Last week we took our service dog Mazie for her yearly check-up. Everything was good except she has a cracked back tooth. The vet said that we needed to do something sooner than later so that it didn’t end up getting infected later on. We could put a sealant on it but most likely later on it would eventually have to be pulled. We decided to pull to tooth. Of course this will require putting Mazie under anesthesia. While out her teeth will be cleaned and she will look closely at all of her other teeth. She doesn’t expect any other issues as Mazie is a very healthy dog. We asked her what could have caused the tooth to crack. After discussion we found out that deer antlers are a HUGE NO NO as they are way too hard on a dogs teeth. The vet said if you can't make an indentation in a chew toy with your nail it is too hard for your dog's teeth. I so wish we would have known this. Pulling this tooth is going to be VERY EXPENSIVE!! She said to stick with only nylon bones as they have give to them. Since Mazie is a service dog we have to treat her as we would ourselves.
I am angered that these are even in the stores. Please learn from my $700.00 mistake. If you do not believe me then please google this information and you will see other people says the same things as well as vets.
Stick to Nylon Bones if your dog is a chewer. They come in various sizes and flavors. My dog loves them.
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