Toothless 'Devil dog' ... hopefully not! (1 Viewer)

[Minxy]

Our Tazzy's front 4 top teeth are loose! I noticed yesterday evening so we rang the vet today and have booked her in for a dental on Monday - their being loose doesn't seem to bother her as she's been throwing her toy around yesterday and today without any problem! She does have mucky teeth though, not sure why as she gets the same food as our other dogs who's teeth are almost pristine.

Apparently Chihuahuas (she's a cross Chi/Jack Russell) are prone to dental problems and at only 3 years old she's trying to get an early start!!! A clean and check over will hopefully sort her out, it's gonna be expensive but at least she'll be able to give us a nice clean grin ... hopefully she'll still have the 4 front teeth afterwards otherwise she'll look really funny and she does have her name to live up to ... she's called Tazzy after the Tazmanian Devil!!!!

 

[TheBig1]

I once rehomed a staffy that had had his teeth knocked out by a previous abusive owner. remarkably he was still a happy trusting dog and just got on with life

 

[Momo]

A clean and check over will hopefully sort her out, it's gonna be expensive but at least she'll be able to give us a nice clean grin ... hopefully she'll still have the 4 front teeth afterwards otherwise she'll look really funny and she does have her name to live up to ... she's called Tazzy after the Tazmanian Devil!!!!

Had my Yorkie's teeth seen to when he was two years old as he still had two milk teeth. Decided to have a clean at the same time as it was done under
anaesthetic. Vet told me that dogs very often lose a tooth when having a descale! Luckily he only lost one other tooth!

Hope Tazzy manages to save hers!

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[Minxy]

Update on Tazzy ... she went to the vets this morning and came back minus 3 front teeth! I haven't had a shuftie at her mush yet to see how clean her other teeth are but as far as I know no more have been removed. Total cost was just over £180.

She' had some tea and is currently snuggling in her favourite beanbag bed and will be having a cuddle tonight.

 

[Minxy]

Tazzy is a bit better today, she went out with the others for a run on the field which she enjoyed, and she's eating okay but still has her ears at 'half mast' as she's not totally content, she's had a nice cuddle tonight and is now chilling out in her beanbag again. She does look weird with 3 front teeth missing!

 

[Puddleduck]

Glad she seems to be getting better. Poor old thing.

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[movan]

awww bless, cheer up Tazzy ... you can still give a good suck and be cute with it now... get better soon.

 

[DBK]

Tazzy will have to be renamed Terry, as in Terry Thomas.

 

[Minxy]

I'm just waiting for her to realise she can stick her tongue out without having to open her mouth!!!

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[32143]

Awe hope she feels better soon, teeth ache is one of the worst pains(well for me) so hopefully she will feel the benefit soon

 

[Minxy]

Well, it's all starting again!

I noticed that Tazzy has started to occasionally 'mouth' a bit but couldn't see anything obviously wrong but today I managed to pin her down o nthe bed and have a good shuftie at her teeth and found that one of here rear upper molars has a largish black area next to the gum! When I gently touched it, it started to bleed, I don't think it's hurting her as she's quite happily been playing with her toys and ate her dinner but I've booked her into the vet tomorrow morning as it needs sorting out ... unfortunately I suspect she'll end up having it out! Quite apart from the cost (£180 last time!) which isn't insignificant, its the fact that she's gonna have to have a general anaesthetic again which, only 7 months later, is not good and I am at a loss to know how this has developed in that short time period.

 

[tonka]

A chih - what ???

Thought this thread was about proper ruff tough devil dogs !!!

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[CWH]

Poor little Tazzy, still, I expect it'll hurt you more than her! Dogs do seem to cope well with things like this.

 

[Minxy]

She can be ... especially when she's chasing Lily trying to bite her stumpy tail!

 

[Minxy]

Poor little Tazzy, still, I expect it'll hurt you more than her! Dogs do seem to cope well with things like this.

You're right, but even the veterinary nurse who I spoke to when I booked the appointment seemed surprised ...

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[pappajohn]

Update on Tazzy ... she went to the vets this morning and came back minus 3 front teeth! I haven't had a shuftie at her mush yet to see how clean her other teeth are but as far as I know no more have been removed. Total cost was just over £180.

She' had some tea and is currently snuggling in her favourite beanbag bed and will be having a cuddle tonight.

