02/19/2025
PATIENT OF THE WEEK!
Meet Millie, the incredibly tiny Chihuahua with a big dental health journey. Weighing in at only 2.8 pounds at 2 years old, Millie was referred to us for dental work last year due to having 13 retained baby teeth that needed extracting.
Did you know that toy and small breed dogs are more prone to having retained baby teeth? When a dog’s baby teeth don’t fall out it can alter the eruption of the adult teeth causing potential problems with the pet’s bite. Retained baby teeth can also cause overcrowding and excessive tartar buildup from two teeth occupying the same spot. Generally, by six months of age all adult teeth should be in place. If baby teeth remain after six months, we recommend extracting them during the pet’s spay/neuter visit.
Millie did so well during her entire dental procedure. This is a fun reminder that just because a pet is small doesn’t mean that anesthesia is unsafe for them. Preanesthetic testing, examinations, and anesthesia plans are tailored to each individual pet in order to offer the safest surgical experience possible for pets large, small, young, or old.
Thank you for being such a wonderful patient, Millie. Stay happy, stay healthy!
PICTURED: Millie snuggled up after her procedure…feeling good, but still a bit loopy. 😂
❤️🐾 🐾 ❤️