hi
i have a five month old bullmatiff dog and in the past few days he has been off his food but he is teething at this time and so i was wondering if this could effect his eating as he is on a complete dry food which i would imagine can be hard on them gums
thanks nad

bless him !. i have a 5 1/2 month old border terrier with a similar problem. he hasn't been off his food but has suffered quite sore gums and terrible breath. he is also on complete food but has never actually lost his appetite. i got the vet to check his teeth (and breath !) and it seems that a few of his milk teeth are still there despite having his 'big boy' teeth. i would get the vet to have a look at your puppy's teeth just to make sure that everything is ok. it could be that he has a few loose milk teeth which can get a bit uncomfortable. my vet suggested plenty of chewy bones to try to encourage the loose milk teeth out. also, when his teeth first began to work loose he found comfort sucking a soft toy - i used to find specks of blood on it.
hope he feels happier soon.

hi
eddy
i rang the vet this morning and they advised me just to keep an eye on him in the next couple of days . I wet his food this morning with warm water and he ate that and he does chew alot on his toys and chews thats how i noticed he was teething i found a bit of blood on his chew and i have frozen a tea towel he seems to like that . This is a minor problem compared to week before last i notice blood in his wee and nearly had a heart attack. I took him to the vets staight away and it was an infection nothing serious and the vet assured me it looks worse than it is but he is ok now . Why do we put ourselfs with all this worry i dont cheers eddy
NAD

Clove oil is also very effective with teething pains, but not all dogs like the taste of it.
You have to be really careful with the dosage though, as its quite powerfull.

Yep - Oil of cloves - it's disgusting!!
Worked on my wisdom teeth though :)

I had a newf who really suffered with her teeth , someone told me of a little solution and it really worked for my girl.
If you disolve a stock cube and make stock ice cubes that will help numb the pain for a while, very messy but it does help, my little one chewed on hers and came back for more.
not too many mind as stock is high in salt but if she gets fed up with towel then give it a try.

Peanuts

Nad,

My nearly five month old Cairn terrier has had teething problems as well. I soak her dry food. I have to break her regular biscuits into small pieces so she can chew them. If I do not she carries them around whole and eventually gives them back to me to break up for her.

I thought when all her wiggly canine (fangs) baby teeth finally fell out she would be okay. However, the past couple of days she seems to be losing her molars, so I am sure her gums are sore.

Stacey

my lad has still got one of his baby canines left and it doesn't even look like getting loose. another week and the vet says he might take it out.

nad
Why not try soaking his food so he eats better and then give him lots of chewy stuff to help get the teeth out and the new ones through :)
Tracey
EDITED : Stacey great minds think a like :) you got there before me :)

hi tracy

just got back from pet shop and tried some raw mince and mixed part of it with his regular food and he ate the lot i mixed it in well so the mince made the dry food moist seems to of done the trick but only time will tell also got more rope like toys to see if that helps his teething pains

nad
There you go, he was just bored with his food and waited till you realised :D :D a little bit of mince always does the trick :) glad he's eaten, I hate it when they go off their food.
Just watch him with the rope toys as they become unravelled pretty quickly and the threads end up in their tums...it's ok when their very new..just keep your eye on them..which I'm sure you will :D :D
Tracey

Just be really carefull with the raw mince as it is a good way to give your pup worms... :(

ok thanks i will keep an eye on that got him back on track with his eating up to now fingers crossed .
nad

Raw mince intended for human consumpton has worms? I surely hope not.

Raw mince meant for human consumption will not give your dog worms.I feed mine raw beef,chicken etc... as do many others on this board with no problems.Worming should be done on a regular basis whatever you feed.
If your dog likes his rope toy why not try wet the rope and then freeze it-it works the same as an old fashion babies teething ring.
Regards Archer.

hi

the mince was from the pet shop not intended for humans . But would'nt give me worms cant stand mince ......YAK!

Me either-everyone else(human and dog)love the stuff...no accounting for taste LOL
Archer