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Matthew · 03-01-2008, 08:24 AM

If Stanford had this infection going on in his jaw, would this have explained other issues he had/has (hair loss, low weight, etc...)
Has anyone else here experienced an undetected infection that led to obvious symptoms?
I assume he was getting dry food at home. I know the first neighbor who took him in was quite vexed that he would not eat the dry food that she had for her other dogs. I chalked it up to his not liking that cheap crap from the Dollar Store. But it could have been jaw and tooth pain. So perhaps weight loss was due to not being able to eat dry, crunchy food.
I am still perplexed the the original owner did not note this, and have some alarm bells set off. Maybe she did, and ignored it or could not afford an exam (still no excuse). I have no idea what happened in her house. All I know is the outward behaviors: I hear her screaming at her grandkids nightly, hear her multiple dogs howling and snarling, and deal with her pit mix who waits for all cars to come down the road, then darts in front of them, trying to attack the cars. If I had room and a bigger budget, that dog would "disappear" as well.
He is a sweet dog in person.
Anyhow, has anyone dealt with the above bolded question? What did you see?
Thanks!

03-01-2008, 08:24 AM	#30
Matthew Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northport, AL Posts: 123	I wonder... If Stanford had this infection going on in his jaw, would this have explained other issues he had/has (hair loss, low weight, etc...) Has anyone else here experienced an undetected infection that led to obvious symptoms? I assume he was getting dry food at home. I know the first neighbor who took him in was quite vexed that he would not eat the dry food that she had for her other dogs. I chalked it up to his not liking that cheap crap from the Dollar Store. But it could have been jaw and tooth pain. So perhaps weight loss was due to not being able to eat dry, crunchy food. I am still perplexed the the original owner did not note this, and have some alarm bells set off. Maybe she did, and ignored it or could not afford an exam (still no excuse). I have no idea what happened in her house. All I know is the outward behaviors: I hear her screaming at her grandkids nightly, hear her multiple dogs howling and snarling, and deal with her pit mix who waits for all cars to come down the road, then darts in front of them, trying to attack the cars. If I had room and a bigger budget, that dog would "disappear" as well. He is a sweet dog in person. Anyhow, has anyone dealt with the above bolded question? What did you see? Thanks!