Usually this happens because they have very tiny teeth and a tiny mouth. so the food gets stuck in between the teeth, and if you dont help keep the dogs teeth clean, they will fall out. Take your dog for normal check ups at the vet, and they can keep an eye on their teeth and either help keep them clean, or they will give you something to do this at home on your own. you can also help keep the mouth clean by offering dental biscuits, dental chew toys, including edible dental chew toys (i.e. greenies, dentabones, etc.), feeding dry food instead of semi-moist or canned food, brushing your dog's teeth (but don't use human toothpaste...it has fluoride...there are doggie toothpastes available at most pet shops), using the available edible water additives for dental hygiene, as well as taking your dog to the veterinarian for a dental cleaning, etc. As the Chihuahua gets older, it is almost inevitable that he will need at least one dental cleaning by the veterinarian, quite often more. Another issue, although less serious and easily corrected, is retained puppy teeth. Chihuahuas are more prone to this problem, and it is caused by the adult tooth growing beside the puppy tooth, instead of the puppy tooth falling out. if there are any retained puppy teeth (the usual teeth to be retained are the long canines and the small incisors in the front), that the puppy teeth be removed at the time of spay/neuter. This way the dog is only under anesthetic once, and for the rest of his life food can't get trapped between the puppy and adult teeth.
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