · 15-03-2007, 17:23

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

How big is your baby now Tinks?

BIG! LOL! I swear she falls asleep and literally grows infront of my eyes. She's so good as well, really well behaved. The only issue we have with her is jumping up at certain visitors, not good when she already weighs about 6 stone and is only 5 month old lol! She's turning into a lovely looking dog, really bonny girly face

WillowTheWhisp · 15-03-2007, 17:46

Oooh Tinks can you take a photo and put it on here for us? I saw one in town today, obviously still a puppy and with such a gorgeous face. They are adorable looking dogs aren't they?