Friday, May 8, 2009

Dogs chatering jaw?

i have a malteese dog. she is an old dog, she is around 11-12 yrs old. She has had a lot of teeth removed from her jaw because they were damaged and needed pulling out. she still has moalrs at the back. however since the operation to remove some moles and some teeth, she chatters her jaw over and over, and it looks like it is sticking. its not causing pain, but sometimes she sits down with her tounge out and i dont think she realises shes doing it. is this a problem i need the vet to look at? or is it just a way for her to be comfortable with no teeth?
Answers:
Don't know. My boy is 4 years old. He chatters his teeth and my Vet said he is "flaring" A way of getting the full scent of a female, apparently. I don't know why youre little girl would be doing that. I had an old Pom with no teeth. She started standing and just kind of shaking. Not really moving. Long story short - she had a gall bladder full of stones and was passing them. Don't know if that's what this is. I would ask about possible seizures. You Vet is the best source to ask.
She's got no teeth to hold her tongue in!

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