Monday! Why? Can't you get him to a dentist sooner? What happened to cause this anyway?
Interesting, I hadn't considered this -- if this was your dog, would you choose porcelain then?Selena van Leeuwen said:With steel you could have a problem in the future with fractures in the jaw, cause steel is much stronger.
I can't answer about the work your dog does....but I CAN tell you that porcelain has now worked for several years on my granddog, a working earth dog (BT) who also does a lot of tug-practice.Mike Schoonbrood said:Cujo's also not really a super hard biter or police dog, maybe porcelain is strong/durable enough for him?
That would drive me nuts, I like symmetry LOL.Bob Scott said:A dog on our club has just had a steel crown placed on one of his canines. It's shorter than before, because the doc was worried about leverage breaking it off. It hasn't bothered him one bit.
It depends on what´s going on in his tooth. If the tip was broken I would go for a porcelain kind of crown. But if his roothcanal is damaged...I really don´t know. I´m afraid you´ll have to wait till you learn more from your vet.Mike Schoonbrood said:Interesting, I hadn't considered this -- if this was your dog, would you choose porcelain then?Selena van Leeuwen said:With steel you could have a problem in the future with fractures in the jaw, cause steel is much stronger.
It DOES sound better than the worst case scenario of an extraction.Julia Tompson said:Well it sounds a little more hopeful... is he on light duty for the next two weeks? What a bummer considering you guys were making some great progress.
Cool!Mike Schoonbrood said:If the xray shows a fracture then he needs a crown, but I don't think there's a fracture, unless it's inside the tooth where I can't see. My vet called me a few minutes ago to tell me she spoke to the dentist too, n that they think it's not going to be a big deal, but better to xray and make sure. And also wished me luck with my puppy![]()
Yeah I love my vet's office, I'm sure they are more expensive than some (most) vets around, but they really care about the animals, they remember my name and my dogs name every time I come in, the second you come in the door they send you straight to an exam room, every exam room has a window to the reception area so you never leave the exam room, even when you're paying or doing paperwork. It's great, you're never sitting in a main waiting area with other sick dogs for more than a minute. The other vet I went to last week, oh my god, I was going crazy, n then this lady had a cat in a tote bag n I was thinking \"oh dear god please don't take the cat out of the bag (ha ha excuse the pun) cuz my dog's gonna go ape shit, then I finally got into the exam room n had to wait an hour while the dr was tending to a cat in the back room that was having seizures.Connie Sutherland said:Cool!
This sounds excellent. Ever see a dog fight in the waiting room? I have! Not good. Not to mention, as you say, sitting there with sick dogs and your own dog.............Mike Schoonbrood said:...... the second you come in the door they send you straight to an exam room, every exam room has a window to the reception area so you never leave the exam room, even when you're paying or doing paperwork. It's great, you're never sitting in a main waiting area with other sick dogs for more than a minute. ....