[Magdalen] chomp

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

They work their way into our hearts.  I ache to lose one, but I could not
imagine life without them.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:11 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 11/22/2014 10:47:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
>
> We  recently had a few more teeth taken out. Cats tend to get a rotting
> which  destroys the teeth from below>>..
> Dogs are almost universally prone to get bad teeth as they age.
> The vets clean them, and pull a few as they get older, and sometimes
> they're practically toothless by the time they pass.
>
> One does need to keep an eye on the teeth, however, because the
> chronic irritation of the gum can result in squamous cell carcinoma.
>
> One of my Miniature Schnauzers who had an especially endearing
> personality had this complication, and there was no easy answer
> (though I suppose they might try radiation therapy had I dragged  the
> dog up to Cornell at Ithaca).  Such treatment would have been in  the
> many thousands of dollars.
>
> I therefore put her down when the bleeding got to be a problem.   She
> was only 6 years old, and the Schnauzers usually go to 15 years.   I
> still grieve for her.
>
>
> David Strang.
>