Barbara Schuler wrote 04/14/2011 08:13 PM Wear on canine teeth #327308 - 04/14/2011 08:13 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Falcon is 2.8 years and has eaten a raw diet for over two years. Is this amount of wear normal for a dog this age?
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Kelly Byrd wrote 04/14/2011 08:15 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #327309 - 04/14/2011 08:15 PM
Kelly Byrd Webboard User Reg: 07-28-2010 Posts: 2249 Loc: Tacoma, WA Offline	To me, that looks like quite a bit of wear for a 90+ lb dog. What kind of toys does he get? Is he a major chewer?
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Melissa Thom wrote 04/14/2011 08:17 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Kelly Byrd ] #327310 - 04/14/2011 08:17 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	Looks to me like a dog who plays a lot of ball or something that really wears on the canines.
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Michael_Wise wrote 04/14/2011 08:18 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #327311 - 04/14/2011 08:18 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Canines generally aren't used much for chewing. Not unless he is getting huge chunks that he is having to pull off big pieces. That looks more like wear from a tug or ball.
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Aaron Myracle wrote 04/14/2011 08:21 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Michael_Wise ] #327312 - 04/14/2011 08:21 PM
Aaron Myracle Webboard User Reg: 06-06-2008 Posts: 5062 Loc: WA, USA Offline	Genetics are a huge factor in soft teeth.
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Michael_Wise wrote 04/14/2011 08:27 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Aaron Myracle ] #327313 - 04/14/2011 08:27 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	I had to fight for this pic just now, so it is all the clarity you get. Turb's flat canines: http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp329/jmwise80/Turbo/ac0357e3.jpg
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/14/2011 08:28 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Kelly Byrd ] #327314 - 04/14/2011 08:28 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	He doesn't have any toys laying around. He gets the occassional bully stick but those are about 6" long and gone in under five minutes, unfortunately. The love of his life is a Chuckit Flying Squirrel but of course that is something we play with together. I feed mostly chicken leg quarters, turkey necks and ground beef. He also gets an occassional RMB but he doesn't really "eat" the bone like our other dog does; he just tries to lick the marrow out... that is why I'm asking about the wear; I don't see the behavior which would account for it! His nails are VERY hard in comparison to our other dog, for what that is worth.
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Mara Jessup wrote 04/14/2011 08:37 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #327316 - 04/14/2011 08:37 PM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	FWIW, Kipp is 6 and his teeth look about the same as Falcon's. Are his toys dirty when you play with them? As they pick up dirt they can become more abrasive on the teeth. Hard nails are most likely because of the protein/collagen in his raw diet - Missy's are the same way! K-9 Knitter
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/14/2011 08:41 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Michael_Wise ] #327318 - 04/14/2011 08:41 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Scratch Turbo for me Michael... We play tug with the squirrel, which probably accounts why we buy so many... SOME play with dog tennis balls when he was younger, but he so prefers the squirrel not even that much ball playing in comparison. He did go through a few of the large Jolly Balls... they punctured so fast it wasn't even funny. I remember Aaron talking in the past about genetics and teeth, so my best guess is that is what we are dealing with. Thanks guys. Any thoughts or input is welcomed, but I don't see the need to start grinding his meals yet.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/14/2011 08:46 PM Re: Wear on canine teeth [Re: Mara Jessup ] #327320 - 04/14/2011 08:46 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Quote: Mara Jessup Are his toys dirty when you play with them? As they pick up dirt they can become more abrasive on the teeth. Hard nails are most likely because of the protein/collagen in his raw diet - Missy's are the same way! We don't leave the squirrels outside when not in use... they are carefully brought inside the garage and locked in the vault for safe keeping. Just kidding, but they are brought inside. Our older dog's (8 yrs)nails are so much easier to dremel than are Falcon's, and they eat the same diet, but Sadie was 6 when we started feeding raw so that might account for the difference... and probably genetics as well. This just struck me... we do put Gorilla tape (layers by the time it is ready to be chucked in the circular file) on the four corners of the squirrels because of Falcon's love of chewing them as he is bringing them back (running back and chewing like mad... dork!) MAYBE that?
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