Shoshi got a hotspot under her eye. We thought that she was bitten by a bee. It swelled up and had a head similar to a bee sting and it was itchy.
I cleaned it out, cut the hair all around it and got her on antibiotics and brought her to the vets today.
Well, it appears that not recently but probably a year or 2 ago she got a slight crack in her extreme back tooth from chewing on something hard. It was enough to let bacteria in slowly. She now has an abscess.
How she cracked it remains a mystery but its a tooth with deep roots and it won't be fun to remove it but the alternative is to give her antibiotics each time it flairs up and manage her or remove it.
As she has been rubbing her face, I imagine it is hurting her but she's too brave to let us know as many dogs are.
As she is getting older, it is best to handle it now vs. managing it and then having to deal with anesthesia as a senior. She's in that almost senior age.
Shoshi is an amazing dog. She never complains about a single thing. All she wants is to snuggle and be with you.
As Fiona is due anytime, she is sleeping over Yvonne's tonight and tomorrow she has surgery. We get to pick her up tomorrow afternoon/evening.
We've been told it will be difficult to get out so she may be sore etc. Gad, I wish it was me instead of her.