Current mood:

sympathetic

Elijah has some teeth removed.......

FIRST AN UPDATE ON ELIJAH: (No, that is NOT a picture of him to the left)
I just received a called from the Vet, and Elijah is doing well and resting right now. He will be on a diet of canned food for the next few days, but otherwise, he should be his regular self.

WHAT HAPPENED:
I took Elijah in for a regular appointent a couple of weeks ago (for shots) and the doctor reminded me of the teeth cleaning that we had talked about over a year ago. She suggested that the clinic had time today, and that I could schedule it. Elijah would need to get some teeth removed.

After we talked about the sort of recovery Elijah would require, she convinced me that I would not have to wait for Kristen to get back, and that he would actually feel much better with the teeth removed.....only needing soft food for about a week. (as his gums would be tender)

So I brought him in this morning at about 8:30am, and I just received the call that he is all done, awake and happy. But Elijah is now down 15 teeth!

Wow...15 teeth I thought...that's a lot. How many teeth do dogs have?

From the WikiAnswers Page:

How many teeth do dogs have? In: Dogs

Answer

Puppies have 28 teeth and adult dogs have 42 permanent teeth.

So the poor baby is down about 36% of his teeth...but they told me he would be just fine even so. I might have to learn how to brush his teeth, but again....they told me that with such a small mouth, that is very difficult to do.

I can't wait to see him a little later and give him a big hug.