Leo Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 My dog Arthur who is almost 15 years old decided to chew a stick to pieces. Dogs will be dogs! Have fun Arthur. Destroy that stick! Unfortunately, a piece of the stick got lodged in his gumline. A big piece. About 1/4" wide by 1/2" long. He couldn't get it out. I couldn't get it out. So after two days of trying. It's to the vet we go. They had to anesthetize him to remove it. It was really stuck! $243 later he's got his pearly whites back again. Ouch! It would have killed him if it got infected. Not the surprise bill anyone needs. But yeah I'll pay it to keep him. Still, he won't be chewing any more sticks if I catch him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I believe it was Frank Zappa who coined the phrase................."Dead Puppies aren't much fun." I had a Bassett who got a stick wedged in her mouth bad enough that it punctured the roof of her mouth and went into her sinuses. I pulled it out and gave her 5cc's of antibiotic. She still chewed on sticks, i guess she was alot more careful, cause it never happened again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 glad he is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yeah dogs will be dogs no matter how old they are. Glad she's ok Leo, that must have been painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 I believe it was Frank Zappa who coined the phrase................."Dead Puppies aren't much fun." I had a Bassett who got a stick wedged in her mouth bad enough that it punctured the roof of her mouth and went into her sinuses. I pulled it out and gave her 5cc's of antibiotic. She still chewed on sticks, i guess she was alot more careful, cause it never happened again. Arthur has some Basset in him! Maybe it's a Basset thing? He's also part Rottweiler. Makes him look like a Lab in low gear. I guess someone left a footstool in their backyard at the wrong time. LOL! He's a rescue pup from the shelter. He was probably a year old or older when I got him in 1995. All kidding aside, I've had him a long long time. He's half blind from cataracts, has bad arthritis and a little senile. He survived cancer and an abscess on his tail (which cost him his tail). Funny to admire a dog for his will to survive, but I admire Arthur for this. He's my personal definition of super tough. I remind myself, in dog years he's over 90! He's repeatedly beaten the odds for survival and quite thoroughly at that. I'll sure be sad to see him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 That's why you love him so much, you are a couple tough old survivors, you understand each other. Leo-don't chew the stick... HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 thats a tuff dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm not too fond of Vet bills either. Good to here it was something rather minor and he's none the worse for wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Dogs are a big old ball of unpredictable fun...and expensive vet bills. Glad you got that taken care of...Im willing to bet that wasn't the last stick he'll ever chew on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Makes him look like a Lab in low gear. I guess someone left a footstool in their backyard at the wrong time :D:D You crack me up, LEO! Glad to hear Arthur is doing OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Glad he was ok Leo, too bad about the vet bill. I worry about that with our dog that adopted us last year. She still chews, but we try to give bones or rawhide chews every now and then to give her something she is allowed to chew on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike13candace Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Sorry to here about the pup... My Golden chews lumber all the time.. never thought this could happen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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