Roo has snapped his tooth! One of his upper canines! He was playing with a tug toy with Harvey and he suddenly let to and started licking his mouth. I've had a check and it looks like it's snapped vertically!

I'm presuming he'll need this out at the vets now. Anyone else ever had this? He has had a drink of water and seems fine in himself.

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If it was me, I would defo see the vet because I have never heard of a tooth snapping like that it *could* mean there is something wrong?

Dixie has chipped the end off one of her top teeth behind the canine and I have seen dogs with half a tooth snapped horizontaly but not this before.

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It's hard to describe. Most of the tooth is still there but it's not a horizontal snap if that makes sense.

Will be at the vets with him tomorrow anyway, wouldn't leave him like that, just wondered if anyone else had dogs without teeth, as it's likely to come out!!

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Plenty of older dogs have a tooth or two missing and are fine

I used to know a dog with only two half canines, the top two were missing and the bottom two worn down because he used to be obsessed with chewing rocks! They wet his food a little but I dunno if that was just cause he was old.

ETA he still had the rest of his teeth lol.

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Vet will probably take it out.
Wont bother him, they can manage fine without one

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Monty LabxGSD 1972-1982
Jody Black Lab1982-1999
KizzyLabx Goldie 1983-1994
Larry Yellow Lab 1985-1993
Charlie Black Lab 1986 -1997
Ben Yellow Lab 1985-1999
Pud Choc Lab 1989-2003
Bridgit Black Lab 1991-2004
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One of the JRTs at the yard has ground down canines actually now I think about it from rock chomping!!

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Not that it matters, but so I am prepared, we looking at about £200?

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I've often wondered this... I've assumed dogs teeth are super-strong... ok.. now I've googled it.. get him seen quick before it gets infected.

OH is gonna take him tomorrow morning if he isn't in work, all depends if he is called in. If not I'll finish work early in the afternoon and take him. He is drinking ok at the moment, which is my main worry. He probably won't want any food tomorrow but will see.

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