Animals come into our lives as gifts from God, for companionship, to teach us, and to heal us. They deserve our very best efforts in caring for them.


"Love goes the extra mile and gives itself away"
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went" -- Will Rogers

Brady

Brady
our sweet ball crazy boy

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Brady's swollen cheek

On Friday night, March 19th, I noticed that the right side of Brady's face was swollen. Although he was eating just fine, playing as normal, and didn't seem to be in any pain, something was clearly going on. After looking inside his mouth, I discovered that the right upper carnassial (4th premolar) tooth was more than likely the culprit. The gum line above the tooth was inflamed and would bleed a little with gentle pressure on the gum.

I called the vet's office the following Saturday morning and at Dr. Slayman's recommendation, I decided to wait until Monday morning to bring Brady in. It was evident that it wasn't bothering him at the time and so it wasn't considered an emergency. If the tooth needed to be extracted, then waiting until Monday morning shouldn't be a problem.

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