It is definitely that the upper jaw is too long. You can't really tell it by looking at her. It isn't visible really unless you know it in advance. Then you can spot it. She is really quite pretty but she has always been overshot....right from the get go, and I don't see it getting any better. Myra
>From: Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Overshot mouths >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 19:09:37 -0500 > >Is it parrot mouth or is the lower jaw too long? I think that I may have >misread this post at first. If it is the upper jaw that is too long, we >have >had that correct only once. However, the jaw was not overshot when the >teeth >first came in. He was scissors at 4 weeks, slightly overshot at 6 weeks and >back to scissors at 8 weeks so I don't think that he fit the parrot mouth >criteria. Except for him, I have never had an overshot bite correct, >usually >they just get worse. > >All the best, >Susan Cochran > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:35 PM >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Overshot mouths > > > > We pulled her bottom canines at exactly 15 weeks as recommended by our > > breeder vet. It just looks hopeless. She's such a pretty little puppy, >I > > would love to keep her, but it doesn't look like it could ever come >right. > > Myra > > > > > > >From: Stephanie Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Overshot mouths > > >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:22:22 EST > > > > > >from: Stephanie Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >I have heard (from a vet) that if the canines (in baby teeth stage) are > > >pulled right away, an overshot mouth has a chance (the best chance > > >according > > >to the vet) to come right. May not be perfect, but will be the best is >can > > >be under the circumstances. > > > > > >Naturally, one has to weigh all the info and check on that before >having > > >any > > >teeth removed! (and the quote was either all canines or just the top > > >canines?) > > > > > >Stephanie Hart > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >========================================================= > > >"Magic Commands": > > >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > >to start it up gain click here: > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original >author. > > > > > > > > > > Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
