grizzer – Mar 16, 2012 12:00 AM

The notes from the wolf care staff indicate that Grizzer has been an an extremely good mood and very socially engaging since the medical exam. When judging a wolves pain tolerance or irritation with something like a decaying tooth, we watch how they feed and respond to human inspection. Grizzer did both well and never showed any issues with the tooth, but as we saw from the exam, he had an abscessed pocket below the tooth that must have been painful. Now that the tooth is gone, he seems to feel very good. The stitches are still in tact and his gums are very clean.