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    Ember At Vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Many, many good thoughts will be sent to Ember, to you and to her surgeon on Friday! You and she *will* come through this, and we will read of her recovery and share your tears, and then we will share your joys as she recovers and returns to herself. And we will especially enjoy reading of her and Winslow and Darcy, "As The GT World Turns".

     

    You and she will be in my thoughts and my heart on Friday...

    Smitty

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    I know you could have loved him longer, but I know you couldn't have loved him more.

     

    That is just perfectly put, there is nothing else I can add. He knew that you loved him, that's all that mattered...

     

    :grouphug

    Pull Or Not To Pull?

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Karma has had a tooth problem since we got him at 2.5. He's now 10. Not the same problem, but I can relate. He is allergic to his own plaque and gets ulcers in his mouth. We have been using a dental vet Fraser Hale in Guelph. Originally he had his back 4 molars out as a preventive measure as they were so very difficult to brush properly back there. While losing teeth is no fun, neither are bleeding gums. From what I know about 7 years of dealing with problem teeth, the problems only get worse with time and age. I've also found out that the older a dog gets, the more the tooth adheres to the bone, making it a much more difficult extraction at a later date. You have to look at it as a quality of life issue over the long run.

     

    There are a lot of articles on Dr. Hale's site you might want to check out : toothvet.ca

     

    By the way...we've been doing a tooth regiment since we got Karma and it was just a loosing battle for him. He had all his teeth removed 2 weeks ago and is doing really well. It was something that was inevitable given his condition and after a great deal of thought, far better to do now than leave a deteriorating condition and be extracting at age 12.

     

    Good luck!

     

    Max had to have two teeth removed and root canals on two of the big canines when we got him at 4. He is now 10 and a half, and he only has about 13 teeth left - nothing at the back, the four canines, and a rest at the front, a few each side top and bottom. Our dental vet (we go to Fraser Hale as well!) has said that the next time, we might as well pull them all (except for the root canals) - we brush the teeth every day and they are just bad. And since he's getting older, I am more and more reluctant to put him under. He has adapted just fine to living with just a few teeth, I'm sure he will be fine with none.

     

    I'm glad to hear that Karma is doing well at pretty much the same age Max will be when he goes through the same thing! Is he having any trouble adapting??

     

    And I'll just add a "yay" for Dr. Hale as well - great vet, great guy. the set up is awesome; he only sees one patient at a time - his whole team is paying all their attention to your dog. And you get to go back and sit with your pupper as they wake up (which in Max's case, takes a long time - he is slow to come out of anaesthetic, which is another reason for taking them all next time!)

     

    Here's a :dogcookie for Karma - don't worry, it's a soft one!! :lol

    Loca Is At The E-vet

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Loca, Loca, Loca...so glad you are better girlie, but you have GOT to take it easy on your mom! Robin, they always do this dor for thing just as we are heading on vacation or out of town or such...

     

    Glad she is back to herself (Tina, you'll have fun as always!) and that $$$? Well, Loca truly is priceles... :blush :blush

    Sweet Stella Snuggles

    in Remembrance

    Posted

    I'm sorry - seems in adequate, but you know all of our hearts are breaking with you. When they go so fast, without warning, it seems even more unfair, somehow. What a wise little girl your Faith is. The pictures of she and Stella together are so precious... :grouphug

    Dune Aka Muttley: 14 Years Weren't Enough

    in Remembrance

    Posted · Edited by maximum

    What a wonderful, special relationship you and Dune had!! and yet, such a beautiful reflection of the depth of soul and love *all* of these pups have, and of the relationship they choose to share with us. Dune will live on forever, in your touching words and in your heart... :f_red

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