For new readers, here is what Bailey looks like when he's not drugged up and when he had all his teeth:
I want to cry just looking at him now because he looks like he's in so much pain. I'm going to have to call the vet in the morning to see if they were supposed to give me some Metacam for him on top of the Clavamox. They kept telling me Bella had them pulled, not Bailey, which might explain why they didn't send me home with the pain killer. Bella is allergic to it. However, once I got to the car, realized Bailey was the one missing teeth and bleeding, and took them back in, they should have offered the pain meds then.
Before any pet advocates jump on my case over the teeth, Bailey had bad teeth when I got him from the pound, not to mention the worst doggy breath ever. I have tried everything to clean his teeth. I've bought a three-sided toothbrush, a regular doggy toothbrush, and a toothbrush that slips over your finger. I've also bought dental wipes, Greenies, dental biscuits, dental chews, dental bones, basically everything teeth related except that stuff you put in their water and sprinkle on their food that theoretically keeps away plaque. None of it has helped. His teeth are still bad, and their crooked nature and the pronounced underbite don't help any.
As for Bella, her teeth look amazing post-cleaning. They're whiter than mine. Is it wrong to be jealous of a dog's teeth?
