If you are here, then it’s most obvious that you have welcomed a puppy pug or are planning to welcome it into your life. So if you have a pug puppy, you would mostly find them chewing whatever they find, gnawing at furniture and most commonly biting everything they get after 2-3 weeks of birth. It’s basically due to the teething of your puppy pug as they feel discomfort due to the teething period, and when they do all this, it is just a bit of relaxation to them.
So in this article, you will know all about when pugs’ baby teeth fall and how to take care of them during this period.
When do pugs start getting baby teeth?
As pugs are born without any teeth, they get their first baby teeth or, say, milk teeth. When they are 14days old, these baby teeth start pushing through their gums. When your pugs start getting their baby teeth, you should also know they have got the senses of hearing, smelling and opening their tiny little eyes.
And in 2-4 Weeks, their baby teeth start developing, and they get about their first 12 incisors. After which, in the next 2 weeks span, they get all 28 baby teeth. Which is continued by premolars, molars and single-rooted canines, which are for tearing and occur just beside incisors. And they are starting the biting, chewing and tearing things phase of puppy life.
Know when do pugs’ baby teeth fall out:-
So as your pug is 8 weeks old, it would start the process of losing its baby teeth. And if not around 16 weeks, the puppy pug would lose all of its baby teeth as the adult teeth, or permanent teeth start pushing through their gums. If your pug’s baby teeth are not falling out, he should be taken to a vet, but it’s a very rare case as pug baby teeth fall out by themselves; you don’t have to do anything. Even in some cases, baby pugs get double sets of teeth as their baby teeth don’t fall out, but you should not ignore it, and at least once, you should get it checked by your pug’s vet.
When do pugs get their permanent teeth?
When your pug is around 4 months, it would lose all its baby teeth and get permanent teeth which start pushing out through its gums. The process is carried out as incisors fall out and are replaced with permanent incisors. And during this period, they would start biting more things around to make their gum comfortable.
Just like any other dog breed, pugs also develop 42 adult teeth. When they are 4-5 months old, their baby molars get replaced by permanent molars. And once they cross 6-8 months, your pugs will develop all of their 42 adult teeth with not a single milk tooth left with them.
How to know your pug is teething?
There would be various signs which would directly indicate that your pug is teething. A few common signs that your puppy pug is teething are mentioned below:-
Blood Stains: You would spot blood stains on your pug’s toys as he would be chewing them to gain relief from the pain, and there is even more possible that you can find baby teeth falling out nearby in that area.
Finding Baby Teeth: This is another common sign that your pug teeth are falling out, as when their teeth fall out, it is lying anywhere around.
Sore Gums: Your pug’s inflamed and red gums are a sure sign of its teething.
Whining: Baby Pug whine or, say, any breed of puppy whine when they are taken to their new homes, but if they start whining after a few weeks, then it’s a confirmed symptom of pug’s teething. Drooling: Once the teething starts for your pug puppy, it will drool more, and you will see saliva everywhere around on its toys, face, beds and sometimes even on the floor.
There are various more common signs which justify that your pug is teething. So now, when you see any of these symptoms, try to find for their milk teeth fall out.
How to maintain the oral health of your pug?
As your pug pub is around 3-4 weeks old, you can start brushing their teeth to avoid a bad smell and keep their oral health. Also, you can offer them dental sticks for their gum betterment and make their teething phase a little easier as it reduces pain in their gum from pushing of teeth.
How to help your pug pub in its teething phase?
All you can do to help your pug during its teething phase is to offer them soft and flexible toys which they can easily chew to soothe their gums. And if the toys didn’t help much and your puppy pugs keep on whining and drooling, you can go for the teething gel, which will soothe their gum. You can directly apply the gels on their gums or else apply them on their toys as when they bit or chew their loved toys, the gel would get transferred to their gum, helping in soothing and relaxing their gum and even reducing the gum pain which they are facing because of teething.
Should pug owners worry when their pug gets teething?
Most pug owners start worrying when their puppy pug is in the teething phase, and their chewing biting things nature keeps on growing day by day, causing discomfort in their gums. So let me make it clear for you that if your pug is happy, playing around, eating and doing other usual activities with biting and chewing, then your pug is healthy and fit, and you need not worry about them. But if the pug is not happy and even he is not eating and doing the usual stuff, it should concern you, and you should get a check-up of your pug by a vet as soon as possible.
