Crooked Teeth Any Hope

[countrysheltie]

I have a sixmonth old sheltie who retained his baby canine for too long , When it finally fell out the adult tooth that replaced it is growing on the wrong angle , Instead of going behind bottom canine it is growing against it and pushing this one out on angle . Have been monitoring for a week now and all growth of teeth has come to a stand still. Keep hoping top tooth will curve around abit and all will be well but can anyone offer suggestions is there any hope . Pup had a promising show career.

[Nekhbet]

ask the vet but retained baby teeth should be removed if they look like they're causing trouble

[Staff'n'Toller]

Would one funny canine make a big difference to his show career? I thought it was scissor bite they were looking for but I'm not familiar with the Sheltie standard.

If you're super keen there should be a Veterinary Dental Specialist you can be referred to, in your State for Orthodontic work.

There is definitely one here in Melb. If you want further info for the Melb guy feel free to PM.

Mel.

[countrysheltie]

[yes unfortunately crooked teeth can break a show career. I am in SA is there a dog orthdontist here?

[my2boys]

My young Golden Retriever also had problems with retained canine teeth and one of the lower ones pushed his lower adult tooth inwards. My vet surgically removed offending retained teeth and suggested we wait for a few months to see if the lower tooth would correct itself. He is now 9 months old and yes the problem tooth has moved into the correct position. But none of his other teeth were blocking the natural line of his lower canine so I'm not sure if the same thing will happen with your pup.

my2boys