There is no pain - or inflamation to the surrounding area, it is not loose but it is a shade of pink/peach near the gum. It is his left fang. The vet is stumped. Can anyone offer advice? I have started brushing his teeth and he never eats bad things like sweets. He is an 18 month old Giant Schnauzer Dog.
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If your DVM is 'stumped'..please find another one. This is not rocket science to diagnose the problem.
Your dog needs to be on a full course of appropriate antibiotics to save that tooth. If it becomes actually abscessed, he will have to have a root canal ($$$$$$), or have it extracted. Extracting other teeth is not that big of a deal..but you want to avoid extraction of a canine tooth if at all possible, since they are important for maintaining proper jaw alignment.
You don't need x-rays to diagnose this problem. The pulp of his tooth is inflammed. It occasionally resolves on its own, but usually leads to an abscessed or 'dead' tooth if not properly treated early enough. If you WAIT until he shows pain or develops an abscess, it will be too late to save the tooth without an expensive root canal surgery. The problem is already there and needs to be addressed. This is not a 'wait and see' situation.
Dont panic
its just an extra tooth, i paniced when my terrier got one
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I think if you're vet isn't worried then neither should you be. If this isn't causing your dog any pain I would just keep an eye on it. My dog has a black mark on her tongue and its never bothered her but I panicked like mad when I first noticed it - vet told me though its nothing to worry about and his dog had the same thing! Dogs are strange creatures, get used to it!
My dog actually had this problem. It is called a 'pulpal bleed' and it happens when the tooth gets knocked or banged hard. A blood vessel in the tooth has broken and the pulp is now full of blood. This causes the inside of the tooth to die, and eventually infection will get in and cause real problems unless it is sorted.
Unfortunately the options are not too great - you either need to get the tooth removed, which is quite a big job - or to get it filled - which is even worse! Either way, you can't leave this untreated as it will inevitably cause problems in the future if it is left as it is. These problems could include abscesses and blood poisoning - so find yourself another vet and start treatment right away!
You need a new vet. For a vet not to be able to figure out the tooth is injured..well, I would have no, -0-, confidence in the vet.
Don't wait till you see pain, it will be too late to save the tooth.
Change your vet now and consider making a complaint about this one. Its not something to be done lightly but this is ridiculous.
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