A chip off the old, tooth.

Poor Janey, she chipped, let me re-phrase that, broke-off most of one of her front incisors last week. After seeing 3 vets and canceling one surgery appointment for another, we've made our choice.

I knew right away, that remains of the tooth needed to be removed because it is right down to the root - it bled when she broke it. She also might have to have a molar removed if it is too heavily damaged - both large molars are also very chipped, the one seemed soft when they were poking it with the silver poky thingy. They will know more when she is under.

How did I even notice this? She was having her breakfast - a raw Buffalo bone, and she broke it off while knawing on the bone, I put a dark towel on her dog bed while she eats this - and I saw a 'white thing" on the bed, it was her tooth!

3 out of 3 vets agree: Jane has the best teeth on a 9.5 year old dog, and a small dog too boot. She also got the comment that she is the best behaved Jack Russell they've seen (LOL).

The downside of all this, which has me worried beyond a rational person's common sense, she has a heart murmur, and it has gotten worse over the years. So there is a risk putting her under, but she is on great physical shape otherwise, so I just have to remember that. We are getting all the blood work done and every nook and cranny will be looked at to make sure it is safe for the surgery. We are also getting heart Xrays done to make sure there are no other physical signs of a weak heart. I trust our vet not to do anything that would jeopardize that. DEEP BREATH .....

open up and say ahhhhh ....