Teeth out

[skycat 6,173]

Did the vet not give you the reason why 12 teeth had to be removed?

And surely the vet should be advising you on the future dietry needs and general care of your dog.....Perhaps a change of vet as well as a change of diet mate

 

That's a very good point: there is no way I would let a vet do anything without a proper explanation first. But as far as diet is concerned, most vets are in the pockets of the high end complete food manufacturers: Hill Science Diet etc. So they are hardly likely to advocate a raw diet, and most vets view any food containing raw (God forbid!!! ) bones with deep suspicion: even my own fairly enlightened vet was horrified when I told her that I rear pups on chicken carcases and raw rabbits :laugh: But I've also never ever had any dog have to get teeth pulled, except for accidental damage when out working, and that has only been one in over 30 years.

[paulus 26]

as ive just said on the other thread ive got dogs here from 8 weeks to 13 years old all have their own teeth, some with bits missing but all in good general repair, raw and good bones in their diet is the way to go

[Lab 10,979]

Picture of polly my star worker after having twelve teeth pulled out a week ago, obviously done the trick because today she caught her first pheasent while on the beating line

 

 

 

Just to buy it a muzzle now and you'll have a half decent dog.......

[moonlighter 1,164]

I think lab must have an alert siren on his computer which goes off every time someone mentions pheasant!!

[luckyplum 50]

thanks for all replys ! skycat you have a pm, all i can say in my defence is that she is my fourth working dog and all have been fed a similar diet with no problems. when the vet first pointed out the problem he said too much soft food was causeing the problem, i thought mixing complete would be good enough , once bitten twice shy !! as they say, cheers plum

[Qbgrey 4,096]

skycats advise is spot on,vets do not have ant training in diets for dogs.they are mostly under contract with hills science,or royal canine or something like that shite.my vet said my dog will get worms if i feed raw,i said if i worm it every 3months like you would whatever it eats whats the problem....he could nt answer that

Edited November 23, 2012 by Qbgrey

[paulus 26]

skycats advise is spot on,vets do not have ant training in diets for dogs.they are mostly under contract with hills science,or royal canine or something like that shite.my vet said my dog will get worms if i feed raw,i said if i worm it every 3months like you would whatever it eats whats the problem....he could nt answer that

surprised he didnt try to flog you some worming tablets at very reasonable price

[robwelsh 354]

Even if you do feed it biscuit it costs pennies for a few carcusses if anything, just give one or two after each meal , and a hard bone to f**k about with during the day etc.

Id be well pissed off with them taking out my dogs teeth without telling me, fair enough if you signed like a human would, but to just do it out right, well..I don't know what to say..

[moonlighter 1,164]

One or two carcases after each meal.... Are we on about mouse carcases? Lol

[borris 12]

Dogs (and people) can get problems processing certain nutrients. Sounds like more than a slightly sub standard diet to me. Might be wrong tho, it's a bit harsh blaming the poor chap I'm sure alot of people feed mainly meat with few problems.

[riohog 5,711]

she was at the vets recently for her booster and when he checked her over he said she had a couple of loose teeth he could,nt save. we booked her in and when the misses picked her the vet said a dozen teeth had to come out ! i don,t know what caused the problem.

i remember years ago i had a collie x dog his teeth sterted to get loose he was about maybe 5 years old bottom line he died a year later auto imune !!

[borris 12]

I would try a different vet pal.

[luckyplum 50]

thanks skycat very interesting, cheers plum!

[Terra Firma 136]

If the lines of the dog are bred tightly you can get weak teeth as a genetic fault possibly, I've came across terriers with this problem, loosing teeth while at work mind, mix this with a poor diet and the problem will accelerate.

It's done now though, as said by others barf is the way forward, also I wouldn't cook rabbits for her as this only makes bones more brittle and causes splintering, always raw for my dogs.

[robwelsh 354]

One or two carcases after each meal.... Are we on about mouse carcases? Lol

no why?