Jack Needs Lots of Toofers Pulled!

I think my dogs are trying to prove my parents right - that dogs are too expensive to have - at least 5 of them at a time. It isn't enough we had to pay out so much on Snoopy this year (God rest his soul) and then on Dazzi's mouth and foot (lump removed) - now Jack has been losing weight steadily since last year - 10 lbs since last year - 4 since March. As some of you know, the people who had Jack originally kept him chained alot and he chewed on the chain. Now his teeth are broken or are just plain wore down so far that you can barely see them. Dr. James did some blood tests in March because of the weight loss and the fact that he was peeing and pooping in the house and it was decided he just was getting senile (he is over 10 now) and they put him on a medication. Which has helped with the latter but not the weight loss.

On Thursday, Dr. Freeman saw him and after looking at his teeth said he had infections started in several and he felt he would need to pull at least 10 possibly another 10. Did you know that a dog has 40 teeth? Yep, another one of those trivia pieces of knowledge that every one knows. We are talking to him now about a payment plan because we are way off budget for dog expenses for this year and maybe the next several. We had Oreo for 16 years and only had yearly expenses except for maybe once or twice - mostly during her last year when she started to go downhill.

If I hadn't seen for myself the difference it has made in Dazzi I would probably put it off for awhile longer. But she seems to be a much happier, calmer dog since he pulled her infected teeth so I really hate to put it off too long. I am hoping that he can do it this week.

So out come the request for prayers again. Please pray that this IS the reason Jack is losing weight and that it won't be so costly we have to get another mortgage on the house.LOL

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Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

As some of you know, the people who had Jack originally kept him chained alot
and he chewed on the chain. Now his teeth are broken ...

... he felt he would need to pull at least 10 possibly another 10.
Did you know that a dog has 40 teeth?

Please pray that this IS the reason Jack is losing weight and
that it won't be so costly we have to get another mortgage on the house.

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:eek:
Didn't know poor Jack came from a Tuff Life ...
He surely is leading the Life of Riley now in his furrever home!

FORTY Toofers in ther lil moufs?? ... Who'da thunk it?
Hopefully Doc can manage to keep a few good Uppers lined up with a few good Bottoms ...

We'll need some *suggestions* on *easy-chew* Yummies for Jack at the Pik-Nik!

Let us know when Jack's Sir Jury & Prayer Day is scheduled.
{{{Hugs}}}

Poor Jack. Will be thinking of him

Poop pup, those teeth are ouchie when they get like that!! I'm facing a similar situation with Star, she needs a lot of teeth pulled. :(

prayers on the way for sweet Jackie Boy! :)

Oh dear, Jack's mouth must be so sore with infection setting in. Prayers that you find a way to swing it soon so he can start the healing. AND that this is the weight loss cause.

Maybe you remember, my Marlin had 32 teeth out last September; he was my foster dog at that time. It was rather traumatic. Make sure you get a pain injection before you bring him home. He was in such pain I couldn't get the pills in him and for 3 days he refused to eat drink or let me near. So he got dehydrated and I had to take him back to the vet. Another pain shot and some fluids and we came back home. After that he slowly recovered. He ate nothing but soft food for almost 4 months. Today he crunches up Milk Bones! He has 6 teeth, 3 lower left rear, 3 lower right rear.

You may like to ask for Metacam for pain relief. The senior dog study raised some questions about Rimadyl an side effects in older dogs. My vet insists he has never had any problems. Still, I prefer to stick with one which didn't raise any concerns. Small Paws Rescue will not reimburse foster parents for Rimadyl.

PS for anyone doing math: 32 extractions, 6 left equals 38. Two teeth fell out in the vet waiting room the morning of the dental!

Prayers headed out for Jack.

Diana, I hope that getting those teeth out will help Jack to have many more happy, healthy years in your home.

Keep us posted, please.

Prayers for Jack!! *hugs* :love:

How is Jack doing now? Hope his toofees aren't bothering him to much.:)

Now that we have a date set for the extractions which is next Friday, he is eating better and seeming to feel better. Isn't that just like a dog (or kid)? However with the shape his teeth are in and the infections already started I think we have no choice but to go ahead with the surgery. Thanks for asking Liz!

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Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

Now that we have a date set for the extractions, which is next Friday,
he is eating better and seeming to feel better.
Isn't that just like a dog (or kid)?

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Poor Guy doesn't want to miss the Sunday Gathurin!

Do ypu think he'll be UP to it on Sunday?

Any chance of putting it off till TUESDAY (after the Gathurin) ??

Heal FAST, Jack!!

;)

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

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Poor Guy doesn't want to miss the Sunday Gathurin!

Do ypu think he'll be UP to it on Sunday?

Any chance of putting it off till TUESDAY (after the Gathurin) ??

Heal FAST, Jack!!

;)

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easily said when it isn't YOU'RE mouth!
:confused::eek:

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Originally Posted by 4 Dog Mother

Now that we have a date set for the extractions which is next Friday, he is eating better and seeming to feel better. Isn't that just like a dog (or kid)?

