Bryce went in for a dental yesterday and came back minus 3 teeth. Two we suspected – both his upper carnassials had slab fractures. How he could have done that and never let on or missed a meal is simply amazing! The 3rd was a tiny molar in the back that was loose and yucky. I think that was a gesture of empathy – I just had to have a wisdom tooth in the exact same spot removed!
So far he seems to be recovering nicely – they said he was standing up looking around just a half hour after they stopped the anesthesia and he’s been eating well (“ravenous” is a good term). He’s still pretty subdued and “loopy”, and the other end of his digestive tract isn’t doing well – poor guy has “the runs” for only the 3rd time in almost 9 years.
It could have been worse – his litter brother had to have TWELVE teeth removed last week!
Here’s a pretty (if somewhat hairy-eared) picture I took of him the other day (pre-dental)
Next, tomorrow I go back to my dentist for part 2 of a miserable root canal … ugh!
Poor bryce! Do you feed raw? I thought Pat did..was it Grady that had teeth removed?
No I don’t and yes, that was Grady. He slab fractured a molar and it developed an infection which spread to his jaw :(. Losing 12 teeth didn’t stop him from opening a locked cabinet and helping himself to a box of treats a couple of days later while Pat was out!
Bryce could have done this some time ago (he was overdue for a cleaning) – exactly how or when is anyone’s guess, he never let on that anything was bothering him.
I always felt guilty for not feeding raw as so many people say it is good for their teeth! So I feel better now. haha. Not really as I feel bad for Bryce and Grady! There is a new product in the UK (not sure if they have it in US) called Plaque Off for the dogs. I have started trying it on Pax and Jordan and will report back!