Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Darn. My dogs loved these things. I bought them all elk antler chews a couple of months ago and they were the biggest hit ever. Kept them occupied for hours and they lasted and lasted.
Yesterday, I found that my GSD Luca had totally fractured the big upper premolar on the left side (the biggest tooth, near the back) revealing pulp. Ick. He doesn't act like it hurts--but it has to.
Took him to the vet today and the tooth (what's left of it) comes out on Thursday. Surprisingly, our vet didn't necessarily think that the antler chews were a bad idea--she just thought this was "one of those things" that sometimes happens. She's seen dogs fracture a tooth on a frisbee. Just my luck.
Still, I think I'm putting the antler chews away for a while in favor of soft toys and rubber squeakies.
I've been leary of them, but was told they were safe.
I've never had my hands on an antler that I thought was a good chew toy. Even from a small by comparison whitetail, those things are hard.
Elk are large animals, and they will get a running start and smash their antlers into another elks's antlers during a fight. They are built to withstand some serious pressure.
The vet is right, though. It could very well just be one of those things.
Sorry you guys are having to deal with this. Getting that sucker out of there will prevent any future problems.
I've fractured two of my own teeth eating popcorn and a third one eating bacon. Go figure. (It wasn't THAT crispy.) I guess it's impossible to say whether the elk antler caused this. Is Luca a young dog or an older dog? I wonder if their teeth become more susceptible to damage as they get older, kind of how human bones (and apparently teeth) get more brittle as we get older. Oh well, I'm still eating popcorn and bacon, but I don't blame you for being a little cautious about the antlers. Hope the extraction goes well on Thursday.
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Fractured premolar - elk antler chew toy
#304908 - 11/29/2010 08:18 PM 
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