| nysirk21 |
| Posted 4/2/2008 1:16:18 AM |
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Hello everyone We are rescueing a 11 week old German Shepherd puppy this weekend and i am as prepared as i can be but i have a few questions about teething, Ive read its suppose to start around 4 months or so, ive bought a teething kong i plan on freezing it with some yummy stuffings to ease his gums, my friend who recently got a puppy had the vet remove all her baby teeth while she was being under during her spaying is this good for the Dog to have done? I would assume it would be best to let nature take its course and let it heppon natural, anyone have any tips for the teething stage and what i can do to help ease my pups sore gums? and when i should expect this to start, we are planning to go to the vet after the adoption process is finalized but just wondering if anyone could give me some ideas before hand thank you |
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| maligirl1 |
| Posted 4/2/2008 9:58:12 AM |
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kongs seem to work the best from what i have seen by myself and friends using them.you might also want to try a toy( i don't remember the name) you fill it with water and freeze it.the coolness feels good on their gums.the only thing is you have to watch when it starts to thaw.it only lasts about 5-10 min at a time but it works.as far as removing their teeth ,that kind of seems wrong unless their is a valid reason to do it not just for teething purposes.thank goodness you are resuing this dog.good luck |
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| PerfectPom |
| Posted 4/2/2008 11:45:37 AM |
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Baby teeth are commonly extracted from TOY BREEDS while they are under being speutered, as they often don't loose all of them on their own, which can cause problems in their mouth. You would need to ask your vet about that but I think a GS would loose them on their own. |
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| maligirl1 |
| Posted 4/2/2008 11:49:52 AM |
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| Quote PerfectPom: Baby teeth are commonly extracted from TOY BREEDS while they are under being speutered, as they often don't loose all of them on their own, which can cause problems in their mouth. You would need to ask... |
pp thanks for that i wasn't aware that was done, but it makes sense for in the toy breeds. |
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| naturaldane |
| Posted 4/2/2008 11:55:26 AM |
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Gsds will lose their own teeth 99% of the time, something I would let nature take its course on.
As far as teething, my dogs of course get a frozen chicken breast or thigh or rib bones, raw not cooked, however thats not something every one wants to do (but should in my opinion).
The heavy duty fleece toys many dogs like because of the feel, not all dogs are going to like cold things in their mouths. beware of Kong sizes, many can be harmful if the wrong size is bought. the Dog should not be able to get its jaw in it as it can get stuck, even in the bone types.
The shepherds I have had have not had chewing issues but did mouth allot but thats just them being the type of gsd they where.
The breed should not have puppy food or anything with over 25% protein and care should be taken on how much exercise the Dog gets to prevent hip problems. |
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| nysirk21 |
| Posted 4/2/2008 10:53:16 PM |
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Thanks for all the advice on teething, my friends Dog was a toy breed (a pug) who had the teeth removed while being spayed, I was wondering why puppy food is not good for a GSD? I was planning on feeding him eagle pack Large/giant breed puppy food because it was recommended by the foster, Ive heard a bit about the Raw food diets and just am not sure how i feel about them just yet. Ive heard of that other brand of toy (also forgot the name) where you can freeze them as well i will def give that a try thanks everyone for all the advice, and as for rescuseing i would have it no other way, only because theres just too many animals being put down in shelters because there just ist enough space its just to sad, again thank you |
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| naturaldane |
| Posted 4/2/2008 11:25:50 PM |
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puppy foods can cause to rapid of growth and thats not good for Puppies. the adult foods are sufficent, as if you will read on the lable balanced for all life stages, however thats only a part truth as there is no such thing as a fully balanced diet.
When I bought my shepherd she was on eagle pack and after making the switch I wasnt that impressed with the food and the level of detox she went through for such a high dollar food.
If you have any questions on the raw diets please feel free to ask me, its quite simple and has many proven health perks, www.rawfed.com myths section is a great place to explore, however the rest of the site needs improvement |
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