Trixie has a Broken Molar : (

[Pam & Trixie]

I was looking at Trixies teeth last night...She has been chewing her bones alot in the last month & I thought- I bet her teeth are looking good. Was I ever wrong!

Her back Molar- Not sure what it is called. But its her biggest tooth : (
Its brown & part of the side is gone.

I checked her teeth about 3.5 months ago...Right before I bought her Antlers.
They were fine then...She was getting tarter on her molars that I was concerend about (her other side is cleaner then it was before)

I have no idea which bone is the culprit...Not that it really matters. She chewed her antlers a fair amount the 1st week we had them...then less...Then I put them away as my Grand dog came to live with us for a couple months...They both chewed Her Nyla bones alot during that time...And also she chewed his big treated Dinosaur bones (the Dino bones when he first moved here- then I put them away & recently they some how appeared again)

I assume if the tooth is brown it is not real recent? (like in the last week..?)

I need to make a vet appt...Want dh to come with so he can hear the options & Pick me up off the floor when I see the Estimate (her spay cost us about $650)

So my Options I am guessing will be extract it. That great chewing tooth...Is that wise? And she is not even 2.

Or a root canal & a cap..?

Anyone been here & have advice.

Also she loves chewing- So I am very upset about her not being able to do this...What will I be able to give her now to chew on.
She got sick on Bully sticks when she was a puppy...And it seems like you always risk Salmonella with them....

 

UPDATE #1

Ouch

Saw our vet last night.  It is a slab fracture...And he will be pulling it on Thursday. (was scheduled for next Wednesday- then I remembered we go out of town for the day on Saturday & I didnt want to leave her for the day-with just the neighbor coming in to feed & let her out...So they were able to move it up to this week.

 

My appt yesterday was a fortune- $114.    $63 for the office call- last I went in the spring it was $50...maybe $59 it had gone up to.  Antibiotics that we will start the day before her extraction were $48.

The cost to pull her tooth & have her teeth cleaned while she is under is...Drum roll...$806 ($271 is for Ultrasonic teeth cleaning)

If I add in a full mouth xray it is an Additional  $147...I will be just xraying the broken tooth : )

If I decide to have them remove a cyst on her back...not the one that popped last August...it is an Additional $71.  I think I will skip that ...its very small & hasnt been a problem (yet- lets hope I dont Jinx it)

 

Wish Trixie & Me luck on Thursday...I dont like putting her under : (

[Pam & Trixie]

Thanks Andrea...I just googled Slab fractures. it is probably that & yes, it seems they often do extract the tooth.
I also found Nancy & Neds post on his slab fracture during my search & pm her.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I am sorry to hear about Trixie. I have noticed Calla's front lower teeth seem to be wearing down. I'm debating what to do about chews myself. The doodles have bones and antlers.

[Pam & Trixie]

Thanks F.
I feel bad, Like it is my fault...I know it isnt. But still.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Sorry to hear about trixie's tooth. Nancy's Ned had a slab fracture on a back molar. Here's her discussion about it: http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/slab-fracture-on-back-mola...,

[Pam & Trixie]

Thanks Karen, I did find her threa, read it & also pm her.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Jennifer, Chloe, and Myla also have a discussion around here with her ordeal with one of her dogs, the experiance, and the costs of surgery :(
( on phone so I can't help with that link- but if you do a search- it was about 6-9 months ago)
I'm sorry to hear this news

[Pam & Trixie]

Thank you Joanne, I will look for her thread again.  I saw her post on a thread that was about somethng  else- I think Collections or similar  & her basket of nyla bones that cant be chewed anymore...

Found it!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Pam, Chloe's tooth was discolored in a section also. That "part" of the tooth was dead. Hers was a root canal and then built up with composite rather than a cap. It all depends on the crack and the tooth. Best of luck to you!! Poor Trixie.

[Heather]

So sorry to hear about Trixie's molar. Just brought my Ellie to the vet for shots and there was a sign hanging in the office warning patients about Antler and Nyla bones. I asked my vet during our visit and she said she has had many dogs in with broken molars due to both. Her rule of thumb is, if you can't press your nail into it, it is Too Hard!!! She recommended Virbac chews. They clean the teeth and you don't have to worry about them being too hard. Good Luck-

[F, Calla & Luca]

I looked these up on Amazon. A number of people reported that their dogs almost choked to death on them so not for me : (

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

There are so many conflicting opinions about every kind of chew, at some point you just have to either take a leap of faith and choose something, or sentence your poor dog to not chewing. I've had two veterinary internal medicine specialists now recommend the Durachew Nylabones. My discussion on the safety of antlers in TFG elicited a 99% positive response with no problems reported from those who used them. So I think each person has to gather as much info about it as poissible, weigh the benefits and the risks, and try whatever it is under close supervision. JD has to have something to chew; when he was first diagnosed with IBD and lost his marrow bones, it was pathetic to see him desperately searching for something. So he has the Durachew Nylabones (there are all kinds of Nylabones, with all different levels of "hardness", for lack of a better term) and so far so good.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Sadly there do seem to be drawbacks to all chews. Some seem safer than others as far as choking but maybe teeth can be broken or worn down. Maybe dogs' teeth are meant to wear down a bit over time, who knows. I may try some of these Durachews.