Barkley broke a tooth

[Alli and Barkley]

Freaking out a bit-

 

No clue how he did it but noticed blood on one of his toys- I open his mouth and one of his canine teeth is broken and bleeding slightly.  I called the vet and the tech said not to worry, if he is eating and gum isn't swollen should be ok- but I am still nervous as all get out.  :(

 

It's not bothering him at all from what I can tell, but absolutely is it broken- looks like it broke off from the side, and the long sharp part is all gone....

 

oh boy!  What should I look for?  What would you do?

 

 

 

 

[Lori]

Is it a baby tooth? Maybe they will file it down so he doesn't scratch his mouth?

[Sorana, Darwin and Chance]

Darwin broke one of his adult front teeth soon after he finished teething.  He cracked it playing with another puppy - my guess was that he bit the metal part of the other pup's collar.  I took him to the vet right away since it was bleeding a lot and he was obviously in pain, and they had to pull it.  It was cracked vertically all the way to the root :(((  Poor Darwin. Now he has a lovely hockey-player smile :)

 

If it's an adult tooth that Barkley broke, I would go to the vet.  If it's a baby tooth I wouldn't worry so much, but like Lori says, maybe they will file down any sharp edges, so it still might be worth going in. 

[Alli and Barkley]

baby tooth- i think- he is only 11 weeks old

[Carla, Lucca and Izzy]

At 11 weeks, It should be a baby tooth. For your peace of mind see if you can pop in to the vet's and have them look at it. It will make you feel better:)

[Jenny & Henry]

Awwww, I hope it all works out.  Sounds like it is a baby tooth and will be OK. 

[Rachel and Ollie]

I know this was forever ago, but I think Ollie cracked his molar tooth on a nylabone a day or two ago. I looked at it and I thought it was just a loose puppy tooth, but only part of the tooth is loose and it is cracked. He didn't yelp or whine when I touched it and if I would not have looked I wouldn't know...do you think it is okay to let him just loose it like he lost his others?