| Scotty: Granted 02/28/2000 |
| The Story of Scotty |
Here is the beginning of the story, as told by his rescuer:
Scotty is a dog rescued from Ottawa, KS, in Feb, 2000. He is eight years old, and was turned over to the shelter by his owner. When I got him he was in pitiful shape. He was so fat he could hardly waddle, and he was in great pain in back and very fearful of any handling, probably from the pain. His skin was weepy and his coat was awful. He was also not able to stay clean when he pottied because he was so fat. Needless to say he stunk. I had my vet look at him and draw blood for a thyroid test that came back normal. I asked the vet about his mouth at that time and he said the gums were eroded but that his teeth had been cleaned recently. I let it drop at that because I thought “well this little guy has enough problems I don’t need to look for more”. That was a mistake.
Scotty has improved a lot with weight and exercise management as well as being in a place he feels safe. His back does not hurt him and I can pick him up. But I decided to brush his teeth as part of his program of getting used to being groomed, and when I did a large patch of gum sloughed off. I can now see the space were the root splits on his tooth. I am think he will need at least 4-6 teeth pulled.
Can you help with the expense of this? My best guess is that it will be about $150 depending on how much needs to be done.
We approved this application.
Scotty’s amazing vet managed to do all of this work for an astonishingly low fee:
Tooth Extraction $5.50
Rimadyl $11.50
Teeth Cleaning-Ultrasonic $30.00
Isofluorane $53.00
Yes, that’s correct — $5.50 for the extraction of *5* teeth!
Thank you to all vets everywhere who support rescue by working pro bono! You make a big difference!!!!!!!!!!
Scotty is feeling much better now.