Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Q: My dog still has a baby tooth. Her adult tooth is also coming in. My vet wants to remove the tooth when she is spayed. Is there any reason I shouldn’t leave it alone? Like people, dogs lose their ...

Q. Our new 18-week-old Chihuahua is absolutely adorable and we have a few questions. She has lost no baby teeth but she is starting to chew as if she’s teething. Should we be concerned? She also seems ...

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