Howdy, we took Shelby to the vet a couple of weeks ago to see about pulling a lower canine tooth that looked bad. The tooth never had any enamel on it. The vet said she most likely was born that way. As the vet was checking here over and looking at her other teeth he found something he didn’t see on her earlier exams. He found that her upper right jaw had been fractured/broken at one time and as it healed the bone grew around one of her molars. She had 1 cracked tooth, 1 broken tooth and an impacted tooth that needed to come out.
We set up the appointment and Cindi took her in at 8AM last Friday morning. They took a full set of xrays of her teeth and found the canine tooth that we were originally concerned with was just fine. The root was in good shape so he left that one but took the tooth next to it. So she had 4 teeth pulled that day. They took really great care of her at the hospital and called over the weekend to make sure everything was alright. Friday night and most of Saturday was a sleepy, relaxing time for the Princess. We all know how much she loves her kibbles and her biscuits, but no hard food for a week. By Sunday she was almost back to normal and now she’s back to creating havoc and running amok. She goes back a week from Friday and they’ll check her over and deal with stitches
I could deal with the teeth being cracked and broken, what made my stomach turn was that her upper jaw had been broken. Our dogs have suffered and been through so much, but thinking of how hard she must have been hit to break her top jaw was a bit more than I could deal with. I really didn’t to well at work last Friday, I was worried about her. I knew the Doctor and his staff would take excellent care of her, I just hated that she had to go through more pain.
Once again she reminds me to take what life gives you and do the best you can with it. Whining or complaining does no good but things go a whole lot better if you smile and do what you know how to do. Over time things will return to “normal”, like getting to eat her kibbles and biscuits, and knowing that you’ve dealt with and made it though another bump in your life, makes it sweeter.
Thank you Shelby for reminding me that today is the time to enjoy what you have and give the one’s you love an extra hug.
By: Mackenzie's Mom on August 11, 2010 at 8:04 pm
When I was reading your post about how her jaw had been broken…just sent chills through me. I can only imagine how upset you would be to learn this and also knowing what the petite princess must have gone through. That’s so upsetting and so disturbing to say the least. All I can say is thank god she found you and you found her. Here’s to the Petite Princess – what a beautiful golden girl!
By: Carmen (Catie's Mom) on August 11, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Oh poor Princess Shelby. A broken jaw? Gawd, that must have hurt.
Sounds like she’s doing well after her dental surgery.
I agree. Life is all about doing the best you can with it. Just like your Shelby reminds you of that, so does my Catie.
Give Shelby another hug from me.
By: GerrysMom on August 11, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Yowch! Hope you (and your pawrents) feel better real soon.
Silly Gerry though, all he can think about is how great it is for Shelby that she has to have yummy soft food. Gerry is being weaned from a canned food to a dry food currently. He’s happy with any food, but there’s definitely a much more vigorous tail thawp for the canned.
By: nbobco on August 11, 2010 at 11:01 pm
My dog Chloe was supposed to have a tooth pulled while she went under for her amputation, but the surgery went longer than expected so we have to take her back in a week or so. Teeth pulling is no fun for human or dog… Chloe will be able to empathize with the sore mouth pretty soon.
-Chloe’s mom
By: etgayle on August 12, 2010 at 10:28 am
what a rugged time for the princess!! so glad she can be home resting, after loosing all those teeth, yikes!! paws crossed that kibbles and biscuits are just around the corner.
gayle
By: credocanis on August 12, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Thank goodness she ended up with you to treat her as a princess should be treated!!
Always remember there is nothing we can do to fix the hurt from the past; all we can do is make the future the best it can possibly be.
You are obviously doing that for your princess!! How lucky you both are!
Lincoln’s Mom
By: Ginger on August 16, 2010 at 8:34 pm
My heart just dropped as began reading the post. I thought the worst, but as worried as you must have been, I am so happy that it turned out to be something Shelby can get through relatively easy. It is funny the lessons our three legged and four legged friends teach us. We are all hoping for a quick recovery for the PP.
By: FM Kathy & FD Jim on August 23, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Poor thing as if she hadn’t had enough “hurts” in her life already. But she keeps on going – and always smiles. She is lucky to have such wonderful people as the maid and chauffeur to take care of her 🙂