Loosening of gums - can it be prevented?

gsdemack · 03-28-2013, 12:41 PM

She is about 3.5 months and it's just started to happen, could this be the result of large toys in her mouth?

Thanks.

Mary Beth · 03-28-2013, 09:21 PM

Could she just be teething? And the adult teeth are coming in? 3.5 months is way too young for gum disease.

**Cassidy's Mom** · 03-28-2013, 10:58 PM

She's teething. No, you can't prevent it, and no, you don't want to.

She'll lose her baby teeth, and gradually they'll be replaced with her adult teeth, just like with humans.

gsdemack · 03-29-2013, 05:09 AM

Sorry meant to say "outside gums" or lips??

Mary Beth · 03-29-2013, 11:51 AM

I know it looks that way, but it is pefectly normal - that's the way they are supposed to look . I think of it as: big mouth = big bite

03-28-2013, 12:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
gsdemack Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 138	Loosening of gums - can it be prevented? She is about 3.5 months and it's just started to happen, could this be the result of large toys in her mouth? Thanks.

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Mary Beth Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pierre, South Dakota Posts: 1,379	Could she just be teething? And the adult teeth are coming in? 3.5 months is way too young for gum disease. __________________ Sting Chance von Gaard AKC GSD 2/8/2006

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Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 27,531	She's teething. No, you can't prevent it, and no, you don't want to. She'll lose her baby teeth, and gradually they'll be replaced with her adult teeth, just like with humans. __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 FDCh-G TF-III Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

03-29-2013, 11:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mary Beth Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pierre, South Dakota Posts: 1,379	I know it looks that way, but it is pefectly normal - that's the way they are supposed to look . I think of it as: big mouth = big bite __________________ Sting Chance von Gaard AKC GSD 2/8/2006

03-29-2013, 05:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
gsdemack Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 138	Sorry meant to say "outside gums" or lips??

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