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From:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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posted 11-20-2003 02:07 PM         

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Hi everyone, Im a new member from Melbourne, Australia.

I have a 5 month old maltese shih tzu cross pup called Riley. Im new to this not ever having had a dog before and I have lots of questions, and this seems like a great site.

Im wondering what the stages of tooth development is as Riley's teeth suddenly look strange - when do they lose them and when do they get their permanent teeth (I didnt know puppies lost their teeth, thats how silly I am).

Thank you!

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From:Grant ,Alabama..USA
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posted 11-20-2003 02:13 PM         

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They lose them over a period of months and go through the teething stage just as a child does .Just keep plenty of things for them to chew on like greenies and chews and they will be fine .

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posted 11-20-2003 04:04 PM         

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If they start getting their new ones in and the baby ones don't fall out they should be pulled. They can mess up the bite if not pulled. I know maltese dogs sometime have this problem. Oh, welcome aboard. Pictures are welcome.

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posted 11-20-2003 04:08 PM         

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maltese and Poodles also others can have that problem too .I know ,I have to take one of my poodles and have her baby teeth pulled soon .I was hoping the last ones would just fall out but no ,now it is dentist time ,wait till I tell her .Is she ever gonna be mad !

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posted 11-20-2003 09:20 PM         

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Well thats not good news, I have enough trouble getting my kids to the dentist, now you are telling me I may have to take the dog as well!

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posted 11-20-2003 09:20 PM         

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Well thats not good news, I have enough trouble getting my kids to the dentist, now you are telling me I may have to take the dog as well! You have probably been asked a million times, but how do I do the pic thing?

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posted 11-20-2003 10:05 PM         

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Lets see if this works, testing testing...

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posted 11-21-2003 08:56 AM         

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Yorkie teeth are the same way my 11 month old Jasmine has 4 extra teeth and i just got the estimate to get them pulled its going to be 300.00 and of course this happens right before christmas but o well she needs it done.

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posted 11-21-2003 10:48 AM         

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Lets see if this works;
If the pics are stored online somewhere then put this:

[img]yourURL[/img] Of course erase (your UR) and put URL(properties)in place of it.

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posted 11-21-2003 02:00 PM         

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Hi Silka. I also have a maltese/shih tzu mix. She will be 10 months old next week. Her vet check-up was just a few weeks ago and she still hadn't lost all her baby teeth! She had a few loose ones in the back that were close to falling out on their own. Thankfully, she doesn't have to have any pulled.

I have a year old maltese/poodle too that lost his baby teeth much earlier and yet still has 1 tooth that needs to be pulled.

Just wanted to let you know that not all malteses have to have teeth pulled.

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posted 11-21-2003 02:19 PM         

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I just meant it happens in alot of different dogs, not that all are that way .It is really according to the dog and how they develope .You can see it every now and then when one has a problem ,just as in sometimes people don;t lose their teeth and have to have them pulled ,it just happens occasionally .

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posted 11-25-2003 05:39 PM         

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Thanks for the responses folks, its good to get all the views. I will keep my eye on Riley. I did find one of his teeth on the floor the other day and he is chewing lots.

Ill try that photo advice again too when I have more time. I would like to share some photos of Riley as I think he is a cutie pie, like your dogs too.

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posted 11-25-2003 05:53 PM         

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Hey thats really funny...I went out to try and get the photo thing worked out and when I came back in there was Riley! Yayyy. The picture is rather large though, how does one fix that for future times?

Anyway thats Riley my pal.

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