puppy teething panic

[hatam_soferet]

Dog is chewing on her horn, and I can see blood coming from the back upper left-hand teeth.

She has a wobbly tooth on the front lower right, and I vaguely recall that wobblies, when they come out, bleed. She won't let me see if there's a wobbly in the back upper left, but it's a plausible answer, right? I don't need to panic?

She's chewing on the horn like there's no tomorrow, and she's been mouthy and bitey for a day or so, and rubbing her jaws on stuff, all of which I put down to teething and felt sorry for the poor darling, but the blood is unsettling me cos it's new.

In other news, we had a perfectly lovely walk today. More of a hike really. Once we'd made up our minds that we were going to get wet, we had a super walk, and she was off-leash for most of it (that is to say, she was on the leash, but I wasn't holding the other end; this is how shabbat off-leash walkies work), because there are no joggers when the paths have six inches of snow and another half-inch of ice on them. It's good to watch her galloping through the snow and prancing with twigs.

Comments

[tigerflower]

As I recall, bleeding that goes along with tooth eruption from the gums is not uncommon in puppies. If she will chew on an ice cube or some other frozen thing (like a frozen beef bone for instance, which was what I used), that can help bring down the inflammation and the bleeding some.

[hatam_soferet]

Plenty of ice out there, and she likes chewing on it. We'll pick up a bone tomorrow from the pet shop (vegetarian circles of friends not useful for some things). Thanks for reassurance.

[wendylove]

I asked a nearby veterinarian (my father-in-law) who confirmed that, yes, a little bleeding is common when young puppies are teething, and it's nothing to worry about. The frozen beef bone sounds good, though!