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Wilhelm's Healthy Mouth And Todays Tooth Extraction Surgery

1/7/2014

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Typist: Bethany
In mid-December the pug who inspired Wilhelm had surgery to extract a few teeth. Without asking my friend about her dogs circumstances, I assumed the pug needed the surgery due to poor dental hygiene. Yet last Friday, when Jason took Wilhelm to the vet to get the recurring swelling just below his left eye examined, we learned that tooth root abscesses can occur from unavoidable damage to teeth as well. Wilhelm's teeth are very clean and healthy for a dachshund his age. We never allow him to chew on anything hard. But at some point he cracked the crown of one of his molars and bacteria seeped in to cause a tooth root abscess. Normally tooth root abscesses like his come from cracks at the gum line due to poor dental hygiene. So, per par, Romeo's Simple Twist of Fate lives up to his name.
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I posted this picture last week. While I was editing Jason asked when it was taken because he noticed the slight swelling under Wilhelm's eye... it was taken December 14th, twelve days before I noticed the lump and became concerned. I am trying to blame holiday exhaustion for my terrible neglect. The vet and practically everyone else have told me that I am not negligent; Wilhelm was likely not even in any pain.
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try to care for our pets perfectly, fate happens. I first noticed the large lump on Wilhelm's face the day after Christmas. I wanted to take him immediately to the vet- I always want to take any of the pets immediately to the vet if anything seems off but Jason balances me out by never wanting to take the pets to the vet. We usually agree on a  24-48 hour wait-it-out. We did this the last week of December. The swelling under Wilhelm's eye, which didn't seem to hurt or bother him at all, went mostly away. in less than 48 hours. But last Thursday afternoon, the lump returned. Even never-go-to-the-vet Jason agreed that something recurring was bad. Jason and Wilhelm were at the vet first thing Friday morning.

My first thought upon first noticing the lump was that something was wrong with a tooth. I thoroughly examined his mouth but all of Wilhelm's teeth and his gums and cheeks looked fine. At Wilhelm's last check-up, the vet said his teeth looked very healthy for a dachshund his age. She reiterated how healthy his mouth is when I spoke with her about the blood test results and we scheduled Wilhelm's tooth extraction surgery. Sometimes things like this just happen.
Everything in the blood panel looked good; the infection had not spread into his blood stream. Jason and I dropped him off for his surgery this morning and we will pick him up this evening. Even with the antibiotics Wilhelm started last Friday, the gums around the infected tooth were starting to get red and inflamed. I am so glad that we caught this! I know that once recovered, Wilhelm will be pain free. He will also be free of a molar or two, but he'll definitely still be able to vacuum up all things edible (and some not)  and certainly he'll soon be back to tugging like a pro. I will continue to be on constant doggie lump alert equipped with my new knowledge of canine dental hygiene and even more leery of the crazy things fate is capable of tossing our way.
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Last nights final tooth-full tug.
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Taryn link
1/7/2014 01:59:33 am

A bad tooth would have been my first thought upon seeing that swelling. My vet has discussed that with me before just as a precaution when talking about dental hygiene. Wilson was had two molars pulled, one on each side, same molar. I was told corgis damage this particular molar a lot. Their jaw power is too much for the strength of the tooth. Yikes! My first Cardi, Dylan, also had those same molars pulled, and now Jimmy has a slab fracture on that molar that will eventually need to be pulled. Sigh.

Good luck to Wilhelm today and may he have a speedy recovery. It definitely laid Wilson low for a couple of days each time.

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Bethany
1/7/2014 06:37:36 am

I cannot properly express what your comment has meant to me today, Taryn, but after reading it, I finally got a little bit of sleep! Thank you! Wilhelm might also fit into that jaw-too-strong-for-his-teeth category. It is such a relief to me that Dylan and Wilson got along without some molars (as many dogs do.) I felt like Wilhelm was too young to be having teeth removed and I talked to the vet regarding my concerns about long-term side effects. Now I am moving on to worry about how I am going to keep Wilhelm quiet and un-herded during his recovery. One of the molars they removed has four(!!!!) roots so I imagine Wilhelm will want nothing but snuggles for the next few days. Thanks again for your kind and comforting words!

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Molly The Wally link
1/7/2014 02:58:33 am

Gosh we are glad everything was caught in time and all is well. Always hard not to rush off straight away. Wilhelm you make a full and speedy recovery now. Have a terrific Tuesday.
Best wishes Molly

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Bethany
1/7/2014 06:39:59 am

Thank you, Molly. When I pick Wilhelm up this evening I will tell him you have sent him well wishes. If that doesn't help him feel better, what will? (Besides many nights of sleeping on the bed, of course.)

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Intrepid Pup link
1/7/2014 09:58:13 am

Feel better soon, Wil! Totally understand what you're going through! A few years back Tavish had to have a back molar removed.Turns out he had fractured it on what were his favorite chew: antlers. We were way more concerned that Tavish seemed to be, and we too were worried about long term effects. Good news is that the extraction had a pretty quick recovery time and he adjusted to the loss pretty seamlessly...I know Wil will too! Take care, buddy, so you can get back to being a Cascadian Nomad!

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Bethany
1/8/2014 08:40:41 am

This is very good news and really helps with raising my spirits for Wilhelm to make a full recovery. I had a long talk with the veterinary nurse when I picked Wilhelm up from surgery regarding what more we could do for Wilhelm's dental health and she pretty much said we were doing everything right. She agreed that he has great teeth for a dachshund his age and pointed out that sometime weak teeth are genetic. My great hope now is that Wilhelm can get back to enjoying epic tugs again even without those two molars! Tug is his favorite game when we travel... and always.

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Roxy the traveling dog link
1/7/2014 11:00:00 pm

I have said many times this past month i wish dogs could just talk to us about pain. Roxy had been having all kinds of issues lately.

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Bethany
1/8/2014 08:33:51 am

I totally understand why they hide their pain but, yes, it would be nice if we knew.

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Laika link
1/8/2014 07:42:40 am

Get well soon, Wilhelm.

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Bethany
1/8/2014 07:57:47 am

Oh, thank you! He has already improved quickly- he started a game of chase this morning!

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Golden Woofs: Sugar link
1/10/2014 02:38:41 am

We learning so much about dog's mouth/teeth and its the hardest thing to find out. Golden Happy to hear everything went well. We can't wait to see you guys again (BP, May). Golden Thanks for your good thoughts too. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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Bethany
1/10/2014 05:48:50 am

Like you with the tumor on your tongue, Sugar, it is so frustrating that these bad teeth were not found during Wilhelm's last exam. I always specifically ask about his teeth too! But is indeed hard to learn that sometimes we do everything we are supposed to for our pets, everything right, and something can still go wrong. I'm sure nothing will make Wilhelm feel better than to see his pretty, smiling golden girl-friend again! Can't wait!

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Francesca Villa
1/16/2014 10:53:14 pm

Awe poor Wilhelm I hope he gets well soon!!!! Lots of hugs, Francesca

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Jessica @ youdidwhatwithyourwiener link
1/17/2014 07:27:29 pm

Both of Chester's Molars are cracked. I have no idea how either. My vet also tells me his teeth look good for his age. Still, I am thinking of taking him to get a cleaning and X-rays of his teeth.

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