Wife and I have 2 dachshunds. Both females. One, weighing 7 pounds and long pointed face has cavities on the 2 top front of her mouth and the teeth are very small. I estimate the width of the 2 teeth are no more than 5/16th of an inch. Will be making an appointment Monday to have them taken care of. The wife is already distraught because she will be put to sleep.What are our options? Will the Vet. try to fill them or pull them? Overnight stay? Possibly stitches.Here is the dilemma. They are twins, 3 1/2 years old and have never been away from each other except when they bring them back one at a time for nail clipping, shots and checkups. At that time the other one whines until they are back together and then they kiss and lick each others mouth and are highly active. Final trip outside before bed is on a leash and while the second one is waiting the other barks and whines. Please save me a tongue lashing from their lack of training and discipline.:BWe are concerned that an overnight stay would create much anxiety for both. If she is kept overnight there will not be anyone with her. We would like to bring her home and return when a followup is done. Is that possible?We lost our wonderful Ouiser in 2015 after 14 1/2 years and when we got these the DIL named them Bleu and Belle after Blue Bell ice cream.

Dog teeth will get pulled. Sometimes its one day, sometimes overnight. Depends on the dog. Change diet, brush their teeth often. Their too young to already have dental desease

donn0128 wrote:Dog teeth will get pulled. Sometimes its one day, sometimes overnight. Depends on the dog. Change diet, brush their teeth often. Their too young to already have dental deseaseThis, and we use Oravet dental chews with our Doxie. She didn't need to have her teeth cleaned until she was 5 y/o on this regimen.

I'm a firm believer in having the dogs cleaned once a year. If they have bad breath there's a good probability they need cleaned. I also get a complete blood workup at the same time. I can't imagine letting a dog suffer with a infected tooth. Poor dental care can also lead to heart problems as well.

I think your questions would be better asked to your veterinarian rather than an internet forum!

DownTheAvenue wrote:I think your questions would be better asked to your veterinarian rather than an internet forum!There is almost always an answer like this when someone posts a question asking about their experiences. No information yet judgmental.:S

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dturm
Moderator
Feb 02, 2019
We just about never had a dental procedure animal stay over night. Cavities are rarely filled in dogs, I suspect the teeth will be extracted.

Issues in dogs this young sometimes reflect a problem during the development of the teeth, way before they erupt. Sometimes fever, medications, diet will make the dental development abnormal resulting in defective weakened enamel.

As far as sedation/anesthesia at this age, I understand the worry, but a healthy animal at this age is in the best shape of his life and is better able to handle this procedure. My advice, keep a reasonable perspective about potential problems.

Doug, DVM
Charlie_D_
Explorer
Feb 02, 2019
She has access to different types of chews and spends at least 1 hour chewing daily.
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Feb 02, 2019
Charlie D. wrote:
DownTheAvenue wrote:
I think your questions would be better asked to your veterinarian rather than an internet forum!

There is almost always an answer like this when someone posts a question asking about their experiences. No information yet judgmental.:S

And for good reason. Just the other day someone asked about if it was a good idea swapping around their heart meds on here lol. Who would you listen too? A cardiologist or a geezer on an RV board. I get a kick over the insurance questions personally, where a person who lives in downtown Los Angeles gives pricing advice to someone who lives in Backwater Maine 50 miles from the nearest town.
Charlie_D_
Explorer
Feb 02, 2019
DownTheAvenue wrote:
I think your questions would be better asked to your veterinarian rather than an internet forum!

There is almost always an answer like this when someone posts a question asking about their experiences. No information yet judgmental.:S
DownTheAvenue
Explorer
Feb 02, 2019
I think your questions would be better asked to your veterinarian rather than an internet forum!
colliehauler
Explorer III
Feb 02, 2019
I'm a firm believer in having the dogs cleaned once a year. If they have bad breath there's a good probability they need cleaned. I also get a complete blood workup at the same time. I can't imagine letting a dog suffer with a infected tooth. Poor dental care can also lead to heart problems as well.
punomatic
Explorer
Feb 02, 2019
donn0128 wrote:
Dog teeth will get pulled. Sometimes its one day, sometimes overnight. Depends on the dog. Change diet, brush their teeth often. Their too young to already have dental desease
This, and we use Oravet dental chews with our Doxie. She didn't need to have her teeth cleaned until she was 5 y/o on this regimen.
donn0128
Explorer II
Feb 02, 2019
Dog teeth will get pulled. Sometimes its one day, sometimes overnight. Depends on the dog. Change diet, brush their teeth often. Their too young to already have dental desease

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