Does the Tooth Fairy Visit Dogs? If So, What Does She Leave?

Okay, I have been totally stressed out to the max lately trying to figure out what I am going to do.  Stress for me is not a good thing since my immune system is not as strong as your average person.  So ….  I now have a cold that has turned into a nasty case of bronchitis that is fast approaching pneumonia.  Right now I feel like there is truly an elephant sitting on my chest.  I have this wonderful spiritual little creature friend named Cosmic Cosmo who is completely in tune with me and how I am feeling emotionally and physically.  So my little Cosmo started to get a little sick too.  His lower jaw starting trembling non-stop.  So I looked in my trusty hound health book, and it said that it could be an ear infection or teeth problems.  So I looked into Cosmo’s ears, they were fine.  Then I looked closely at his teeth, which is very hard to do with a dog.  AHA I found the problem.  He had a tooth that was barely hanging into the gum on his left side.  I took him to the vet, because I did not want to pull it.  The book said that if he is trembling that means he is probably in pain.  I hate that he can be in pain, and not be able to communicate it!  The vet looked him over, and we scheduled a surgery to extract the tooth and do a dental cleaning on Thursday…  very expensive.  She also put him antibiotics for infection.  The next day I noticed that he was not trembling anymore, and I looked in his mouth and the loose tooth was gone.  I looked on the floor by the bed, and he had left a nice present for the tooth fairy, a shiny sharp little tooth.  Does the Tooth Fairy visit doggys? If she does, what does she bring?   So now the question is, should I still get his teeth cleaned, or not?  He is eight years old, and his teeth don’t really look that bad.  I hate putting him under anesthetic if he really doesn’t need it.  The money is another issue, with my job dwindling away to nothing.  I have to do what is best for Cosmo and I don’t know what that is.  I am going to do a little research on the whole teeth cleaning and dogs issue.  If you know anything, please don’t hesitate to enlighten me on the matter.

~ by amethystd on December 7, 2009.