teeth

tltrooster · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:10 am Post subject: teeth

Okay, this seems like a stupid question, but when Champ was younger, he lost his baby teeth, and new ones came in. Last night as
I was brushing his teeth, I noticed that he is missing one of his back
way back there, like a molar, it looked like he had just lost it earlier
in the day. So are new ones coming in? I guess they are like people
and have baby teeth, and then get their adult teeth?

josh · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: Re: teeth

wildlifecr13 · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

like people they lose one set of teeth... usually this is done by the time they are 4-6 months old.
riley is 7 months and has all of her adult pearly whites. she shouldn't lose another tooth until she is a very old dog.

tltrooster · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject:

Champ is 17 months, and he lost the very last tooth in the back on the bottom. I know he did get new teeth when he was younger, but I wasnt
sure about the back teeth.

Weimwayz · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject:

Just like humans it can take until maturity for them to loose and gain their new adult teeth. this is not too common usually all the adult teeth are in by 6 months but it happends. Sometimes if the underlying adult tooth is crooked or misplaced it may never come up above the gumline. Something to keep an eye on to ensure the tooth comes in ok