Jessca Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Lexi is about 5 months old, she currently still has 3 retained canines that are siting alongside her adult teeth. I have spoken to the vet about this and he said it can be common as the adult canines push thru next to the puppy teeth. Where as the rest of their teeth they grow underneath and push the puppy teeth out. He said to give her roughly another month before taking any further action. My question is has any one had this before? And is there any particular food or type of bone/meat that she would use her canines with to help them come out. She currently gets brisket bones, chicken frames ect. But she does not use her canines with them. Thank you in advance for any help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periannath Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Retained baby K9's are common in my breed and if they don't come out we get them taken out.If you leave them the adult teeth may not move by themselves and you may end up with inverted K9's which your dog doesn't want. We wiggle them with our fingers, give big bones &4x2 biscuits and still end up at the vets occasionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 What your vet said is correct. At 5 months, the adult ones may not have moved enough to push them out yet. I would wait another month or so too. If she is getting bones and stuff there is not much else you can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 My pup took ages to loose his canines he had the baby ones for ages next to the adult ones but eventually they did come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 They are a very common problem in my breed too. If they have some movement in them now, they will be fine and will come out on their own. If in another couple of weeks, there's no movement there, then you could have some problems. I've found that roo tails are excellent for getting baby teeth to loosen up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Riley has the same at the moment, top and bottom teeth. None of the adult canines are all the way through yet so I haven't been worrying about it. He's just over 5 months. Glad to hear it's ok to wait and see for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessca Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Thank you everyone so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumabaar Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 http://www.sydneypetdentistry.com.au/faq-vet/what-to-do-with-persistent-baby-deciduous-teeth/ A handy info page about this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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