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Grinding teethPosted by: BenCategory: Medical Posted on: December 30, 2001 at 13:03:23
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| Question: I looked at the archives but I did not find this answered yet. My JRT loves to catch frizbees in the air. He also loves to just play with the frizbee by himself. This usually entails knocking it end over end with his nose all around the yard barking constantly(the yard is fenced). His favorite is to get it into a hole in the dirt or one in a cypress tree in our yard. He will actually play by himself for hours or unil he is absolutely exhaused. I think this is great exercise for him and he absolutely loves it. Now to the problem. I noticed to my horror that he has ground down some of the surface of his four incisors? (The big teeth) At first I only used the very soft frizbees. These he would chew up quickly. I went to a harder frizbee but still one that I purchased at the pet store for use by dogs. Is this a common occurance? I have heard of putting caps or something in those teeth for protection. My son tells me there is a titanium used. I know I can check with the vet next time in but do you guys have any suggestions? Thank you in advance and I appologize in advance if this has been answered before and I just somehow missed it. I did type in "grinding teeth" and "teeth" in the search engine.
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