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I went to pick up Kody and he seems to be doing pretty good. We had some good news in that his tooth was not as badly damaged as we feared so Kody will be a little better off as far as long term care. We were afraid that the tooth was more damaged under [...]

I got a call from the doctor and Kody has made it through his root canal. I’m going to pick him up in about an hour. The doctor said he did fine but, “Kody has his own opinions about how life works.” So true. I’m guessing this means his other teeth were okay which is [...]

Kody’s been dropped off and luckily he’s the first patient of the day so he won’t have a long time to wait and be nervous. He was pretty nervous though. I think I’m not very good at hiding my own concern. Once we got in the door, he started feeling a little better and went [...]

Kody and I are just about to leave for the dentist. Kody hasn’t had his pain medication and I can see a huge difference in his behavior, he’s definitely in a little pain. He’s just laying at my feet. Normally he would be asleep on the comforter on the couch. Poor guy. I can’t wait [...]

Tomorrow I drop Kody off at 8:00am for his root canal. I’m nervous, but I’m looking forward to knowing that his pain is gone. He has been pretty happy on the pain medication but he’s still not quite himself, and I’m not quite myself either. Going through this has really made it clear to me how [...]

Oh man, it’s been a long week. Kody doesn’t get the root canal until next Monday but things to deal with and emotions are starting to calm down. I’m still fairly stressed, but I have a little better handle on the situation. I’ve heard from lots of people about dogs and doctor bills and everyone says [...]

I got Kody in to see the doggie dentist today. Unfortunately not only did Kody break the top of his tooth off, he took a chuck off the side as well. This means I’m going to have to brush his teeth every day to make sure they stay clean, even after the root canal and [...]

Tomorrow we meet with the doggy dentist but we probably won’t be able to get Kody in for surgery until early next week. When I talked to the receptionist this morning, she said he should be fine with the wait. I’m not thrilled at the wait, but to tell you the truth, Kody seems to be [...]

They just showed a great Doritos Superbowl commercial where a guy offered a dog wearing a bark shock collar a Dorito if he would speak. What a douche. So the dog took off his own shock collar, placed it on the man, then proceeded to bark, thereby shocking the man, and eat all of his [...]