Monday, August 24, 2009

Just like Bernie

Did I mention we had to take Bernie to a canine dental specialist a month ago? Apparently, when he was a young puppy at a rescue center in Marion County, his litter was exposed to distemper. Fortunately, Bernie didn’t come down with that lethal disease. But he did have a very high fever. As a result, the roots of some of his teeth are not great. After an examination, the dental specialist pulled three of his back teeth and bonded all of the rest of them. From here on in we have to make sure he doesn’t chew on bones – or his favorite treat, ice cubes. Oh, and I have to brush his teeth every morning with a plastic thing I put over my finger covered with chicken flavored tooth paste. He loves it!

Sometimes I think Bernie and I get closer every day. I had to go to the human dentist specialist today because of a sensitive tooth. As you may know, one of the side effects of long term Prednisone use is bone loss. By now, you’ve already guessed. He pulled it. And right now I’m brushing my teeth with…Dewars.

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