[Ashley V]

Thanks everyone!

I ended up getting their dentals done this past Saturday. They did good, but the vet's office gave me a heart attack early in the morning - they run the blood work no earlier than a day before the cleaning, so they just did it that morning. I had asked them before I left if they call to let me know the blood work is fine and she said "no news is good news". Well 2 hours later I get a phone call from the vet's office, so of course I answered and the woman says "It's about Chip..." my heart stopped because between the two dogs, Chip has had the most health issues. Smokey has had absolutely nothing wrong with him in the 3 years we've had him. She heard my panic I guess and was like "OH NO nothing critical!" He had to have a tooth extracted. She said it was loose and his roots were exposed. I hung up with them and cried. My poor baby was having a tooth pulled and he wasn't ever going to get another one. On the other hand I am SO relieved that we did the cleaning when we did, so they could catch that tooth issue when they did, before it caused any other, more severe problems. I'm of course thinking it was one of the larger teeth in the back so I went to the pet store and picked out an organic wet food for him to chomp on while his gums heal... I go to pick him up and the tooth was one of the itty bitty tiny ones in the very front! I still feel bad that he's missing a tooth, but I'm grateful that it's not one of the other teeth that really helps him chew and eat. Both of the dogs were so sleepy when I got them home. Smokey didn't even care about barking at any of the other dogs at the vet. They both were dragging me back to the car. They slept almost a full 24 hours without a peep from them, especially Smokey. Their teeth are pearly white and they've almost got their puppy breath back - not that I can smell very well with this sinus infection.