No Operating Heavy Machinery
Woman in the Middle | March 11, 2014Honey the dog got her teeth cleaned yesterday. They do it under heavy anesthesia, thus the title of my post. Honey definitely could not have driven a car or operated heavy machinery last night! Poor thing!
While she was at the vet and knocked out, I asked that they take a look in her ears. Her hearing has definitely taken a turn for the worse recently so I thought it warranted a look-see. They did find quite a bit of hair and dirt so she got her ears flushed out as well. All of this happened while she was knocked out, but she still had that “What the H*** HAPPENED” look about her all evening long. The ear flush helped give her face a drowned rat appearance to add to the whole comical look.
Given that she is almost 14, she did really well and we didn’t have to pull a single tooth! Unfortunately, the ear flush didn’t seem to help the hearing much. We have begun adding arm and hand gestures to our commands now. She is a really smart dog and we anticipate she will pick up on those quickly, so as her hearing gets worse we will still be able to communicate with her. My girls are convinced my hearing is going south as well. Maybe they need to start doing hand gestures with me as well….Meanwhile the dog and I can go deaf together!
Did it cost much to have her teeth cleaned, I have always wondered what it cost to have something like this done, although now days I don’t have any pets
Oh yes, it costs quite a bit. Over $200 at my vet. But her breath smelled bad and we didn’t want her to be in any discomfort due to bad gums or teeth, so we sucked it up and had it done. Her kisses now smell doggie fresh!
Hurrah for Honey and hoping her recovery from all that anesthesia was quick. LOL re her operating heavy machinery and her somewhat dazed and disheveled look at homecoming. She must be brilliant to pick up on sign language too! LOL!
We have always said that if Honey had opposable thumbs she would be running this place!
Honey is so cute!! I’m glad she got her ears flushed,even if it didn’t help her hearing. Maybe you should get your ears flushed too (lol).
Glad she came through with flying colors. Maybe I should think about having our dogs teeth cleaned. His breath is something else. haha Old dogs can learn new tricks! Honey will pick up on those gestures in no time!