Puppy teething - DO's and DON'T's - Page 1

Hi All,

My pup is teething now , he is 5 months, 6 days , I have stopped playing Tug of war and even stop giving him anything hard to him to eat, what are the do's and don't's  during puppy teething. Appreciate all the advise.

Regards

You are already doing everything you should.

If he is behaving "normal", let it be and it will be over in a few weeks.

If he is showing discomfort, wet a small towel with plenty of water and leave it in a freezer overnight.

Let him chew on it and bite it some, that will soothe him/her some.

Again, if the pup is just hanging around being his or her self, it's fine.

Substitute biting and tug of war games with some walks, so the pup is not bored.

Hope that helps, it's really not a big deal and pups are quite tough when it comes to teething.

Once it's done you better step up with the chewing stuff, his new chompers will want a taste of EVERYTHING.

Teething is another one of those issues where some folks have very strong opinions. I had always been told that I should NEVER do any rag work with a teething puppy or it could be RUINED FOREVER in bitework. (yawn) I don't subscribe to that philosophy. I've always played tug with all my puppies during teething, even yanked out a few teeth while playing with no adverse effects on their drives. But I have always had pups with high prey drive. If your pup is not showing signs of discomfort I wouldn't make a big deal about it. Give your pup a variety of chew toys and let him choose which ones he wants to work on. It will be over before you know it.

I give ice cubes to chew on and occasionally the mid-part of a beef femur with thick walls, marrow inside, frozen. Once the marrow is licked out I take it away. If the pup is whining from the pain of cutting teeth, it may have a low grade fever, just like kids. I give 1/4 - 1/2 a Bufferin twice a day, or a small amount of rimadyl if I have some around.
Consequently, all my dogs are VERY interested when I go to open the freezer... for life. LOL

SS

My pups have always liked a cold, cold, carrot to gnaw at for teething discomfort.

 Additional question on this teething , how would l  know the teething phase is over , I could see most of the permanent teeth right now for my puppt and most for the deciduous teeth already drop.

Regards

How would you know the teething is over? Look into his/her mouth. Give him a quarter everytime tooth fairy comes over.

It'll be over soon, don't stress the small stuff. If the dog is not bothered by it and accepts it fine, so should you.

My pup is almost the exact same age. I stopped rag play last week when I noticed blood on the rag.

Other than that, I have done nothing different. He gets a chicken quarter nightly and he puts quite a bit of effort and time into getting it down, but no ill effects.

Rik