Broken teethies, dentals and a snazzy jumpie!

This week Clarkus Barkus has had a dental with his favorite vet, Siobhan, and his favorite nurse, Maria, doing the honours. His gums have been bleeding when he has been chewing so after a good look at them Siobhan recommended a Scale and Polish and some Antibiotics to settle them down a little after. 

He was a good boy as always and after Siobhan had done a full assessment the lovely Maria got to work cleaning and polishing them from front to back. He was a little groggy from the Anaesthetic and it upset his tummy a little.......... poo, lots of poo! :(  He is a sensitive chap and his tummy suffered when he had the anaesthetic for his xrays in June so I was expecting a few clean beds being required in his kennel at work.  All in all he did very well and as always he has had the best treatment by the best people. 

Sadly along with the other damage he suffered at the hands of the Spanish he has a broken end to his left Canine. It doesn't cause him any problems so there is no need to intervene in any way but he can catch you with it when he is playing and it is still quite sharp. It will round off in time. 

He is such a good boy to take his Antibiotics, he is on Clindacyl which are quite large for a small dog to take but he happily allows me to pop one on the back of his tongue. He should rattle the amount of medicines he takes bless him but he is good with all of them.

I have started using Dentisept, a paste that sticks to the gums and provides protection against plaque and bacteria in the mouth which I hope will maintain his dazzlingly white teeth for the future. Again he is such a good boy to have it applied, no fuss just a little shake to the head as with the Propalin. 

Today I have made Clarky a new jumpie what with winter coming along. He had to have one to match his foster sissies......

Clarkus Barkus

Molly Poppet

Wena Noodle

Clark has come a very long way since he was rescued by Terrier SOS in December 2013 and arrived here in May 2014 - he is now a proper terrierist, happy, with a sense of humour, a cheeky nature, a gentle loving soul who loves nothing more than sitting on your knee having cuddles or curling up in a warm bed dozing.  He is a special boy. 

I have also come a long way since May when he arrived and all my fears of fostering Clark are a distant memory. One of my biggest concerns was him integrating into our home and life but the reality has shown that is the easy bit.  The tough bit will be letting him go, letting go of his paw and saying goodbye. That's the hard bit but despite the inevitable tears it will be a happy day when he is in the arms of his new family. 

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