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Sophie Love · 12-12-2009, 05:02 PM

Hi my Sophie was fine....running and playing with the cat and then all of a sudden it seemed like she was chewing on something....but she just kept doing it and rubbing her head on the ground.

I thought she was choking on food so we picked her up and checked. We didnt see anything and she is breathing fine... but keeps opening and closing her mouth and it is making a crunching sound

Now the crunching noise has stopped but she is licking her lips and opening and closing....

She is not in any pain at all...

I have no idea what it is....I sent her and the hubby to the vet

Does anyone have any idea what it could be???

sunshinnes · 12-12-2009, 05:15 PM

Hi, sorry I do not know what it is but I will try to get help

stovesj · 12-12-2009, 05:19 PM

Did the cat scratch her?

sunshinnes · 12-12-2009, 05:20 PM

Hi I went and posted for help.... very smart to send them to the vet

tjdmom · 12-12-2009, 05:22 PM

I wonder if she dislocated her jaw? I think it's a good thing you went to the vet.... please keep us posted....

Patti · 12-12-2009, 05:51 PM

I hope she is ok.

JeanieK · 12-12-2009, 05:52 PM

I'm wondering if maybe she has a loose tooth.

Rerun201 · 12-12-2009, 05:54 PM

Lola did this when she was losing baby teeth left and right. Toby also acts very similar when he gets a piece of kibble or chew stuck in the side of his mouth. Hope your baby is ok.

capt_noonie · 12-12-2009, 05:57 PM

Yup I was thinking loose tooth as well.

SassyAnn101 · 12-12-2009, 05:59 PM

That is exactly what Tenci did when she had a loose tooth, then swallowed it. Hopefully your baby is okay too

lexipoo · 12-12-2009, 06:13 PM

Yep, sounds like a loose tooth to me too...Lexi did the same thing and then the tooth came out. Hope your little one is ok, keep us posted sending Hugs Cheryl & Lexi

Sophie Love · 12-12-2009, 06:45 PM

Thank you everyone for your responses and for your concern.

The emergency vet is about 30 minutes away and on the car ride there Sophie stopped the weird behavior and was fine again.

He turned around and brought her home and she is back to normal. It must have been a loose tooth that she finally swallowed or something.

OMG I was sooo scared she had a broken jaw or something but she wasnt in pain even when I opened her mouth to look in.

I dont know but thank you for your responses

JeanieK · 12-12-2009, 06:59 PM

Good to know she is OK. thanks for the update. they sure do keep us worried, don't they.

yorkiegirl2 · 12-12-2009, 07:48 PM

Glad to hear your girl is OK.
She may have swallowed it or she might have spit it out in the car.
I have stepped on quite a few of those sharp little lost teeth while barefooted...OUCH !

12-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#1
Sophie Love Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pompton Lakes NJ USA Posts: 44	Help Emergency!!! Hi my Sophie was fine....running and playing with the cat and then all of a sudden it seemed like she was chewing on something....but she just kept doing it and rubbing her head on the ground. I thought she was choking on food so we picked her up and checked. We didnt see anything and she is breathing fine... but keeps opening and closing her mouth and it is making a crunching sound Now the crunching noise has stopped but she is licking her lips and opening and closing.... She is not in any pain at all... I have no idea what it is....I sent her and the hubby to the vet Does anyone have any idea what it could be??? __________________ Proud Mommy to Sophie <3 My little Baby Proud Member of Yap- Yorkies Against Puppy Mills

12-12-2009, 05:15 PM	#2
sunshinnes Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saint petersburg, florida Posts: 447	Hi, sorry I do not know what it is but I will try to get help __________________ CoCo's Mommy

12-12-2009, 05:19 PM	#3
stovesj Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 3,299	Did the cat scratch her? __________________ JoanneGracie and Izzy Wag More...Bark Less

12-12-2009, 05:20 PM	#4
sunshinnes Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saint petersburg, florida Posts: 447	Hi I went and posted for help.... very smart to send them to the vet __________________ CoCo's Mommy

12-12-2009, 05:51 PM	#6
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I hope she is ok. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-12-2009, 05:22 PM	#5
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	I wonder if she dislocated her jaw? I think it's a good thing you went to the vet.... please keep us posted....

12-12-2009, 05:52 PM	#7
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I'm wondering if maybe she has a loose tooth.

12-12-2009, 05:54 PM	#8
Rerun201 ♥Owned by Toby & Lola♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 524	Lola did this when she was losing baby teeth left and right. Toby also acts very similar when he gets a piece of kibble or chew stuck in the side of his mouth. Hope your baby is ok. __________________ Becky, Toby and Lola

12-12-2009, 05:57 PM	#9
capt_noonie www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County Posts: 17,408	Yup I was thinking loose tooth as well. __________________ The T.U.B. Pack! Toto, Uni, & Bindi RIP Lord Scrappington Montgomery McLimpybottom aka El Lenguo the Handicapped Ninja 10-12-12

12-12-2009, 05:59 PM	#10
SassyAnn101 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 647	That is exactly what Tenci did when she had a loose tooth, then swallowed it. Hopefully your baby is okay too __________________ My Gang: Tanner,Trouble, Chip, Gus, Pee Wee,Haley, Razzle, & Pixie Rest In Peace My Sweet Gizmo & My Pretty Pretty Princess Tenci

12-12-2009, 06:13 PM	#11
lexipoo Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,892	Yep, sounds like a loose tooth to me too...Lexi did the same thing and then the tooth came out. Hope your little one is ok, keep us posted sending Hugs Cheryl & Lexi

12-12-2009, 06:45 PM	#12
Sophie Love Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pompton Lakes NJ USA Posts: 44	Thank you everyone for your responses and for your concern. The emergency vet is about 30 minutes away and on the car ride there Sophie stopped the weird behavior and was fine again. He turned around and brought her home and she is back to normal. It must have been a loose tooth that she finally swallowed or something. OMG I was sooo scared she had a broken jaw or something but she wasnt in pain even when I opened her mouth to look in. I dont know but thank you for your responses __________________ Proud Mommy to Sophie <3 My little Baby Proud Member of Yap- Yorkies Against Puppy Mills

12-12-2009, 06:59 PM	#13
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	Good to know she is OK. thanks for the update. they sure do keep us worried, don't they.

12-12-2009, 07:48 PM	#14
yorkiegirl2 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,394	Glad to hear your girl is OK. She may have swallowed it or she might have spit it out in the car. I have stepped on quite a few of those sharp little lost teeth while barefooted...OUCH !