My yorkie's teeth haven't fallen out yet?

My 7 month old yorkie has all of his adult teeth but three of his canines haven't fallen out yet - so he has doubles. Is this normal? Should he have lost them by now?

My yorkie's teeth haven't fallen out yet?
I had the same problem with my chihuahua. For some reason many smaller breed dogs do not lose their baby teeth on their own. Go to the vet and have them taken out. I'm sure that your dog will be a lot more comfortable.
Reply:totally normal....if they don't come out by a year...have them taken out....yorkies are all like that....floss between the them so it's pemanent tooth don't decay....i have 8 yorkies and they were all the same.
Reply:It's normal that many smaller breed dogs do not have their teeth fall out and they might have to have it surgical removed.





You might want to make an appointment with your vet to have them look over to make sure your dog's adult teeth are all in and that the baby teeth have not fallen out. At that point (if all the adult teeth are in), you should have oral surgery on your dog to have the teeth removed.





I went in for a Microchip for my puppy (7 months old today, miniature pinshcer) and the vet looked at his mouth and found out that her baby teeth were still in and haven't fallen out. I was kind of pissed so to say (he looked in her mouth), but he was a good vet and if it wasn't for him she would of had 2 extra teeth. So I had them surgically remove the teeth yesterday morning and it was quite expensive based on where I live ($200).





But I'm happy she is definately eating better (before she was like chomping on the food and now she's not). Her energy level is back to normal today, and her mouth looks good.





So you might want to do that instead of waiting around. The vet told me that if I waited and put it off it would cause problems in the future. Good Luck.
Reply:Yes, he should have lost them before now. This dog needs to get to the vet and have them pulled - sooner, not later.
Reply:These are called retained deciduous teeth. Lots of small dogs have this problem. If they haven't fallen out yet, you should have your vet remove then as they can cause misalignment of his teeth and create some problems. If he hasn't been neutered yet, you can have it done at the same time, otherwise he will need to be sedated just for this procedure.



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