January 21, 2010

Poor Old Man

So – today I’m asking you to keep my little old man in your thoughts. See toward the end of this past summer his face started swelling. We thought he’d been stung by a bee, gave him Benadryl and the swelling went down. He was still eating fine and nothing seemed to be bothering him so – essentially we ignored it. About a month later his face was swollen again. Strange – he seems to be getting stung a lot – maybe he’s chasing bees. Well just after Christmas we notice he just didn’t want to hang with us. He was still eating fine, running and playing and as Chan pointed out – he is an old man of 11.5! So we decided to take him mid – year for a check – up. Just make sure everything was okay. Seems poor boy has an abscessed tooth. The vet drew blood and put him on antibiotics. His bloodwork came back fine – in fact you would never know he was an old man based on his blood. Tomorrow he’s having the bad tooth (and maybe one more) extracted and the remaining teeth cleaned. He’s always has a problem with tartar – he tends to inhale his food rather than chew. I hate having him put under but know that he will feel much better once the offending tooth is removed. So feel free to lash out at me for neglecting my dog who had no outward symptoms of having a tooth ache. I feel horrible, like I’ve been neglecting him, and I’m asking you all to do whatever it is that you do when doggies need good wishes. Thank you – and I’ll let you know how he does.

19 comments :

  1. Good luck, Dudley. All ten of us are thinking about you. We've all had our teeth cleaned and several of us have had other dental work, even a couple of root canals, so we know you'll feel lots better after you wake up.

    Morgan, Tsar and the Porties

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  2. poor baby, he will be fine mom and grateful you helped!

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  3. Seriously, no one should lash out at you! Anyone who knows about dogs know that they mask their pain! It is a survival mechanism that is used in the wild, and it carries over to our pups, as well. Happens to the best of us, and you are DEFINITELY one of the best pet owners!! give Dudders a hug from us!
    ~Jess, Fred and Henry

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  4. Poor baby! I don't know how you could have known he had a tooth problem since he was eating fine. This one is not your fault! I know we beat ourselves up when the kids and pups are sick, but this one escaping your notice is very understandable. At least you took him for a checkup and they found it then. I might have just chalked it up to crankiness!

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  5. Sending good healing vibes Dudley's way... get rid of that nasty tooth and you'll feel lots better! :)

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  6. Oh please don't beat yourself up too bad. No one could possibly love or care for that dog better than you. I'm sure if it really bothered him he would have found an obvious way before now to get your attention. Be Kind . . . remember?
    Lots of hugs and ear rubs should make him feel better in no time.

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  7. Awww, poor boy. You can't blame yourself for something he was hiding. All the brits here hope he has a nice nap tomorrow while his teeth are getting fixed.

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  8. Poor little man! I'm sure he will feel much better after the extraction. Last year Simon had two broken teeth removed and I never would have guess they were broken if it wasn't for a routine vet exam.

    I'm sure Dudley will come through with shining colours!

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  9. aw dudders.
    making your momma worry this way...

    i KNOW he will recover perfectly and be as good as new.
    sending you some ♥ across the miles, g.

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  10. Poor baby, he will feel so much better after it's done. And don't beat yourself up, how could you have known? Many hugs to you & Dudley.

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  11. Poor guy. Abscessed teeth are no fun. Hope he feels better after his visit.

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  12. Poor baby! Sending good poochie tooth vibes!

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  13. if only they could talk... or maybe not. can you imagine the stories they could tell?

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  14. Be kind to you!! Dudley is going to be fine as frog hair in a few hours, and that's all that matters. We've all missed things, with ourselves, our families, our pets, so it's okay. Have JB slip him an extra soft treat for me!

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  15. Dudley, we are sending you huge hugs and big slobbery kisses in hopes that you are feeling fine very soon! Hugs and kisses to your mom, too. She is a wonderful doggie mom!!!!!!!! (and never should question herself....)
    Love,
    Shelley & Tootsie Jane

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  16. I know just how you feel. We had a Lhasa/poodle mix that, at the age of 11, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The vet said it was because his teeth were not cleaned often enough. Who knew? We finally had to put him down, which broke our hearts. Now we have two crazy Westies and we watch their teeth like hawks. Hope your guy gets better soon.

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  17. Poor doggins! I hope all is going well... and the skirt from the previous post rocks, btw.
    I also happen to love the stash pic from several posts ago. will have to send you some more, since it really doesn't 'count' as 'stash'...
    miss you, chica!

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  18. So how's your boy feeling today ? Much better, I imagine.

    My Alex went in for cleaning last Thursday. A back tooth had to come out but now she's nice & white again. She played the sucky puppy card for 2 days! She knows Mommy's a pushover but sssh, don't tell her Mommy was the one who pushed for the cleaning LOL :-)

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  19. Aw, I hope he's feeling better already! I always feel bad when I miss stuff like this too.

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