Puppy Teeth?

I just got a 8 week old yorkie/maltese mix as a gift and she doesn%26#039;t have any front teeth (top or bottom). Does anyone know why this would be?? I am setting up her first puppy vet check for this week but was curious if anyone has hear of this before?

Puppy Teeth?
She just doesn%26#039;t have all of her teeth yet. They are like human babies when they are born. Could you picture them nursing from the mother with a full set of teeth? Mom would not enjoy that.





My Maltese is ten weeks old and still doesn%26#039;t all his teeth yet. Don%26#039;t PANIC. All those baby teeth will fall out. Then the second teeth come in....................
Reply:At 8 weeks the puppy is like a human baby, the teeth willcome in at different times. Most of the time, the front teeth are the last to come in. I wouldn%26#039;t worry about it. The teeth are baby teeth anyway, and would eventually be replaced by the adult teeth. Like a human baby, the dog will grow its teeth in due time. And because it being a small breed, the teeth may come in at a slower rate.
Reply:I have never heard of it. I would just ask your vet.
Reply:I know dogs lose their baby teeth just as humans do, because I remember our dog losing some on the rug and we were horrified until new ones grew in.



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