Milo needs a tooth pulled! Ouch!

[Milosmom]

Tonight Milo had his routine annual. Happy to report the vet said he is in top condition and very healthy...but he needs a back molar pulled. He had sheared off part of it about 2 years ago but it was not serious enough to pull it then. However we have been watching it. Apparently there is a "ledge" on that tooth and when it hits the bottom molar at the right angle or when he bit down on something hard at just the right spot.....huge chip.

The vet said, time to pull it. She showed me a model of a dog skull and this molar is the largest one a dog has, so he will have be under anesthesia for this little adventure. He has to take antibiotics 3 days prior to the pulling and for 5 days afterwards. The actual procedure is a day surgery and they will clean the rest of his teeth too.

Has anyone had their Corgi's teeth pulled? If so, how did it go? Any helpful tips?

[dcole]

Poor Milo! I don't have any experience with having my dog's teeth pulled, but it doesn't sound like fun. "NO:":

Here's hoping that his recovery is short and painless! +WUBCLUB+

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

When Mojo was spayed the vet pulled her last baby tooth, it was stubborn(like her) and the vet said that it was wedged and needed help so the permanent could come down properly. Since she was going to be under anyway, she decided to do it when Mojo was spayed. We never had an issue with it, and she ate normally so she didn't seem to have any pain from it, but she was on the painkillers from the spay, and Mojo was on medicine to keep her slightly sedated for a week(vet thought that her wildness would not be conducive to healing, so we just took the edge off Mojo during that first week, we miss those meds!)so all the meds probably helped with the tooth. But again, no issue, no infection or anything, and she ate normally afterwards. (It was a big tooth for such a little girl!)

[CorgiMum]

I haven't had any experience with a dog having his tooth pulled, but it's sounds like the right thing to do before Milo's molar gets into worse shape.

Vibes for your guy. When is he having it done?

[jcj528]

Lori:

When I was a kid, I let my wire hair fox terrier attack a sprinkler head and he broke one of his upper canine teeth. We had to take him to the vet immediately and have the rest of the tooth removed. Apparently it was very easy as we picked up Rascal that night and he was fine. There were some stitches which had to be removed some number of days later to deal with and that was all. He did fine.

Things might well be more complicated with a molar, but as far as recovering from the anesthesia, Milo should come through this very well indeed.

[taflar]

Has anyone had their Corgi's teeth pulled? If so, how did it go? Any helpful tips?

Yes, some of mine had. Several years ago, Tango had a slab fracture (like you've described) and had a molar pulled at the same time she was spayed. She did just fine.

The mouth may be sore the first day and you might want to not feed them that night or feed a very soft food. You'd want to feed lightly the first night anyway as anesthesia can cause them to feel a bit queasy if they eat a lot.

They usually do just fine.

Peggy

[breezy]

Aw. Poor guy! Hopefully all will be well and he'll just said through this.

[bayoucorgi]

Many years ago we were throwing bumpers (floaty retriever things) in the lake for the Golden pack to bring back. My crazy adolescent male decided to get possessive when he didn't get the bumper first and started bristling and trying growl the others away from it. I yelled at him and threw a softball sized rock "toward" him (not intending to hit him) to let him know that I wasn't pleased. His aunt leapt into the air to catch the rock and it smacked her full in the mouth and bounced into the water. She was bleeding but she never winced, just looked back at me as if to say, "hey I missed it throw another one". We took her to the vet and he grabbed some heavy duty forceps and pulled her broken incisor right out. I was shocked but the dog never showed any discomfort. He said dogs teeth aren't innervated like humans so it doesn't hurt them the same. He had seen massive decay that would incapacitate a human but other than bad breath the dog never had symptoms. Anyway, a big molar is probably more invasive but still not has painful to him as to us.

[Milosmom]

Yes, some of mine had. Several years ago, Tango had a slab fracture (like you've described) and had a molar pulled at the same time she was spayed. She did just fine.

The mouth may be sore the first day and you might want to not feed them that night or feed a very soft food. You'd want to feed lightly the first night anyway as anesthesia can cause them to feel a bit queasy if they eat a lot.

