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I got home today from work (only 6 hours) and my puppy had blood on his mouth and fresh breaks on his teeth. I am at a loss. I have never heard of this continued problem and i am worried due to the fact that he is beginning to teeth. Staying out of the crate is not an option, and I have tried everything under the sun to fix the problem, don't have money for a wire crate, and was wondering if I go to Wal-mart Firday on payday and get no bite spray and soak the metal crate bars, will that alieviate the problem?
Reg: 03-28-2007
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right now I am so worried that I really don't care how painful or strict it is going to be to get my puppy to stop, because in 2 weeks, he will start loosing his teeth and getting his adult teeth. And if he grinds them down, he's got problems. He can't hardly chew his food now with baby teeth.
Michele McAtee Webboard User Reg: 02-05-2006
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Remember, if you take that route, to soak the cotton ball or towel with the bitter stuff first, hold in dog's mouth so he gets a good aversion to the stuff first.
As I write, I am wondering if you tried a bigger crate yet? Is the pup still using the little crate as a bathroom? How small is the one youre using for him now?
Does this dog have something else to play with in the crate? A wire grill looks like a lot of fun to a puppy with nothing else to rub aching gums on. Get him some toys like kongs that can handle a strong working dog jaw. When you are there to watch him, putting a couple of ice cubes in a sack or new sock (don't use old socks that contain your scent or you'll encourage shoe chewing) and let him gnaw on that. Those erupting teeth HURT!
He may also need more exercise, so that he hopefully spends more of his crate time sleeping as opposed to chewing.
My Heidi who is now 5 months old and teething loves a frozen rag. I took a clean cloth diaper (never worn btw), folded it up in a tube shape, ran water over it and placed it in the freezer. Then after its good and ready, I give it to her and it keeps her occupied for a good while and it feels good on those aching gums. You could also give him a kong filled with something yummy, like peanut butter or cream cheese, that should keep him occupied for a while as well.
Hey that frozen rag idea is great! I'm off to make one of those right now. Another thing that has worked well for my pup is frozen carrots. I got the idea from someone on a raw food newsgroup. I bought a big bag of large carrots, popped them in the feezer, and I toss her one when I need to put her in the crate for a bit.
She's working on a raw marrow bone right now. I gave her one before it was thawed yesterday and she worked on it for an hour. They're too big for her to get in her mouth, really, but she still enjoys them.
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When you are there to watch him, putting a couple of ice cubes in a sack or new sock (don't use old socks that contain your scent or you'll encourage shoe chewing) and let him gnaw on that. Those erupting teeth HURT!
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