HELP W/ Abcess sore on face...

[kjc]

Find a vet that specializes in canine dentistry, and a warm compress a few times daily sounds good to help it drain, the drainage may cause itchiness so keep it clean. Do NOT use peroxide or betadine so close to his eye. Plain warm water should dissolve any drainage.

[Patti]

Years ago I had a male yorkie who one night yelped and jumped off the bed, when I looked at him there was hole under his eye, I took him right to the vet and they removed the tooth and the one on the other side as the vet said it could happen on the other side as well. The hole healed after the tooth was removed and a week of antibiotics. I would find a vet that will remove the tooth asap as it is really painful for them. Keep us posted.

[dwerten]

get to an board certified dentistry as that is not true about the infection as they will give him an antibiotic shot at time they go under we see a dentist and he is awesome.

here is a list of dentists in your area

AVDC Diplomates Directory

abscessed teeth are hard to find and usually only show up in xrays, sore under eye - they are extremely painful

[dwerten]

this guy is in largo and he has a website. I have to say with my experience the ones that are further into their profession and successful have a website. I went to two dentists and decided on the one we go to now and he had the website seemed more professional had a beautiful facility in a specialty center and came highly recommended by many vets. Do not do the referral just tell him you want to go direct as you read about dentistry on a group as not sure if kick backs but have heard of such as when i called it was cheaper to see dentist if i went direct rather than a referral so i always go direct to a specialist. You can call several vets in area and find out who they recommend for dentistry as well to get a good referral.

The Pet Dentist - Testimonials, dog dentist and cat dentist veterniarian

[143julz]

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I've been to that facility before, it happens to be my local ER too
Dr. Peak does have an impressive background and experience...
I will more than likely be in touch with them...
Dudley hasn't displayed any signs of pain (not that it isn't painful), he eats great and continues chewing on his bone this morning. The sore has subsided and not draining today, today is the 3rd day of the antibotic.

From the MANY things i read, now I'm wondering if a root canal or extraction is what he'll need? Would it be best to just remove it? I guess the Dr will know once X-rays are taken....sometimes i wish "google" didn't exisit, i research the heck out of things and then get information overload which leads me to panic mode

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by 143julz

D-
I've been to that facility before, it happens to be my local ER too
Dr. Peak does have an impressive background and experience...
I will more than likely be in touch with them...
Dudley hasn't displayed any signs of pain (not that it isn't painful), he eats great and continues chewing on his bone this morning. The sore has subsided and not draining today, today is the 3rd day of the antibotic.

From the MANY things i read, now I'm wondering if a root canal or extraction is what he'll need? Would it be best to just remove it? I guess the Dr will know once X-rays are taken....sometimes i wish "google" didn't exisit, i research the heck out of things and then get information overload which leads me to panic mode

He will absolutely need it extracted. The tooth abscessed because the nerve died which allows bacteria to build up. He probably fractured it somehow.

It will continue to abscess until it is extracted. I would think a root canal would be pretty pricey for a dog. I just spent over $3,000 on a root canal and crown on top.

[AprilLove]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

He will absolutely need it extracted. The tooth abscessed because the nerve died which allows bacteria to build up. He probably fractured it somehow.

It will continue to abscess until it is extracted. I would think a root canal would be pretty pricey for a dog. I just spent over $3,000 on a root canal and crown on top.

They are pricey. I had one done on my oldest girl (maltese) a few years ago, saved the tooth though, and she still has it
It cost around 450.00 at that time

[catser2002]

Originally Posted by Patti

Years ago I had a male yorkie who one night yelped and jumped off the bed, when I looked at him there was hole under his eye, I took him right to the vet and they removed the tooth and the one on the other side as the vet said it could happen on the other side as well. The hole healed after the tooth was removed and a week of antibiotics. I would find a vet that will remove the tooth asap as it is really painful for them. Keep us posted.

We went through the same thing (not the bed part, he was outside at the time) with Willie. Our vet also removed the bad tooth right away. He didn't take any other teeth though. Willie hasn't had any further problems so far and this happened several months ago.

Not quite sure why your vet would want to delay the tooth extraction. I think I'd really question that decision. He may have a reason he hasn't explained sufficiently.

[diane boden]

I had the same thing happen years ago with my Myshkha, by then an elderly girl of almost 11. They removed the tooth immidietly, and then cut the abcess to drain it. This was the only dental work she ever had done in her life, and still had all but a few incisors.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

I've not had any experience with this particular problem but I know for helping drainage, you should use warm compresses. Try and make it as warm as you can.

I wished I lived closer to you, I could send you a collar but it would take a few days. I hope the ER vet can help you with this. I would think that an ER facility would have someone they can contact for something like this.

[YorkieRose]

A big misconception is the think a dog reacts to pain as we humans...there is not way a human could ignore an abcessed tooth..eat and act like nothing is wrong...dogs will..but I cannot being to count the times people have told me their adult dog turned back into a playful puppy once they had a dental done..
I would not do a root canal...dogs so well with missing teeth...

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

Good heavens! The ER vet said they could do nothing? Tooth abscesses can spread to the jaw bone and other areas of the body. They can become very serious. Sometimes a little sore will appear on the gum which allows the pus to drain, but not always. The fact that your vet didn't see pus means it is not able to drain which is horribly painful. (I just had a root canal as a result of a botched dental procedure that abscessed).

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Surprised the vet did not remove the molar. The abcess is due to the infection and the only thing that will help is removing the cause of the infection. That abcess will continue draining, antibiotics will take care of the infection without that being done. Be demanding or start looking for another vet.

Wow..."do nothing??!!" -- for an abscess?

You've received some great advice...I hope your kiddo will soon be feeling better and better .

[ArmaniMan]

sorry to hear you are dealing with this... my guy had the same thing a few months ago... however, we removed the tooth right away, that way the vet was able to clean out the infection from the inside and after that it cleaned up in no time... in the meantime try putting a warm cloth on the wound, that helped my guy feel better!

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by 143julz

D-
I've been to that facility before, it happens to be my local ER too
Dr. Peak does have an impressive background and experience...
I will more than likely be in touch with them...
Dudley hasn't displayed any signs of pain (not that it isn't painful), he eats great and continues chewing on his bone this morning. The sore has subsided and not draining today, today is the 3rd day of the antibotic.

From the MANY things i read, now I'm wondering if a root canal or extraction is what he'll need? Would it be best to just remove it? I guess the Dr will know once X-rays are taken....sometimes i wish "google" didn't exisit, i research the heck out of things and then get information overload which leads me to panic mode

remove the tooth no root canal. If a tooth is bad get it out or it can damage the other two teeth next to it that is what happened to my demi and she had 27 extractions at 4 years old from a dentist who tries to save teeth Dogs can live with no teeth

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

A big misconception is the think a dog reacts to pain as we humans...there is not way a human could ignore an abcessed tooth..eat and act like nothing is wrong...dogs will..but I cannot being to count the times people have told me their adult dog turned back into a playful puppy once they had a dental done..
I would not do a root canal...dogs so well with missing teeth...

yep my friends dog had 6 abscess teeth and had no clue until the dog had xrays for dental and the bc dentist came out and told her this dog had to be in a lot of pain and she is very detailed with her dogs and missed any sign of pain