Lemon

July 26th Lemon was seen by our partner vet, Orchard Veterinary Care for her spay and to examine her mouth and hind leg. Turns out that Lemon is built differently than other dogs. All of her incisors and canines have not erupted although they all appear to be there under her gums, and her hips seem to be lined up a little different that leads to her having a different walk.

Lemon will be returning to Orchard on August 10th for a dental as well as a closer look at her hips to ensure that she’s not experiencing any pain.

Update: Lemon is back in her foster home after her appointment at Orchard, dental x-rays show that nearly all of her teeth are present under the gum line, including some puppy teeth, and they are impacted. This makes her case more complicated and she has been referred to the dental clinic at the WCVM Small Animal Clinic. At this time Lemon doesn’t appear to be in any pain or discomfort, but, if left untreated, her teeth will cause damage to her jaw bone.

Update: On December 13th Lemon visited the WCVM for her first dental surgery. Despite our hopes that she would have had some of her teeth come through, the roots are now closed meaning that there will not be any further movement. Because of how many teeth are impacted the decision was made to have a minimum of 2 surgeries to extract all of the necessary teeth. These surgeries will allow Lemon to live a long and healthy life. She is healing up great from the first surgery and her next one is scheduled for February. This weekend Lemon even got to meet Santa and tell him that she really is such a wonderful good girl.

Update: On February 3rd Lemon had her second dental surgery to remove the remaining impacted teeth. She was such a wonderful trooper, although it is hard to keep her still.

Final Update: We are so happy to announce that this joyful girl has been in her loving forever home for some months now.

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