A 7-year-old Maltese has painful mouth and is drooling - 18 loose teeth extracted
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 2018-07-20

July 20, 2018
The Maltese was adopted 1 year ago. Bad breath. Two weeks ago, the dog was treated for coughing by Vet 1. The owner had googled and Vet 1 was top of the list. However, Vet 1 can only do the dental work in August. So he came to Toa Payoh Vets for dental today.

The dog was suffering a painful mouth and was drooling. Some loose teeth had fallen out. So the owner contacted us for immediate dental work.

18 loose teeth were extracted under gas anaethesia. The dog is a happy dog. He barks on recovery from anaesthesia. No heart disease or gum tumours fortunately.

His teeth could have been saved if the owner had annual dental check up.