Tot made it through a massive cyst removal surgery earlier this week and it’s been really tough on her but she’s doing extremely well. The cyst was larger than they had thought and had eaten through so much bone in her mouth that her jaw was nearly broken, it will be as fragile as a “wine glass” for the next 6 months or so. When the vet first told us how fragile her jaw was/is, these horrific images flashed in my mind of Tot getting too excited and accidentally slamming into the wall last week – or launching her body to stop airborne toys about 300 times a day and crashing into things – you get the picture… She’s our rough and tumble little girl but she’s going to have to learn to take things down a notch until the bone graft starts to heal. Something tells me this won’t be easy!
She’s been a real trooper throughout! However, she was pissed when she was finally cognitive enough to notice that all of her toys were suddenly M.I.A. I wonder if she thinks she woke up in some alternate universe where toys don’t exist! Rest assured, her toys will find their way back to her in a week and a half. Until then, they remain in a super top secret hiding location (luckily Tot hasn’t sniffed them out yet!)
I took the rest of the week and this weekend off to care for her and help her recover (I’ll still be answering e-mails though).
Dental Specialist extraordinaire, Dr. Chamberlain and his staff Michele and Jenn went so far above and beyond – we are eternally grateful for their expertise, compassion and kindness. They genuinely care about each pet and that is a very rare thing. For someone who loves their pets as much as I do, it means the world to me.
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