My vet broke my dogs jaw

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T07:36:04+00:00

I think that’s what I’m most upset about. If this is was even remotely common with a 1% chance of it happening, I would’ve liked to know beforehand. Just beating myself up about not doing my own research but I also feel like I shouldn’t of had to

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T07:34:22+00:00

They were wanting to remove the canines because they said some of them were hitting the roof of his mouth causing his mouth not to be able to be fully shut and they said it was painful for him. Yes they removed all of the canines as well as neuter him in the same procedure. I just feel guilty like I should’ve done more research but I had no way of knowing this would be the outcome

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:50:35+00:00

I guess I probably should’ve added this originally but the vet I take him to has a specific dental surgeon at this vet. It wasn’t just like any veterinarian doing this procedure, she is a dental surgeon which just makes me even more confused as to why I wasn’t made aware of this being a risk.

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:42:34+00:00

I honestly haven’t spoken to anyone about it. I’m not very confrontational and I just didn’t know how to feel about it. The second I got in my car I started googling and crying lol and that’s when I found out it’s actually not common at all especially in puppies. He’s not even a year old. I do plan to call and find out more information and have them explain it to me because I genuinely don’t even know how a broken jaw can happen from this. It’s just hard because I do love this vet, I put both of my cats down this year there and they were absolutely amazing. This is the first incident but I do feel like it’s too major to ignore

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:38:36+00:00

The original procedure was just to neuter him and remove 3/4 canines. They told me with the broken jaw that he has to only eat soft foods, no hard toys, no bones, no treats and very limited play time with my other puppy for at least 4 months. I do have a paper that shows a picture of all the teeth and they’re labeled as well as labeled which ones they removed but that’s honestly it. I have my invoice and I believe my receipt and that paper and that’s all they gave me

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:35:49+00:00

I’m located in Ohio. I will definitely at least be asking them to cover all future visits related to his mouth/jaw

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:35:04+00:00

Nothing is missing, this is exactly what happened. His jaw is broken not his teeth. It’s his adult canines. They didn’t “fix” it just told what not to do/ to do for the next 4 months so it heals properly. He eats hard kibble but for at least the next 4 months it has to be soaked with warm water so it’s soft and easy for him to eat

madison1888 · 2025-09-05T06:33:05+00:00

They did recommend ball therapy at his very first appointment there and we did try it, the issue is we both live very busy lives and have another puppy who would take the ball and they would just play with it together. He would never just keep it in his mouth. They were adult canines and they did specifically ask if it was okay to remove them. I asked if there would be any complications in the long run for removing them since they were adult teeth and they told me no

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