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The Star Thursday February 18 2021 12 NEWS McMaster & Heap Veterinary practice Dental issues in puppies and kittens We seem to be seeing or are more aware of a number of our young patients with teeth issues at an early age. A thorough dental check needs an accommodating patient and a patient vet and is not always easy! Your initial training of your puppy and yes your kitten with handing the feet, looking in the mouth and ears certainly helps. Positive reinforcement with praise and play or treats afterwards really helps this become an experience they look forward to rather than shy away from. At our vaccination checks which we do every 3-4 weeks until your puppy or kitten is 16 weeks, we will give them a full health check and examine the mouth to try and identify any dental issues early so we can hopefully correct them and not need major surgery later on. Some of the things we usually see are malocclusions where often due to face shape and size the teeth don’t align in a normal way. Often these may not cause any major problems and simple dental care to help keep the teeth clean will be all that is needed. Unfortunately sometimes we have teeth that erupt in the wrong place or the bone structure of the mouth does not have enough room for the teeth to come up where they should do. One situation is where the lower canines hit the roof of the mouth and can cause big painful holes. Sometimes we can correct these with specific ball therapy techniques but others may require surgical extractions as soon as possible. Our goal is to try and keep your puppy or kitten pain free and to try and sort Macy at 12 weeks out issues early so hopefully we can save the adult teeth. Retained teeth are a common problem and it is often the canines involved. The big issue is that if we don’t remove these teeth quickly then they can displace by blocking the normal pathway of the adult canine teeth. Then we can have long term problems. This is one of the reasons your vet may suggest a check up around 6 months of age so we can recognise this issue early and prevent permanent problems. Open 7 days Cnr Hoon Hay & Coppell place phone 338 2534, Fax 339 8624 e. mcmasterandheap@yahoo.co.nz www.mcmasterheap.co.nz Another condition that happens is that some teeth don’t erupt or are missing. This seems to affect dogs more commonly and we notice that there are missing teeth, often when they are neutered. This seems to be relatively common in Boxers, Shih Tzus and Chihuahuas. If there are teeth under the gum line we sometimes can do a simple technique to allow them to erupt but unfortunately others may just be too deep. These teeth can form huge cysts in the bone and if not detected can end up with a dog needing it’s lower jaw removed! These are a couple of x-rays from a wonderful patient Pepper whose lower canine teeth hadn’t erupted and caused these massive cysts. All in all it is about early detection to prevent long term problems, your help with handling training and rewards can really make a big difference in our ability to examine your puppy or kitten. Treats and Cuddles!!! Dr Terryne Loney McMaster & Heap ADRENALIN: Bruce Bunny recounts his hair-raising bungy jump. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Never too old to bungy jump • By Samantha Mythen BRUCE BUNNY is a veteran of 16 Coast to Coasts, including the brutal Longest Day. He first started competing three days before his retirement at 57. Now 91, Bruce has accomplished another heart-racing, adrenalinefuelled feat – bungy jumping. Bruce became the oldest person to complete the 35m bungy jump off the Waiau Ferry Bridge near Hanmer on Sunday. In spite of being legally blind and having hearing aids, he decided to take up the challenge as it seemed like an exciting thing to do. Bruce said as he stood on the bridge’s edge about to jump he thought: “What the hell am I doing here.” He tried not to think any further, then committed to it and jumped. Bruce was always an avid tramper and deer stalker growing up, but decided to give more thrilling, hairraising activities a try later in life. It was seeing his friend Mike White competing in the Coast to Coast in 1985 that inspired Bruce to sign up the following year. “It’s better than gardening,” Bruce chuckled. He has since competed in 17 Coast to Coast events, including one in the Scottish Highlands. At 66, Bruce was convinced by another of his daughters – adventure FLYING: Bruce leaping off the Waiau Ferry Bridge near Hanmer. (Below) – Back at the top of the bridge with his daughter Annie Horgan. PHOTOS: ANNIE HORGAN fiend Debbie – to join her in the Scottish race. They arrived in London and then biked to Glasgow for the start of the race. Debbie called this “training.” He said the Scotland event was “a piece of cake.” It was three days compared to the two-day Kiwi event. •Turn to page 14
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