I'm new to this or any board and this is my first post, so please bare with me. I took my 6 1/2 almost 7 month old female pup to the Vet two days ago for a check up and asked the Vet to check her for missing teeth because I initally though she was missing a tooth. The Vet said her teeth were fine and she had no missing teeth. So I felt like everything was ok. Well today is when I really got a better look at her teeth and I noticed that my pup's right Canine tooth was a little smaller than her left. After looking closer it appears that she has a smaller tooth protruding next to "on the side of" and almost in front of the Canine. Did my Vet miss something or would this not be a problem? I am planning on breeding this female if her hips and elbows check out when she is two years old.
Is this a heridetary "Genetic" problem that she could pass on to her pups or would she still be breedable if everything else checks out ok? I starting to freak out because she is an excellent pup with tons of prey drive.
When the adult teeth come in the "baby" teeth don't always fall out. That is what it sounds like you are describing. In most cases they will fall out on their own. In some cases they have to be pulled. Giving her something hard to chew on may loosen the tooth and knock it out.
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From your description it kind of sounds like she has retained a puppy tooth - sometimes this happens when the adult tooth comes in and the puppy tooth doesn't fall out like it normally does - most of the times I have had that happen it has been a canine tooth, too. Sometimes they are loose enough that you can grab it with your fingers and pull it out (the baby canine) or if it is still too attached take her back to the vet and she should be able to pull it. It might be impededing the progress of the adult tooth coming in and that is why it looks smaller. Can't really tell without looking but that is what it sounds like - I wouldn't worry too much.
Sounds like a retained babby tooth to me too. Only thing I wanted to add is that since she is almost 7 months old. I would take her back to the vet and have the puppy tooth pulled. (If you can't do it yourself.) (Or better yet another vet. I can't believe the vet didn't notice it.) If the tooth is fairly loose, then I would give her something REALLY GOOD to chew on and that may knock it out. IMO, it would be one thing if she was a few months younger, but at this age all of her baby teeth should be gone. And they can impede the growth of the adult teeth, even to the point of making them come in crooked.
Thank you all for not making fun of my questions. I accuired this puppy under difficult circumstances and promised my brother I would take good care of her before he died. So from what I gather from everyones help is that this is a minor problem and will not keep her from being bred? Maybe my Vet saw it and didn't think it would be a problem. I'll ask her. I can remember my brother loved his dog and he always talked about her having pupies.
If it is a retained tooth AND the vet tries to talk you out of pulling it find another vet. I did only AFTER I listened to the vet and wound up with braces on my dog's teeth.
It was not a cosmetic option. Left alone the canine would have punctured the roof of his mouth.
I have a new vet now....as my then vet would not accept ANY responsiblity for the expenses I incurred (I suggested veterinary services "at cost" for awhile)
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