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Puppy biting hard and bleeding, lost a tooth. Is it teething?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 19 days old

my dog was playing with me and then suddenly he was biting me and objects around him really hard and then i found my that my sleeve has blood on it so i opened his mouth and found to teeth missing what should i do?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 20th, 2018

Your dog is likely teething now, ie losing his deciduous teeth and getting his permanent teeth. So losing a tooth while play-biting is quite normal. If the tooth is ready to come out and bothering him, biting something will help remove it.

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