New reply to an old thread but.....
In a dentist waiting room the other day and had a gander at their private patient price list.
Straight extraction = £78
Surgical extraction = £130.
I reckon £180 for three knashers removed was a bargain.

Wonder if they would consider human patients !

 

[Khizzie]

I'm just waiting for her to realise she can stick her tongue out without having to open her mouth!!!

Bit like me then hahaha ..

 

[Judge Mental]

Feeding food with carbs and sugars in? Our cats get the best. Slim and shiny coats....from Scandinavia/Germany obviously

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[Hollyberry]

Holly's teeth were already brown with tartar when I found her and the vet reckoned she as only 18-24 months old. I've tried to clean them up and keep them clean over the years but last summer ( almost 9 years since I found her) she had to have 10 teeth out. Recovered well but even though she and Cass are similar ages, have same diet, Holly's remaining teeth tartar up whereas Cass's look just as they did as a 2 year old. Vet said it could be something to do with enzymes in saliva.

 

[Minxy]

New reply to an old thread but.....
In a dentist waiting room the other day and had a gander at their private patient price list.
Straight extraction = £78
Surgical extraction = £130.
I reckon £180 for three knashers removed was a bargain.

Wonder if they would consider human patients !

... don't think you'd like it when it came to taking your temperature ppj.....

 

[Minxy]

Our other dogs don't have any problems at all - they're 12 and 8 - and have been fed the same food so it's just something to do with Tazzy's teeth, rather than what they're all given. I'll have to see what the vet says today as at this rate in a few years she'll have none at all.

She's currently laid on the edge of the bed basking in the sunshine ... and having a nice snooze ... cute little b*gger!

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[iandsm]

New reply to an old thread but.....
In a dentist waiting room the other day and had a gander at their private patient price list.
Straight extraction = £78
Surgical extraction = £130.
I reckon £180 for three knashers removed was a bargain.

Wonder if they would consider human patients !

I recon it was a bargain too. Our dog had a clean and scale and four out. Not much change from &500

 

[32143]

Awe, hopefully not too painful or expensive.
Must be certain dogs like you say.
Biskit has problems with her teeth, had one out a few years ago as it kept getting infected, only way we realised was her face kept swelling up, tought it was from insect bites.
She's always had yellow teeth, despite having same food as the others. She has a lot of black teeth now, but vet isn't worried and she seems happy.
I wondered if it's from catching her ball, she likes it thrown up a lot so she can leap and catch it.
Indi prefers the speed running after hers and had brilliant white teeth.

Who knows, feel better soon Tazzy
Edit actually Biskit is the only one who carries a soft toy with her at all times when home, her and Mabel are inseparable maybe its that?

 

[Reallyretired]

Because we've had our dogs from pups they are used to having their teeth brushed. They also have a daily dental stick. Sparkling gnashers

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[Viennese]

My nephew has a chihuahua which is a real devil dog and I wish its teeth would fall out....

 

[Minxy]

Well, the vet's had a look and she's booked in for another clean and probably extraction on Tuesday. She's got gingivitis apparently which doesn't help so once she's sorted again he's recommended a tooth paste called Dentasept to be used weekly to try to keep the plaque etc under control:

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/pet-dental-c...ogic-oral-hygiene-gel-pet-toothpaste-70g-p-49

 

[Minxy]

I recon it was a bargain too. Our dog had a clean and scale and four out. Not much change from &500

As the teeth she had out previously were just front teeth that were all wobbly anyway it would have been easy to take them out, rear one however will be more difficult and time consuming and expensive!

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[Minxy]

The monster went in this morning and is now home ... one large back tooth removed with 3 'roots' one of which was completely rotten! £170 to have something 'removed' ... she's definitely got gingevitis so I'm gonna have to see what we can do about it as at this rate in a few years she'll have no noshers left!

 

[Robert Clark]

Have you considered adding some raw chicken into their diet?
Either raw chicken wings or carcasses can be eaten easily by small dogs and do a great job of keeping their teeth clean and breath fresh
Our GSD has lovely white gnashers

 

[big bertha]

All my terriers have had teeth problems but they were all a bit older when trouble started. My labs didn't have same problem. I'm starting my young terrier on a dental routine . Hope Tazzy feeling better.

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