The Briard - A Heart Wrapped in Fur

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Doggie Orthodontia part 3

Nana at approximately 8 weeks
Last Friday we went to the Doggie Orthodontist for a recheck.  Two weeks of constant supervision, being a human chew toy and lots of walking at Hidden Falls Regional Park had paid off.  She had managed to break the side covering of the retainer, exposing the wires, but all in all it was good.  The exposed wires required the appliance be removed.  Personally I think had it still been intact, he would have told us one more week and I would be a crazy person (okay, crazier than I already am).  I say this because one side is good the other is a little questionable.  However, the new therapy involves the smallest Kong stuffed with peanut butter and chew, chew, chew! Nana gives two paws up to this therapy.  The more she chews the more the teeth will be encouraged to move outward.

Want a stick?  Go for it!
Bite that rubber frisbee! 
Liquid Amber seed pods are a favorite chew delight.

She has certainly gotten easier to live with and it has opened the way to more places I can go and not worry about what she might grab.  So life has gotten a whole lot easier.  And of course the pet insurance has declined to pay.  Hmmm.....and I am paying them why?????

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