Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Dog Teeth


Here's Jack, the youngest, cutting his adult teeth. See the smaller, adult, canines to the side of each of the narrower baby canines! We managed to save a couple of those, and one of his molars.

Willy, the 11 year old mix, had to have a molar extracted last year. She chews so hard on bones that she has cracked several teeth. One of the back molars abscessed, so it had to be taken out. This year, with the now annual dental cleaning, the vet asked, "What does she do, chew on rocks?"

No... but she does really chomp down on stuff. No more bones for her! The vet told me that she has worn all the enamel off most of her teeth, so that is why we see the yellow sides and brown tops - dentin showing. Follow this link: http://www.avds-online.org/info/wornteeth.html for reading about worn teeth and a great picture.