KrisK Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 DH noticed that Jazz had a small lump developing on his face below the eye. I stopped by my vet's for another matter today and mentioned the lump to him. Right away, he said it's a nasal tooth abcess and that it is quite common. Since Jazz was going in for his annual check up this week anyway, I can get it dealt with right away. He sent me home with antibiotics. When I looked at Jazz's face tonight, it was noticeably larger. DH isn't as involved with the dogs as I am, but he certainly caught this before I did. Hopefully it's nothing more serious than needed a tooth extracted. Good board mojo requested for Mr. Jazz on Friday please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 lots of mojo from az Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Mojo coming from WA. Keep us posted on how things turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Maggie says she hates tooth abcesses and feels Jazz's pain - she had a broken carnassial that led to an abcess last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyd65 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 DH noticed that Jazz had a small lump developing on his face below the eye. I stopped by my vet's for another matter today and mentioned the lump to him. Right away, he said it's a nasal tooth abcess and that it is quite common. Since Jazz was going in for his annual check up this week anyway, I can get it dealt with right away. He sent me home with antibiotics. When I looked at Jazz's face tonight, it was noticeably larger. DH isn't as involved with the dogs as I am, but he certainly caught this before I did. Hopefully it's nothing more serious than needed a tooth extracted. Good board mojo requested for Mr. Jazz on Friday please. mojo coming from Pennsylvania... Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Ouch! No fun at all. Our old Aussie, MacLeod, had a swelling under his eye which we mistakenly thought was a wasp sting, and it went away in just a couple of days. About a month later, there it was again but much, much larger and more extensive, covering most of the side of his head below the eye. We knew then it was serious. Sure enough, a visit to the vet confirmed that he had a cracked tooth (in a stockdog, it isn't the age but the mileage sometimes) that had abscessed and, under surgery, they found that the corresponding tooth on the other side of his head was also cracked and needed removal. He was a much more comfortable dog afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Sue, I thought it was a bee sting too! But DH insisted that it wasn't and he was right (good thing I listened to him) I'm hoping it's just one tooth and all will be fine. Jazz is 10 now....and this will be the first real health issue he has had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Good thoughts coming from Daisy and I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisK Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Jazz came through the surgery nicely. He had 5 teeth removed! Three were infected I am kicking myself for not noticing sooner but he didn't seem to show any pain and his breath didn't smell bad. His major symptom was he just seemed not quite as peppy as usual. I just attributed that to his being 10 and slowing down slightly. Obviously, the poor fellow was fighting the infection. Lesson learned - I'll pay far more attention to small changes in behaviour! I am sure he'll be feeling much better in a day or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Feel good soon, Jazz! Thanks for sharing that, Kris. It's a good reminder to pay attention to changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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