[Sheelldaw]

Pulling baby canine teeth at 6 months is a common procedure amongst veterinarians, and no it is not just to earn a few bucks but is actually for the health of your pet. Puppies will usually start losing teeth around 6 months of age. If the adult canine teeth are at least halfway in and the baby canine teeth have not come out, it is very likely that they will need assistance and it is much safer for the dog to go ahead and get that done while they are already under anesthesia for their neutering. Usually at 6 months of age those teeth should have fallen out already. And yes, even if they are still there it is still possible for them to loose them later, but you might as well pay the small amount to painlessly pull them than wait to find out later you have to pay 6 times as much to put them back under anesthesia (not to mention the anesthetic risks) to pull the tooth later on.

Oh and sometimes those suckers are in there and attached very firmly so just pulling on the tooth without anesthesia will not always work. We have to go in with en elevator that basically breaks that attachment before pulling and it has to be done right to prevent leaving too much root in the gums which can cause infection