no that didn't work. believe me we tried. www.Sander-Haus.com Sander-Haus German Shepherd Dogs Members of GSDCA, WDA, SV On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:19 PM, rockannand wrote: > OR... Give puppy a raw beef marrow bone and watch the teeth come out on > their own. =P > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Susan Sanchez > Date: 18/10/2011 4:40:06 PM > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam][ SHOWGSD-L ] frustrated long vet now teeth HD > chance > > ok i will comment on the puppy teeth that were pulled. > since i get the digest i'll answer here and quote the breeder below. > > i just had a puppy that we imported, have retained puppy teeth in her mouth > past 5 months of age. they were puppy canines on the outside of the lower > canines that prevented them from moving out and one puppy canine behind one > top adult canine. > > we had our vet pull them and one lower canine corrected but the one on the > other side did not because the puppy top canine made the top adult canine > come in milimeters forward that would only be noticeable if she were on her > back and you compared both upper canines. anyway this upper blocked the lower > adult canine from moving out. > > we were faced and still may be with a $1000 root canal. the cost at a canine > dentist was $504 to file the tooth down so it would not impact the inside of > her upper adult canine. > > he looked at her mouth and determined it is not genetic as everything else > lines up perfectly. he said it was absolutely the result of retained puppy > teeth. > > he said no two teeth in the same spot should be there. the puppy teeth need > to be pulled by 5 months of age. > > so, in that respect, while this pup was under anesthesia, if there were > retained puppy teeth, extracting them probably was the right thing for the > vet to do. > > regarding the percent of HD, i believe that the OFA site suggests there is a > 6 or 9% (sorry have not read it for many years) chance of HD in any litter > out of certified parents. so that is probably where the vet got that from, my > guess anyway. > > the orig post: > > > The puppy was neutered, his baby teeth were pulled, the fluoride treatment > given and his hips were x-rayed. That night, Kim got another frantic call > from the dad... The vet told the owners that there was a 6% chance that > the puppy was going to develop hip dysplasia and that they really needed to > watch him. How the vet came up with the 6% chance of hip dysplasia beats > me! > > > > susan > > www.Sander-Haus.com > Sander-Haus German Shepherd Dogs > Members of GSDCA, WDA, SV > > > > > ===========================================================================> > POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original > author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any > kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the > Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed > in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ===========================================================================> > <05_puppy_sticky_note_en.gif> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================