Guest hilosugar Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 My 10 year old male greyhound, Joey, was diagnosed with TMJ - He will not eat anything that he has to crunch or chew - if he tries, he lets out a shriek! The vet gave him a shot of cortisone yesterday. He will eat very soft foods - cheese, chicken pate, etc. He attempts to go over to the treat jar for a cookie - we give it to him and he just lets it fall out of his mouth! Help! Has anyone ever experienced this with their greyhound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) How long has it been since his last dental cleaning? How thoroughly did your vet examine the teeth? Were xrays taken? I think it could just as easily be a damaged tooth rather than TMJ. Editing to add that I guess it is possible. This site gives a good explanation: http://www.mypetsdentist.com/site/view/114195_PetTMJProblems.pml Edited November 4, 2013 by macoduck Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 It's most certainly possible. Poor guy! You'll probably have to shift to foods and treats as if he'd had all his teeth removed, something else that often happens. Canned dog food, whirl his kibble in the blender until it's dust and mix with water or broth, soft treats like marshmallows or cheese or dehydrated liver. Hopefully the cortizone shot will help him soon and chewing won't be so uncomfortable, but this isn't a condition that you can fix, you can only manage it. A daily dose of an nsaid will help with pain and inflammation. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudiav Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 never heard of this... how awful... and sad... Quote Image removed, not within Signature Guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 My Pearl was diagnoses with myocytis and put on prednizone (really bad thing for hypertensive dogs, which she was). Turns out she had an abscess of the itty bitty upper back tooth. Have them check the back teeth really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessa Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 acupuncture took away my TMJ... any chance that would work in a dog??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm sorry--I think that's rather far fetched, and if it were my dog, I'd take him to a canine dental expert, if you have one near you. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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