[Magdalen] chomp

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Good ol' Max is keeping on, and continues to chomp from time to time.  I
think it is a slightly misplaced love gesture. <OUCH!>

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:16 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
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