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I know exactly what you mean.:) I hope Jack does just fine at the
Vets & he heals up quickly.

Well, tomorrow's the day! Pray for Jack and us - he doesn't want more than 10 teeth pulled and we don't want to have to pay for more than 10 teeth pulled. And pray that this is the reason he is losing weight and he will start feeling and doing better soon. He goes in at 8:30 but they don't do the surgery to later morning, they should call early afternoon and then he will come home late afternoon.

I certainly will keep him in my prayers, Diana. I hope this is going to make him feel so much better, even if your wallet is screaming a bit. :p

Good luck tomorrow, Jack! We'll be praying for you!

Good Luck Mister Jack! You'll be in my thoughts, bud.

Hi God ~

Tyme fur a lil re-mynder about tumorrow ...

We're hopin You get a good nite's sleep an got Your *skrubbies* all spiffied up ...
Peanut an Tubby otta be flyin ober ta pick Ya up purdy urlee ...
Gotta be in Findlay fue Jack's Toofer Sir Jury inna mornin!

Spechul Request frum both Jack an his MOM ... try not to pull out
TOOOO many of 'em - Jack likes ta munch on krunchies ...
an Mom is wurried about da 2-Leggers eatin anything iffin da BILL getz too big!

Jack wuld also like to attend da PT Pik-Nik on Sunday ... any chance of
dat happnin?
See iffin he kan feel good enuff to attend.
If he can't - we'll send home a big baggie filled wiff TREETS fur him.

Oh yeah ... remember MOM, too ... she'll be needin sum {{{God'sHugs}}}
whilst she's *waitin* fur Jack to be finished.

Give Jack a lil *skritch* frum us, OK God?
THANKS, God - hava SAFE Flight down here!

/s/ the Prayer Pups

(Dad sendz a {{{HUG}}} fur Mom, too.)

How's Jack? I just noticed this, hope everything went well for him. He's such a good boy. Prayers he heals up and starts eating & gaining back again.

Any update on Jack?

Hope all went well with Jack!

Just talked to the vet's office a few minutes ago. Jack had 15 teeth pulled - it took twice as long as they had scheduled - his two incisors (I think that is the ones she said - the big ones in the middle)- had very, very long roots. Dr. Freeman even had to use the drill which they rarely have to. They have kept them for us to see. Anyway he is having a hard time waking up from the anesthesia and they may keep him overnight. I am suppose to call at 5:50 to see if they are going to keep him or not. They pulled the two big broken ones up front too but she said a lot of his molars are left which are the ones he chews with. So he should be fine with kibble.

She said that he should feel better than he did before they removed them. I sure am glad of that. And I truly hope that this is the problem causing the weight loss. And that now he starts gaining some back again! Thanks for the prayers! PT prayers always seems to help the dogs come out better!

Izzie HOME, yet??

White Coat Lab said he was "Good to Go", and the Gal was all set to call Mom to pick him up at 5:30 pm.

Hope he didn't decide to sleep over at the Vet's Joint ... prolly be better Luvin :love: at home!

;)

They called and asked me to pick Jack up at 5:50 so Dr. Freeman could check on him before he left and he would have time to talk to me. Jack's surgery took twice as long as they thought. He evidently had infections throughout his early life (before we got him I hope) and that built up scar tissue to the point where there was no defining point between his jaw bone and teeth. The roots of those big long front teeth were very long and took a lot of drilling to get out - he ended up drilling into his jaw bone to get them out. You could see where the new infections had eaten away some of the root too. All very disgusting. He kept the teeth to show me how bad they were and I actually brought them home. Since Phred had called I told them about the Pet Talk meeting and he said I could take them but by tomorrow they would be stinking. Christy and Carl wanted to see them so I brought them home anyway. Dr. Freeman used 4 packages of suture thread to sew the poor dog back up. He said he pulled 26 teeth out of a greyhound in March and it only took 3 which tells me how much cutting and drilling into the bone he did. He sent home 2 pain meds and 2 antibiotics for him. He said Jack would probably be feeling better tonight than he did when he came in this morning. And that we may see a new younger Jack - that sometimes the teeth are making them so bad and they feel so good after that they act like 2 year olds again. Jack is so quiet and calm that I can't see him acting like a normal 2 year old Airedale. He said he could come to the Dog Park meeting as long as he didn't spend the whole day running - I forgot to tell him that a running all day Jack is not a dog WE ever knew.

So I feel like a bad doggy mommy but Dr. Freeman said it was hard to say when those old infections that caused the scarring was and with the problems we have been having with Snoopy the last couple of years it would be hard to realize Jack was having problems since he didn't really show any symptoms until he started to loose weight.

Phred, they told me you called. Thanks alot but you are really too generous to us.

Wow, poor Jack. But don't be so hard on yourself, you did take care of it as soon as you noticed the symptoms, and you've had him to the vet for other stuff when he needs it. :)
Sending sibe vibes that he feels better and heals up quickly!

Hoping Jack feels a lot better soon.