Cole is home. Stoned out of his gourd.

The vet called me about 3:30; Cole was just waking up so they asked if I could come at 5 pm. He had 6 teeth removed. It was more expensive than Oscar's dental because the roots of Oscar's affected teeth had pretty well resorbed so it was mostly a "crown amputation" where the cop of the tooth is cut off.

Cole, however, had roots on all the affected teeth. Poor baby! Especially the canine tooth - really long root! For some reason, the tech brought the extracted teeth and root bits in a small container. The length of the canine root startled me - and it was still all RED. I guess they wanted me to see everything, but yuck! I did not want to keep them...what was I to do, turn the canine tooth into a pendant???

Cole is on a fentanyl patch til Monday (if it stays on that long). I give him liquid clindamycin and the painkiller tonight, and another painkiller in the morning to give the patch a chance to kick in. As out of it as he was, he was giving me head bumpies when I put my hand into the carrier.

Thanks for all the good wishes and thoughts. Gayle, I wasn't stressed - I have dealt with this clinic for years, and I trust them implicitly.

Stoner Boy is hiding somewhere - he'll come out when he is more awake.

Thanks again!