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Anyone have experience with double tooth in puppies??
by EchoEcho on 21 March 2012 - 03:43
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So I have an eight week old puppy that has a "double tooth". Does anyone out there have any experience with this? Will the adult tooth grow in this way? It this a concern for any reason? Any info or experience with this would be appreciated.

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by Blitzen on 21 March 2012 - 03:56
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Yes, I had a litter of 11 where 3 puppies had double incisors, it's called twinning where 2 teeth erupt from the same tooth bud. The difference was the twinning happened in the permanent teeth, not the puppy teeth. I suspect the permanent teeth will not show the double tooth, but if it does happen it shouldn't cause any issues.

I'm curious, my litter was a close breeding, is your pup tightly bred?

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by EchoEcho on 21 March 2012 - 04:03
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Yes, puppy is little tight bred (IMO). Puppy has same dog on the sire's side (grandfather) as on the mother's side as the father. Hope that just made sense?? 
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by Ruger1 on 21 March 2012 - 04:33
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Hi,,,Here is a thread that I posted a picture of my males double tooth.,,

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/bulletins.read?mnr=516159 
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by EchoEcho on 21 March 2012 - 05:06
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So Ruger1 did your dog have a double tooth for puppy teeth as well?
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by Rik on 21 March 2012 - 05:12
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yes I do have experience, and do not worry about it at this stage.

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by Ruger1 on 21 March 2012 - 05:28
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Echo, Yes, he did..When his adult tooth came in the only difference between it and his baby tooth was the yellowish discoloration.
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by EchoEcho on 21 March 2012 - 16:51
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Thanks Ruger1, this was the information I was looking for!! What did your vet (or knowledgable source) say about the tooth? Is it more likely to break or chip?

Rik, have you seen puppy teeth that are double like this and then they grow in normal?
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by EchoEcho on 27 June 2012 - 15:18
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Wanted to update this thread incase anyone else out there had a similar issue. The baby tooth pictured fell out like normal and two normal teeth grew in the place of the double tooth. She now has a completely normal set of teeth.
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by DebiSue on 29 June 2012 - 02:09
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 Thanks for the update.  So many times we hear things then wonder what ever came of it.  Good news too.
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