We have good, ... no, ... GREAT news to report today. Baxter made it through dental surgery last Friday and is doing quite well.
Here he was in our familiar spot at Lynn Animal Hospital, waiting to be taken back last Friday.
And here he was when I picked him up around 4:00 PM on Friday. Poor thing had just come from under anesthesia and he was not really aware of his surroundings at this time.
A little later that evening, perched on his favorite mountain of pillows. He was starting to come around at this point. His eyes were looking a little brighter.
He had a little bit of dinner, not very much. I gave him a pain pill and he crawled under the covers and went straight to sleep.
The next morning, he was up and he wanted some breakfast, so I gave him a Blue Buffalo paté blend of chicken and vegetables.
He was a little groggy on Saturday from the pain medications, so he spent most of the day sleeping.
On Sunday we ran over to PetSmart and picked up this bag of soft treats. These were a big hit with him. They are to be refrigerated. These will likely become his new treat.
Now a word about all of this. I got my first dog when I was four years old. A gift from my maternal grandfather. Her name was Judy and she was a boxer. We had Judy ten years. Then came George the standard, smooth-haired dachshund. Then Attila the cocker spaniel. Then Fletcher the basset hound and Marcus the beagle. And now, of course, Baxter. Not one of these dogs before Baxter ever had problems with their teeth. Their teeth became stained over the years, but never an extraction. And I paid very little to no attention to their teeth. Baxter, of course, has been the exception. I was constantly working on this teeth to try and keep them healthy. We brushed. We used gels. We used wipes. We even used those little plastic dental picks to clean between his teeth. Nothing worked. After Dr. Carman got in to take a look he found that, not only were his teeth in bad shape, but there was an abscess in his nasal cavity which needed to be flushed and sewn up that was caused by at least one of his teeth at the top. What I discovered from Dr. Carman is that dachshunds, and in particular the miniatures, are prone to teeth problems. We do not know why. That is just the way it is.
We are most grateful to Dr. Carman and the staff at Lynn Animal Hospital for their compassion and expertise and their ability to get Baxter back to good health. Click here to visit their website if you are in the area and looking for a great veterinarian hospital for your pet.
Here he was in our familiar spot at Lynn Animal Hospital, waiting to be taken back last Friday.
And here he was when I picked him up around 4:00 PM on Friday. Poor thing had just come from under anesthesia and he was not really aware of his surroundings at this time.
A little later that evening, perched on his favorite mountain of pillows. He was starting to come around at this point. His eyes were looking a little brighter.
He had a little bit of dinner, not very much. I gave him a pain pill and he crawled under the covers and went straight to sleep.
The next morning, he was up and he wanted some breakfast, so I gave him a Blue Buffalo paté blend of chicken and vegetables.
He was a little groggy on Saturday from the pain medications, so he spent most of the day sleeping.
On Sunday we ran over to PetSmart and picked up this bag of soft treats. These were a big hit with him. They are to be refrigerated. These will likely become his new treat.
Now a word about all of this. I got my first dog when I was four years old. A gift from my maternal grandfather. Her name was Judy and she was a boxer. We had Judy ten years. Then came George the standard, smooth-haired dachshund. Then Attila the cocker spaniel. Then Fletcher the basset hound and Marcus the beagle. And now, of course, Baxter. Not one of these dogs before Baxter ever had problems with their teeth. Their teeth became stained over the years, but never an extraction. And I paid very little to no attention to their teeth. Baxter, of course, has been the exception. I was constantly working on this teeth to try and keep them healthy. We brushed. We used gels. We used wipes. We even used those little plastic dental picks to clean between his teeth. Nothing worked. After Dr. Carman got in to take a look he found that, not only were his teeth in bad shape, but there was an abscess in his nasal cavity which needed to be flushed and sewn up that was caused by at least one of his teeth at the top. What I discovered from Dr. Carman is that dachshunds, and in particular the miniatures, are prone to teeth problems. We do not know why. That is just the way it is.
We are most grateful to Dr. Carman and the staff at Lynn Animal Hospital for their compassion and expertise and their ability to get Baxter back to good health. Click here to visit their website if you are in the area and looking for a great veterinarian hospital for your pet.
