blackdug 90 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 one of my lurchers has broke his front canine tooth ,he has taken about 30% of it off reaveling the middle he does not seem put out with it at all but was still going to take him to the vets to get him checked after work tommorrow ,this is a new one to me never seen it before has any body had anything similar happen and what was the outcome ,any advice welcome as i like to have a rough idea before i go and get relieved of my wages by the local vet ,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 The vet may want to remove what's left of the tooth as it will likely become infected, or they may just say keep an eye on it and if it does cause a problem they'll remove it as and when. One of my dogs knocked her big back molar clean off at gum level striking at a hare going through a hedge: must have done it on something charp and hard as whatever it was made a hole through her 'cheek' to knock the tooth. It never bothered her at all and didn't appear to become infected for the rest of her life: each case is different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 it will depend if the nerve is exposed they will probably remove it although i have seen one with a filling. if its just the tooth and nothing sensitive is exposed they might well leave it keep a close eye on the dog overnight my friends dog broke a tooth and seemed fine no pain wasn't bothering him at all when they went to the kennel in the morning it looked like he had two heads the swelling was so bad !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 See what the vet says, one of my dogs had a canine snapped off at gum level, the vet just left it and told me to monitor it, that was three years ago............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackdug 90 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 vets advice was to leave it and moniter it ,,i will see how i get on ,,option 1 was special vet £300+,,option 2 ..take it out but he did not fancy that one ..option 3 ,leave it and see how i get on which we both agreed was the best thing ,,word of advice he said the special vet bit were they would have done root canal etc would not be covered with insurance but the extraction would be ,,total cost 21 quid for a 5 minute talk.. no medicine nothing ,,i am in the wrong job!!!if these people cared about animals they would make there fees reasonable !!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Have a gold tooth put in it'll be cheaper than the vets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 A dog related to mine had steel capped teeth as he wore them down chewing his steelwork on his kennel.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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