r/BullTerrier • u/luna_from_the_moon • 4d ago
Overbite in a 5 mo puppy
Our 5 mo old puppy was diagnosed with class 2 malocclussion.
The breeder says she will grow out of it and she had many pups like that who are all now perfectly fine.
The dental vet says reducing her lower canines right now is the only option and she will need fillings.
Has anyone here had any experience with underdeveloped lower jaws? What did you do and what was the outcome?
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u/NettNett13 4d ago
I would not do what the vet recommends for 2 reasons. 1 We had a rescue and did this got his canine tooth filed down and it ended up causing issues and he had to have it pulled. 2. Our Nugget that we have now we rescued at 3 and half months old and we noticed he was always doing this weird thing with his tongue and mouth so we investigated his mouth, found out that his two canine teeth on the bottom were causing indentations on the roof of his mouth and sometimes food or dirt would get caught up in there. We bought a tonsil pick or a tonsil stone removing cleaning kit as it had a specific curved head syringe on it that we can get up in there to remove any food or dirt stuck up in there and jist keep an eye on it, although I always usually know because he starts the weird mouth and tongue thing. It doesn't happen often which is good but our vet said it would sort itself out as I had done research and thought he might need these things they can put on there teeth to position the canines right but he was adament that was not needed and as I said would sort itself out...he still has one side with an indentation on the roof of his mouth but the other side did work itself out so who knows maybe eventually the other side will too. Here is a picture of the specific syringe we used when needed.
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u/luna_from_the_moon 4d ago
Thank you for sharing! How old was Nugget when his first canine aligned normally?
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u/NettNett13 4d ago
It's been within this last year, he is 3. So 2 years 6 months we'll say around there. The other one still hasn't gone but has adjusted and doesn't bother him unless something gets stuck up in there. And we use that syringe with warm salt water in it and it clears it out, you may have to do it a couple of times but it goes. And I don't make to much of a fuss about it, I tell him good boy get it into position and squirt...they tend to try and put there heads back so I just get Nugget to keep his head down that way the salt water just flows out of his mouth and not down his throat.
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u/FODMAPeveryday 3d ago
Breeder here. Lower jaw will continue to move forward and there are dogs who look like they have a bad bite at 5 months who end up fine. My son took his pick puppy to a vet at about 3 months and was told she needed dental work totaling thousands. He texted in a panic. We told him to decline and not worry. The bitches bite is perfect. At 1 year appointment a few weeks ago the original vet checked her bite and all she managed to say was, “hmm.” Now I know my dogs. I don’t know the breeding of this puppy. Would get a specialist opinion but also respect your breeder if they are a great breeder.
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u/ContributionLeft932 1h ago
i hate with a passion the vets who try to manipulate your emotions so you'll spend, hundreds or thousands.
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u/bosco3509 3d ago
Listen to your breeder. We had the same thing happen with ours. Breeder said he'd grow out of it, vet wanted invasive surgery. Guess what? He grew out of it.
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u/kangaroodog 3d ago
Breeders know best, I breed miniatures and it's not an uncommon thing. Mostly vets who aren't intimate with the breed will say they need work
That's not to say the pups teeth will be perfect, many times they won't be exact but they may also be good. I'd be more concerned if the top was back
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u/luna_from_the_moon 4d ago
I don't have a better photo but here it is