Tooth Extraction
My corgi, Elvis, has an abscessed carnassial tooth and is having it extracted tomorrow! I am very nervous about it all!! What have been your experiences with tooth extractions?
I'm just wondering how removing the tooth will affect what he can eat, chew. Will he be ok to chew and eat the same things he did before? He gets a bone every day and it's probably from chewing bones that he cracked the tooth in the first place. Should i stop feeding him bones? Or at least not feed them for a while after his tooth extraction??
Any advice much appreciated! =)
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Permalink Reply by Ellen Andersen on
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I'm sure he'll be fine but I imagine he might be on some different food until he heals up. I would withhold the bones for a little bit, too. It'll probably be sore. You'll likely have some antibiotics to give him, too. Follow your vet's advice, but don't worry too much. There's always worry with anethesia, I know, but he's got to get the tooth out and then he'll adapt. Dogs are awesome at adapting to things, much better than we are.
Good luck to you both and best wishes from the corgi crew and I!
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Permalink Reply by Emily & Scout on
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I have a friend in veteranary school that has a corgi and he recently had to have a tooth extracted. He couldn't have chew bones for a couple weeks, and had to have soft food for a week, I think. But after a couple weeks, he was back to normal and it didn't affect what he could eat in long term. I guess tooth extractions are pretty routine.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Sparty had a molar extracted years ago but it did not slow him down at all!
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Permalink Reply by MomOfHarry on
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Harry had a tooth extracted earlier this year and did fine. I gave him soft food for about 4-5 days and then mixed a little of his hard food in for another couple days. We thought that maybe he cracked it chewing something crazy like a rock (he is an aggressive chewer) but then he cracked another tooth a couple months later. My brother is my vet luckily and he suggested that he get a root canal so he wouldn't lose another major tooth at 2 years old. A dental vet tech did the root canal and said that the nylabones we gave Harry were the worst thing for dogs' teeth. So I don't know what kind of chewing bones Elvis is getting but I suggest getting rid of them and finding something else. I didn't think Harry would break another tooth but he did!
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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I just finished a canine dentistry class so can tell you all about tooth extractions! Lol. They are very routine, your vet will likely prescribe some antibiotics and pain medications to go home. He will be on soft food for 3-5 days, and then can eat whatever he wants. What kind of bones do you give? Are they store bought roasted bones? Femur bones? Nylabones? If any of these answers was yes, STOP GIVING THEM! These break teeth on a routine basis and a $3 bone you bought at the store ends up costing around $1000. If you want to give bones give raw knuckle bones. They are softer than weight bearing bones and tend to not break teeth (not saying it will never happen, but it is not common with these ones). They have to be raw from the butcher and not roasted from petsmart or petco etc. I've seen dogs have 12+ extractions and then go back to eating normal hard kibble and chewing bones. Its amazing how tough their gums and palate are. I've seen cats with no teeth do just fine as well. He will probably be groggy for a day, sore for maybe two, and then back to his old self in no time. Your vet will want to recheck his mouth in 10-14 days. Don't miss this appointment as its very important to make sure the extraction site is healing properly. Do all the pre-anesthetic bloodwork offered so you can have piece of mind putting him under anesthesia. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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This kind of bone? They are raw (maybe parboiled). Are they "femur" bones? Frozen, from the local boutique pet store.
En Cee: switch this discussion to "corgi health"
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John, those are femur bones and should be used with caution. Also called marrow bones. They are weight bearing bones and much heavier and harder than the knuckle bones and are known to break teeth. If you got it out of a freezer or refrigerator from the pet store than it is raw, otherwise it has been treated in some way (roasted etc) and when they are treated they become even harder. Dogs can go their whole lives chewing femur bones with no problem, but other dogs will break teeth on them every time. I personally don't want to risk it so I tend to not give them at all. At my grocery store the knuckle bones are called soup bones. I buy them and let Frank chew for a few hours then put them in the refrigerator until the next chew session. Since they are raw you do have to feed them on a towel, blanket, outside or in a crate to keep it sanitary. If I give Frank one adn don't watch him closely he will go and hide it in my bed. GROSS!
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Permalink Reply by En Cee on
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Hi Melissa,
We currently give him raw beef neck bones which we get from the butchers - are they considered a 'dense' bone? I will look into the knuckle bones too!
Thanks!
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12/12/12 Al has a fractured carnasial tooth, probably from these beef bones I've loved to buy them. I can't think of what else would crack his tooth. This is a big deal.
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As you can see, the carnasial tooth is split in half. The plaque looks awful, too. 12/15/12, 6y.o.
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Permalink Reply by Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack ) on
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@ Melissa - excellent advice!
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Lucy used to enjoy chewing on rocks. Go figure. We'd stop her, of course, but eventually she needed a molar extracted. I was nervous but she did fine. No problems or complications. Re. bones. I don't know if your were referring to rawhide bones or actual bones from meat. Our vet always cautioned not to give real bones to our dogs. We don't use rawhide either. Lucy and Ricky both like their hooves, yuck, and we discard them before they become small and a choking hazzard.
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