skwo2 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 My Bichon pup is 19 weeks old now. I don't notice her teeth has fallen out yet. I went to a dog show before (when pup was 15 weeks old) and one of the Bichon breeders (not my breeder) mentioned to me that sometimes pup can have problems in having their adult teeth, that the baby teeth blocking the adult teeth to grow out, then it will require some operations. Is it normally a pup will change the teeth at 3 - 4 months? And should I be concern if at this point in time, there is no sign of adult teeth coming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) . Edited June 6, 2009 by cavNrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 A puppy starts to change its teeth at about 16 weeks of age, generally they have all their adult teeth by about 24 weeks. Some breeds can have a tendency to retain their baby canines, if your puppy still has these in place after six months of age (you'll know because there will be four of them) and they show know signs of falling out you may have to have them removed. However most puppies go through teething with no problems at all so I wouldn't worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scales of Justice Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Some teeth quickly and have all their adult teeth by 5 months of age and others do not have them all until 6 months as a rule, but I have heard of cases where premolars have been as late as 9 months before completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoyedman Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 My pup is 5.5 months and only started teething in the last week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwo2 Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 How can I tell if the pup has adult teeth for sure? My pup only has small teeth so I think they are just baby teeth. Also with teething, I give her a rawhide to chew, but sometimes she just eat too much rawhide and end up vommitting. Now I only limit her to chew on the rawhide for about 30 mins per day. What do you guys give them for teeth apart from rawhide? She also has toys with ropes, soft toys and plastic toys for her to chew on, but she has no interest in those. I bought a flexi nylonbone last weekend, but I reckon it is too soft, she has chew out a small piece of it, so I didn't give that to her anymore. May have to buy a hard nylonbone. Anyone with a nylonbone, can you let me know how good they are. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzakanary Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Piper hasn;t lost any teeth yet - over 22 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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