Hmmm...do the pain meds have a strong odor? Maybe he can smell them and that's why he's refusing? If he's eating a normal amount of his regular food, I'd think he's not in unbearable pain from his mouth. Is there something else that could be bothering him and making him uncomfortable and restless? Maybe the vet could give him a pain injection tomorrow so you could see if that changes his demeanor?
I know that my one little older guy is very emotionally sensitive. After his dental last summer when he had several teeth removed, he mostly hid in his crate for at least a week. I'm sure his mouth was sore, but I don't really think that was the cause of his hiding and personality change. I think he was just confused and miffed that I had the audacity to drop him at the vet, and he didn't understand why he had the pain. I was thinking back, and our third dog, a young poodle, had a dental a little over a year ago. She was spayed at the same time, and our vet is fanatical about removing those back molars at the time of the spay or neuter. She says they generally cause problems later and its easier to take them out before their roots are firmly planted. Anyway, she was a rescue too and about 8 or 9 months old at the time of the procedure. She barely missed a beat and was back to normal within a day or two as well, after having four teeth removed and an abdominal surgery (spay). I know the younger they are, the faster they bounce back, but also both of our other two were rescues and new to our family, so they didn't have the emotional attachment to feel betrayed. LOL
Diana |