This morning I was playing with a chew toy that has a rope through it sort of a tug toy and when we stopped playing I noticed some blood on the rope, his mouth isn't bleeding but there was a small amount on the rope. Is this a normal teething issue or something to worry about? D
It was the first sign of Jura losing her puppy teeth that I noticed when she was around 4 months old, her tennis balls suddenly all seemed to have little flecks of blood on them. If teething is causing a bit of pain, ice cubes helped Jura. She loves chasing them around the kitchen floor and crunching on them. Also frozen kongs help will help too if your little one likes them.
I would not worry about a small amount of blood on a chew toy If your pup is teething then it is totally normal. Even if not teething then it's not unusual to see this after a vigorous tug game. The only time it would be a cause for concern is if the blood was due to a broken tooth, or gum disease. In this case it does not sound like that - it sounds like just a bit of abrasion from the tug toy - that kind of thing will heal up very fast. It's a good opportunity to mention, though, that it is always worth getting into the habit of checking your dog's teeth to make sure all seems ok. Any cracks, chips, ongoing bleeding, discoloured patches on teeth, or red gums are things that your vet should check out.
Personally I'd avoid ice cubes. They are very hard. It's up to us to make sure our dogs still have all their teeth intact and healthy all the way into their old age A frozen Kong is a great idea though!!
It's normal (I remember asking the same question ), there is often spots of blood associated with a dog teething. Just be gentle with the tug toys etc through this time, their mouths can get a bit sore. Here is Charlie showing off his whoppers of adult teething coming through (about 5 months) - you can see that there are little bits of raw gums as the big teeth push through. 9 Early July - chewing and teething by Julie T, on Flickr
What a great picture of Charlie-pup! I remember being amazed at the size of the adult teeth as they came through. I really don't miss that irony smell their mouths had during teething. It seemed to last forever. And the crunching sound of them chewing a tooth - *shudders*.
Spots of blood? Mere spots? I rotated two of those white rope bones. Soak, squeeze out, freeze, give to pup. I was amazed how red they turned. And Jet's breath stank. With Oban we twice had concerned dog walkers ask if his GR puppy friend was ok. All the teething blood must have gone into the GR's neck ruff, I never saw any blood any where else.
Thanks guys panic mode over! His teeth and gums look fine and he's almost 4 months so could be teething issue! I was going to introduce frozen kings this week so it's a good opportunity! That picture of Charlie is awesome!!
I really love that picture of Charlie - was he yawning or is there an 'open wide' command that I'm missing . Ripple is leaving quite a few blood spots on his toys at the moment, he also tends to spit out his teeth when they come out - i might even get enough for a necklace .
He was yawning. He was still young, it was waaaay past nap time, and my Dad was staying with us (my Dad took the photo). Charlie didn't want to go to sleep and miss anything. But there is a way to train open wide, yes. I saw a vid on line once...I'll see if I can find it again.
So funny, beautiful picture of Charlie. I had a fair bit of blood with Rory and I even reached in one day and pulled out a wobbly tooth that was just hanging on. I keep all my dog teeth in a jar I have loads. I have some of Dougs really odd and scary SLO nails too.
