Teeth and Nuts
The good news is that it is finally warming up here. It was 8f when I woke up, which is a fan-friggin’-tastic change from 2f. The not so good news is that the puppy is turning into a money-pit. As with most puppies, he chews a lot. Sticks, shoes, socks, chairs, concrete steps; you name it, he chews it. His favorite chew toys lately?- a large ceramic dog food bowl and a metal dog water bowl. So the point here is that he chews. When he came for breakfast yesterday, he looked more like a Shar-pei than a Labrador, which is somewhat disturbing since he is in no way a Shar-pei. Hoping it would be something cheap, like an allergic reaction, we gave him Benadryl and waited. The swelling didn’t go down, so we finally pinned him down and tortured him by opening his mouth, and yes, he had broken a tooth. Not only was it broken, but it was black and surrounded by swollen gums. Joy. Thank you, leetle poopie, for helping invigorate the local economy! He’s still at the vet today; we figured if he’s going to try bankrupting us with broken teeth, we’re going to have his nuts whacked off. I bet more people would have better oral hygiene if they had the threat of castration looming over them as well . . .
