When Does A Puppy Lose Her Baby Teeth

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When does a puppy lose her baby teeth. While most of the time losing human baby teeth doesn t actually hurt it does cause a child to become careful in the way that they chew or the choices they make when deciding what to eat. However something does need to be done in cases of retained deciduous teeth where the permanent tooth is coming up in the same space that a baby tooth is still occupying. At this point his eyes will have opened and he ll still be nursing. Your puppy will still be with his mother and breeder when his baby teeth start coming in.

Retained baby teeth can impede the growth of the adult teeth and cause problems for your puppy later on. That is no fun but it s necessary if you want his teeth to be healthy later on. Sometimes a puppy tooth will stubbornly stay in place even when the adult tooth is fully emerged behind it. If you bring your puppy home between the ages of 8 and 12 weeks start getting him used to daily tooth brushing.

This is normal except for when the baby tooth does not fall out. There is very little if any bloodshed when a puppy loses her baby teeth. Weeks 5 to 6. Aside from the relatively bloodless transition there s little other evidence left behind to mark a baby tooth s passage.

By the time your dog is about 6 months old he or she should have all 48 adult teeth. These baby or milk teeth are longer and thinner than the adult variety. Provide plenty of chew toys during the teething process keep an eye on their mouth and let your vet know if anything seems off. When the baby teeth are being pushed out the adult teeth can sometimes grow in right behind them.

Your puppy starts to lose those baby teeth around 12 to 16 weeks of age as the permanent teeth grow in and replace them. Sometimes some of a puppy s baby teeth stubbornly refuse to fall out. If the baby tooth remains in place while the adult tooth is coming in this causes a disruption in the location of the adult tooth causing an occlusion problem a bad bite dr. Deciduous teeth don t include molars.

To remedy the situation you might have to go to the vet and have the baby tooth extracted. While you might find the baby teeth as they fall it s more likely that your puppy will swallow them. Have your puppy checked by your vet if you think he still has some deciduous teeth left in his mouth at six months old.