Any vets around tonight?

[Sabine]

My poor pup has had terrible teeth since we adopted her 4 years ago. It was a problem we weren''t made aware of until after we adopted her, and we weren''t really told much about it.

Our old vet would always mention that her teeth looked "bad" at appointments and would tell us to brush them. I''ve been pretty regular about brushing them, but we just moved and our new vet informed us that she had an infection, and today she had 6 teeth extracted!

Is there anything I can do beyond brushing to help save the teeth she has left? There is still noticeable buildup on them, and brushing never seems to help!

 

[ecf8503]

Vet here -

The other vet probably meant infection when he said "bad". Some animals are just more prone to tartar and gingivitis. If you are brushing there isn''t a whole lot else you can do (maybe a dental diet to help reduce tartar buildup). Regular vet cleanings will likely be necessary, also courses of antibiotics as necessary, as will be the loss of more teeth, but don''t be alarmed. They can live just fine with no teeth (and a healthy mouth / gums). Many cats have this as well - just cursed with bad teeth (one of my own included), and we had to pull a lot of teeth before we got to a "happy place" in his mouth. Many animals have no teeth (preferrably due to elected extraction as opposed to letting them rot and break off), and they can eat just fine - even dry food.

It stinks to have to lose teeth, but just think of it in a positive light - you are getting rid of infection and cavities and making their mouth much healthier.

 

[Sabine]

Thanks!

Should I be worried that they didn''t give me any antibiotics to give her after the extraction or say anything about having a dental cleaning done?

 

[DivaDiamond007]

Sabine - my parents rescued a pug a few years ago and she also had to have most of her teeth extracted shortly after. My parents notice she had a hard time eating kibble and that her breath was really bad. Once the rotten teeth were gone she could have a normal diet and you can stand to be in the same room with her. I don''t have any advice for you but wanted to let you know that there is hope!