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Offline Jamie and Penny

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« on: April 29, 2005, 10:09:08 PM »
Hi all

Had a quick look in bellas mouth today,it looks as if her teeth are growing in all over the place,when got her she was just slightly overshot,is this normal will she have a correct bite when her new teeth come threw.
Bella has just gone 4 months old can anyone give me some advice on this?....


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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2005, 02:01:33 PM »
Hi Jamie,

I have a 5 month old called Bella as well! Also slightly overshot and her left, lower jaw rolls inwards slightly so her bottom canine was growing into the roof of her mouth. We had to have it taken out by a specialist dental vet, and now that her new tooth is coming through, she will have to have some correction done on that to get it to the correct position (first of all trying to get her to bite on a kong to nudge it into the right place, but failing that she will have a bite plane fitted which is basically a doggie brace).

I'd recommend you take her to your vet and ask to be referred to a specialist dental vet who will be able to advise you.

One thing - have you got her insured? I'd highly recommend it as it's so far been nearly £900 for Bella's treatment and more to follow (luckily covered by insurance).

I think if her teeth are wonky at this stage they may well be wonky when the adult ones come through because they follow the line of the old teeth.

Good luck and let us know how you get on!
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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2005, 03:39:26 PM »
I wouldn't worry too much at this stage - many's the time a breeder has thought a bite was going wrong on a promising puppy only for it to be perfectly ok when the pup is 6 months old or so.  I actually prefer baby puppies to be slightly overshot (only slightly!) as these are the pups that usually end up with perfect scissor bites later on. Not disagreeing with your advice Claire as I know Bella has problem dentition but just speaking generally :)

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