I have a German Shepherd with a fractured k9, we have a dream to pursue schutzhund (protection, tracking, obedience) I had nearly given up, because people told me I will never be able to raise a schutzhund dog….while continuing to train her, then one day she showed me something beautiful. Her drives are amazing, the desire to work, very clear headed, and civil… I have $1,000 in the bank I have saved, the surgery is going to run around $4,000.
Please, don’t lecture me “if you can’t take care of your dog, you shouldn’t have one” Well, I have 5 dogs. I feed Wellness CORE Ocean, and Canidae, salmon oil, vitamin C, glucosamine/MSM, kelp, and occasionally alfalfa (don’t want the Shepherds to bloat)… Not many can grasp the love I have for her, some call me crazy, claiming “she is just a dog” no… she isn’t, she is my friend, my teacher, my companion, my love. Carecredit wont accept me because I don’t have credit…I have considered asking for donations… does anyone have any ideas on how I can raise money? I have pictures of her tooth, I’ve contacted the K9 unit for help… again, please don’t lecture me I am hurting enough.
Thank you
Root canal, and crown. As of right now it is not infected I keep her on Clavamox every so often. Extraction of a k9 tooth is very painful for the dog, as the root is twice the size of the actual tooth we see, so with that they have to remove bone, risk of infection is high, and her jawline will shift.. I don’t want to put her thru that.
Thank you all for the great advice, and God Bless.
My vet warned me not to go to the vets that are not certified in Dentistry, too much can go wrong.
Well I trained her all by myself, and when I finally did go to a schutzhund club, my mother asked to pet a dog (I later found out from a source that the dog is VERY aggressive, and locked up all the time) he gripped her neck… but that is another story, I haven’t been to a schutzhund club since.
Caption Obvious, I love my dogs, and I do EVERYTHING I can to take care of them, things like this happen, I know this and I am doing EVERYTHING I can…you truly are “Obvious” in your cruely, but God Bless You Anyway.