Quote Originally Posted by Freedom
Well, I dropped off one of my foster dogs this morning for his dental. He is very healthy, apart from his mouth. Stinky breath, lots of gray matter caked on his teeth. His front lower teeth are loose and sit straight out in front of him, OR straight up as they should be. So we knew there were many, many problems in that mouth.

I called at 3 to see how he was doing and what time to pick him up. He had 32 extractions! He was already missing 4 teeth, they fell out some where along the way. Only 6 teeth remain, 3 lower each side. He will be on soft food the rest of his life. They said to wait for the end of the day to get him, let him rest there and have them give him the pain meds. He will come home with pain meds as well.

The poor, poor doggie! All because his owner, from the time he was 9 weeks old, indulged him with treats, soft foods, canned foods, people foods, etc.

Please, think about your pet's old age. Feed them properly!
I only wish more of our clients realized this fact. It's so sad to see them turn down every recommendation regarding dental care because they think it's unnecessary. Even when you explain the risks and show them pictures of horrible dental cases and even after you explain they can die from bacteria in the bloodstream, they STILL say no and then claim they love their pets. It's sad and makes me angry at the same time.