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Originally Posted by Jacksmom052709  The poor baby - so glad that you are fostering her and trying to get her healthy. We had a female Sheltie in the past and sometimes when she would go into heat, we would not see much, if any blood. She was really good about keeping herself clean. So, your little one may have been in heat but with her being so small, I would venture to say the blood would be minimal.
About her teeth, I have been using a combination of Dentastix (one a day - the mini ones) and Tropiclean Fresh Breath Gel - it works wonders. Jack's teeth were not the best, but using this combination, the tartar is slowing going away and his breath is not nearly as stinky as it was. Maybe this would help with your little one. Good luck with her. |
In addition to this suggestion, I would check with your vet to see if he thinks a prophylaxis dosing of antibiotic would keep her from eventually developing any organ issues because of the bacteria from those teeth....I
had a tiny female I took in years ago....she was too small to put under, and the vet just put her on a low dose antibiotic....she had her little chews, and that helped get the loose teeth worked out....and that antibiotic dosing prevented organ involvment from bacteria from bad teeth. Bless your heart for taking this tiny little girl in...my little bitty baby girl also had her own little playlen...she could not play with any other dogs for fear of injuring her....she ended up having a pretty long life (13 years) and she never knew what it was to play with other dogs, so she did not miss that...it was just she and I and she was happy, I think.....I had her absolutely spoiled rotten!