{"id":165,"date":"2018-01-09T18:34:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T22:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilanddenise.com\/denisejames\/?p=165"},"modified":"2018-01-10T08:38:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T12:38:53","slug":"ubc-201801-day-6-dogs-need-dentists-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilanddenise.com\/denisejames\/2018\/01\/09\/ubc-201801-day-6-dogs-need-dentists-too\/","title":{"rendered":"UBC 201801 Day 6: Dogs Need Dentists Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

We took Penny and Chip to Animal Medical Hospital<\/a> for their annual check-up with Dr. Gerard on December 27 expecting all to be normal.\u00a0 We started going there when we moved to Charlotte in 2014; and all of the veterinarians have been thorough in examining both dogs.\u00a0 They have saved Penny’s life twice from foreign body blockages; but that is another post.\u00a0 Dr. Gerard discovered that Chip had fractured one of his cheek teeth, a large molar.\u00a0 I took the following picture, which I also posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\"Chip's<\/a>
Chip’s fractured tooth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Penny and Chip are both extremely aggressive chewers.\u00a0 The only toys that have not met an untimely demise via the P&C Testers are hard Kong rubber and Nylabones.\u00a0 Dr. Gerard strongly felt that the Nylabones were the culprit; recommending\u00a0\u00a0 disuse by all dogs.\u00a0 I disposed of all Nylabones at our house upon returning home that very day.\u00a0 I started looking for ‘indestructible’ dog toys and found some possibilities for the P&C Testers to try.\u00a0 The tests must wait for Chip to recover from his surgery.\u00a0 They already have some Chuck-It balls which they like to chew on; but leave them after a time as if they were old and boring.\u00a0 The lonely Kong toys take up space in the toy box to make it appear plentiful.<\/p>\n

Chip had surgery on January 5th to extract his molar which had abscessed at the roots that were severely infected.\u00a0 I know the kind of pain caused by this with my own dental misadventure; and Chip gave no indication of discomfort.\u00a0 Dr. Gerard also sealed his other molars which showed signs of stress from his heavy duty chewing; and cleaned all of his teeth.<\/p>\n

\"Chip's<\/a>
Chip’s teeth before surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chip's<\/a>
Chip’s teeth after surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New toy guidelines will be strictly adhered to according to the information that Dr. Gerard sent home:<\/p>\n