My dog has almost no teeth?

im not sure how old she is maybe 9 or 10 is there anything i can do? I already feed her canned food is that all she will ever be able to eat?

My dog has almost no teeth?
Take it to the vet
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Reply:Is her bark worse than her bite???
Reply:have you been to a vet. maybe then can surgical place some false teeth in her mouth. sorry I've never heard of this problem.
Reply:ask your vet not random internet people for the sake of your dogs health
Reply:When I was younger our dog's teeth all fell out, yes I know bad pet owner. Anyway we just softened his crunchy food and mixed it with canned food and would give hime cottage cheese and stuff for treats and he lived just fine like that
Reply:i think her teeth should be brushed more often
Reply:I'm very sorry for your dog, do you give your dog sweets or very very hard food or is she biting on something hard?
Reply:haha thats funny
Reply:You might want to ask your vet about that, they probably have the best answer. Were her teeth gone before you got her or after? If it was before, then maybe her previous owner abused her or something, idk? But if it was while you had her then I'm not exactly sure.
Reply:If your dog is eating good with her soft food and maintaining her weight she should be ok, I would suggest you take her to the vet for a check up though.





What breed is your dog?





You can also try the Royal Canin dry foods they are very small and soft enough. You can try the Babydog 30 or the Puppy 33.
Reply:My dog has had 2 surgeries for cancer on/in his jaw. And because of that, he is missing a lot of teeth. The dog still needs better nutrition-So, what I do is "wet" the dry ffod until it is moist-mix with some canned, and he eats it. Wet food is ok-won't hurt-but dogs-espesially older dogs-need the fiber, extra minerals and vitamins from the dry-and it will still help the few teeth left. Feeding just wet is high in fat, salt and really does not do much for teeth, digestion and a balanced diet. Good Luck!
Reply:Dogs sometimes lose their teeth because of genetics. There is not much that you can do. Help her keep the ones that she has by having her vet perform dentistry periodically to keep gum infection away.


I had a ShihTzu that lost most of her teeth and she was mostly on canned food but she became very adept at sucking and gumming the soft food bits and even stealing some of our other dog's hard food. Occasionally she would get a large treat that she could hold with her paws and would gum at it for hours.


It's not the worst thing that genetics can do to our little friends.
Reply:The tissue in her mouth, especially on her gums, will toughen up over time and she may be able to eat something firmer but I wouldn't chance it.





At this point I believe choking is a very high possibility and you should be sure she doesn't eat anything that she can't swallow without chewing, including canned food.





Good luck with your special girl and take care of those teeth she has left, I mean, brush them and have them professionally cleaned. When you call to make this appointment ask about dental prosthetics, if they are feasible and you can afford them, have all her dental work done at the same time because she has to be under for teeth cleaning anyway.
Reply:Alot of dogs and cats lose their teeth when they get older. Dry food and biscuits can prevent some of that. I think that your dog might be a little older than you think and a vet would be alot more accurate. I would not feed a dog canned food only because it is rough on their digestion. I would mix it with a small amount of rice, a third of whatever you feed her of canned food. As a snack, you can give her green beans, if she will eat them. They are low calorie and easy for a dog to digest. The bigger the dog, the shorter life span they have, so if you have a large dog, she is much older physically than say a Yorkie or a poodle.
Reply:ask your vet.


if you cant afford a vet you should not have a dog sorry but it is the truth.
Reply:Do the humane thing and put the dog to sleep. I know this hard but it is for the best.



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