Don't put off that vet visit PLEASE
 

Long story..Jada was acting strange after supper Tuesday night, strange enough that I put a call into my vet. The office was closed but he told me to bring her straight in. (trembling and just acting strange)
She had a fever of 104.3 and he of course did blood work. Everything was normal and even her WBC was fine. We were stumped so were thinking maybe she did get strangled and aspirate and the stress caused her fever spike.
Vet gave her a shot of metacam and something else that I can't remember and told me to monitor her fever and if it didn't go down to call and he would meet me at the office.
Her fever did go down but she still was not herself. Thursday night DH and I decided I would stay out of work Friday morning and take her back in. In the meantime I was holding her and was stroking her little face and felt a hard bonelike something on her jawline.
I didn't panic and I knew it wasn't an emergency but was at the vet office when they opened at 8am Friday. Her vet and I both thought it was a tooth because she has horrible teeth. He opened her mouth and said Oh My it looks like one of her molars is broken and there is a lot of infection.
He sedated her and low and behold it wasn't her tooth. She loves frozen green beans and it was one of those hard stalks that are sometimes in the bag of beans. I am not sure if its one I missed or her Daddy. She had chewed on it and it had hard ragged edges and it was wedged in her tooth and had shredded gum tissue and tissue under her tongue. If I had waited the infection would have most likely spread throughout her system.
Moral of the story...if your baby is acting strange take them to the vet.

ps..she lost almost 6ozs during this ordeal which is a lot on a 5lb 8oz dog in a 3 day period.

Oh my gosh, Michelle! How scary! You are such a great Yorkie Mommy and you pay attention and notice these changes in your baby right off. That is why you caught it like you did. Bless her heart. How is she feeling this morning?

Great job, Mommy! You knew. I tell people and vets that all the time..we, as mommies..we know.

Terri she is back to her sassy self :D I knew when she didn't want to bark that something was really off with her. She is a barking fool most of the time and I told DH it was so glad to hear her barking and being sassy again.

Oh, wow how scary for you!! I'm so glad she is okay and on the mend. Sometimes, it really is so tough to know when to go in and when it's okay to wait, ya know? I've struggled with it myself many times. You handled it perfectly and this is a great reminder that when a kiddo is truly acting *strange*, there truly is something wrong...whether big or small...something is indeed wrong.

Hugs to you and Jada!

Michelle I know how scary this was for you. PTL Jada is going to be ok! You were quick on your toes getting her in. Good post in making others aware to take their pups in ASAP.

What an odd thing to have happened . . good thing you acted on it !


Hope she is feeling better soon... {hugs}

Oh goodness poor Jada. Glad you got her to the vet and yall figured out what it was.

So glad Jada is ok, hope she heals nicely. Your mommy instincts kicked in & you knew that Jada wasn't acting right.:thumbup: What a great vet you have, taking patients after hours!

wow that is super scary!! so glad you got to the bottom of it. hope Jada is much better now.

Michelle. How scary. I am so glad that Jada is ok. Your dilliergence payed off hugs

Wow how scary and a weird thing to happen. Glad she's back to her sassy self.

So scary! Glad Jada will be ok!

So glad she is ok

Thanks guys!! I know it was a really weird thing to happen and I swear Jada always seems to have weird medical emergencies.
I have the best vets though and they always are there for me and know how over protective I am. He even waived the after hours emergency charge Tuesday night.

Kudos for you & kisses to Jada!

So very happy that Jada is and will be alright. Good on you for actioning right away!

Two points to Jada's story I'd like to emphasize - 1) Even if you don't have an appt I too just show up at the earliest opening hour - they will see you if it is an emergency! 2) If it is late in their business day - many vets will wait there to see you.

Indeed....thank goodness you did. I would rather spend $50 for a visit to find out nothing is wrong than to wait and lose a pup or have a very, very sick one that ends up needing much more in vetting than would have needed. So glad that little Jada is ok!! :)

Oh my!!! So glad she is ok! I give my boys frozen green beans all the time. I'll have to remember to be super aware! YIKES! Your sweet girl, so glad she is feeling sassy again!

So glad Jada is okay! That had to be scary!

I am very happy to hear that Jada is back to her sassy self! Very good reminder not put off a vet visit. Tell her that she is definitely in first place for unusual dental emergencies and she doesn't need to try to top herself again. ;):)


What did you mean by this?:
Is there something else I need to be paranoid about with my dogs?

Wow what an odd thing too!! Glad you took her in and she is ok. :)

Kristen, Jada has had a couple of episodes of choking one where I had to rush her to our vet. We thought at first that's what had happened because her voice was so raspy. She has never chewed her food and slow feed bowls don't help. Her kibble gets ground to coffee ground consistency and mixed with hot water since that last choking episode.

Poor baby! I do remember you saying that you have had problems with her eating too fast.

What a terrible scare for you and poor Jada! I'm so glad she was treated quickly and can be on the mend and back to herself. Bless her heart!

Wow, what a freaky thing to have happen. I'm glad you are so observant and persistant & that she is ok.

Poor Jada, thank goodness that you are a good Mommy and knew a vet visit was needed!

I am so glad she is okay and also glad you were persistent about her care. I have always thought that the strangest things can happen and I am putting this event in that category! Gentle hugs to Jada.

Great catch!! The only way our babies can communicate with us is by their actions. Whenever they start acting "out of character", I start looking for the problem, because it IS there....and if I cant figure it out, vet visit!!!

Wow what a story, thanks for sharing. Glad Miss Jada is back to her sassy self