koda, the toothless dog

By mike

we don’t know what happened, but koda chipped a tooth pretty bad the other day.  we had it looked at and his vet said that he would recommend pulling the tooth.  christi, unsure about whether or not to pull the tooth, made an appointment with a doggy dentist for a consult.  yes.  you read that right.  a doggy dentist.

the doggy dentist told us that since the chipped tooth was so bad (down to the root), he recommends getting his tooth pulled.  he also informed us that koda has two extra teeth in his mouth, so he would have recommended pulling a tooth or two anyway so that it gives some room for the rest of the teeth to grow.  dog’s teeth don’t fully mature until 18 months, so koda has some time for the rest of his teeth to grow.

right now, he’s got a big gap in the front of his mouth!