They usually do just fine.

Peggy

Peggy and everyone: Thanks for the response. To update: I scheduled the procedure for Tuesday! I drop him off in the am and can pick him up after work. I am all about pain management so they assured me he will be given an injection for pain before leaving their office. I will also make sure I have something on board for when that wears off. Doubt i'll need it but you never know.
The good news is that the vet did not recommend a teeth cleaning so all the tooth brushing is paying off!! People do comment on how his teeth are so white being that he is 5 years old. It's not by accident....so i'm glad I started brushing his teeth early on.

[CorgiMum]

Vibes for Tuesday for Milo, and good for you for keeping his teeth brushed Lori!

[Milosmom]

Update! Milo did very well Tuesday! When I picked him up from the vet he looked tired and he walked like a drunken sailor. It was pretty comical. He came home and slept, he didn't even want to eat! A corgi that rejected food! :SHOCKED:
By 10 pm he did eat and today he got his pain pill and antibiotic at breakfast, which he ate with gusto. I thought he looked kind of scruffy so I gave him a bath. I think he is feeling more like himself again, as evidenced by his vaccuum cleaner chasing and barking when the phone rings. He also played like he normally does. He is no worse for the wear and that nasty tooth won't trouble him again! Hooray!

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

Great to hear that he went through it just fine.

[dcole]

Well if he's chasing the vacuum and barking at the phone (I thought only mine did that - crazy corgis!) he must be feeling like his old self. Yay Milo!:BIGGRIN"

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

Off topic, sort of: Miss G strongly reacts to telephones and knocking on tv, but not our own, and the doorbell on the tv show Frasier REALLY sets her off. Strange how they react to certain noises and tones, and comforting to know that others have the same issue with their Corgi.

[dcole]

Re. the barking at the phone thing: hmmmmm... is this a corgi trait, I wonder? I have had dogs all my life (all different breeds) and have NEVER had one that gave a lick about the phone. Trevor will start whining and "vocalizing" as soon as he sees me pick it up, and when he hears the first keys getting pressed, that when the barking starts! :SHOCKED:

Personally, I think it's another example of his people posessiveness: "don't talk to someone on the phone, talk to me! Talk to me!!!" Spoiled rotten! :TWITCHY:

[corgiland]

So glad that Milo's surgery is over and that he is on the road to recovery......Way to go Milo!!!

"Corgiland"
Beverly

[jcj528]

So glad to hear Milo's tooth problems are over. You must be relieved. Thanks for the good news.

[mtoy]

He'll do fine! Millie had a rear molar pulled in January along with a tooth cleaning, it was cracked. She was quiet for a couple days afterward, and I fed her soft foods.

When Link was at the vet a few weeks ago she noticed he had a puppy canine tooth still in his mouth, lodged in next to the new adult tooth. She said they would pull it when he was neutered. It fell out the next week.

[ZdogZ]

I'm glad that Milo did well.
Mine don't bark at the phone ringing, but do at the doorbell. Zip will bark when the answering machine goes off if I'm in the shower. He doesn't do it if we are anywhere else, except maybe if we aren't home.

[CorgiMum]

Great news that Milo has come through his ordeal and is now rid of that tooth problem!

Barking: Mine don't bark at the pnone. When it rings they go and find something to chew or play with as they have learned that they will be ignored for a bit. And mommmy won't be eating anything that there is a chance of sharing.:ROLLEYES

Door bell barking.....:ARG:

[disraeli ears]

Glad to hear that Milo came through his tooth extraction as good as ever. :BIGGRIN"

[Milosmom]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Friday evening was the first time he actually worked on one of his chew toys and I noticed he chewed on each side of his mouth, so he is 100%

Funny thing about the barking when the phone rings, at home he barks like a nut, at work if the phones rings, he barks one time.. and it is more of a huffy token bark at that. Go fiigure. If my office door is shut and someone knocks at the door, again one token bark. At home if someone knocks he goes nuts and growls too. I can only surmise at work he doesn't feel as territorial.