grizzer – Mar 9, 2012 12:00 AM

Grizzer had some known dental issues coming into the exam and took the longest amount of time for the check. It was determined that his tooth had an abscessed pocket below the gum line which determined that a tooth extraction was necessary. This was a premolar, which doesn't affect his tearing of meat or gnawing on bones like an incisor or molar. The gum was stitched with dis-solvable stitches and he was given a 7 day dose of antibiotics. He had a good meal of bone dust the day after the exams, and dug up a beaver head to gnaw on today. He shows no issues with the tooth removal and it probably feels better.