Yesterday Trooper was scheduled to have his teeth cleaned at the vet in Homewood. This is a big deal because he has to be put under anesthestia (sp?). So, the night before he could not have any food or water after midnight. We took the whole pack up to the church on Thursday night to have a good play time since we knew Trooper wouldn't get to exercise again until Saturday. Tom and I ran around the field a little while the dogs chased eachother. They ran and played more than normal. We left and came home, fed the dogs dinner, and they headed to bed. Right before Tom and I went to bed Tom noticed blood on our carpet in our bedroom. I checked all the dogs paws to see if one of them had cut their foot playing. I found nothing and figured it was no big deal. So, Friday morning I got ready and Trooper and I headed out the door for the vet. After I dropped him off I had to substitute at Spain Park for the last half of the day. While teaching I got a phone call from the vet...which alarmed me a little since I wasn't expecting to hear from them until Trooper was finished. The vet said they were weighing Trooper and getting him prepped and found a lasseration (sp?) on his left shoulder and it would need stitches. What?? I felt like such a bad mother! He also informed me of the extra cost and needed permission before sewing the wound. Of course I told him to go ahead and take care of my sweet Troop dog. I called Tom and we figured that Trooper cut himeself jumping in from the side of the truck. We try to get him to get in from the back bc their are sharp corners on the sides...oh well. I told Tom if Trooper was a child they would have called DHR on us. Good news is Trooper's teeth are clean, his breath is better, and his wound is healing and stitches come out in 10 days. Here are a couple of pictures.
Look at those pearly whites!
Here are Trooper's 4 stitches...Poor baby
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