Hi guys, omigosh, I have been busier than a cocker spaniel chasing a fluttering leaf! Butch is tons better. Ended up going to an ortho two hours away. Come to find out, no abcess, no cracked tooth. However, he had a "kissing ulcer", not a smooching kiss, but inside his mouth along the upper back jaw, the skin was hanging down and rubbing against the teeth, which caused a canker type sore which of course becomes infected with bacteria. He had a huge one on the stinky side of his mouth and a very small one on the other. Unless you got in there and really moved all that skin around, you could not see it. It was white and ulcerated. So the doc wanted to remove it and take away part of the skin and lift all that up, but of course it was right near the salivary duct/gland, so he had to go over the top and push it up and suture. The whole experience was easier than I thought and I was invited to stay right by Butch for the entire procedure. When he was waking up after the surgery, he was right there in my arms and we both were calm and relaxed. It has been a week and we are still on 250 mg per day antibiotics and for at least another week. In about 3 days his breath was back to normal. Whew!! The doc wants him on Science Diet T/D. The pieces are huge, I'm apprehensive about it. I have been feeding it to him, first I broke it up some, but the last two days I have been giving it to him whole. I'm scared he will choke on it. Doc says the concept is they have to chew it slowly and it cleans the bacteria and stuff off the teeth. We go back on 11/2 for a follow-up. Wish I could find a doctor that would call the house and check on me after procedures and visits like my vets do!!!
Once again, sorry I've been away, but work has been brutal (both businesses).
