bleh surgery

So, I'm not sure Harriet was crazy about surgery.  She is a trooper, though, and she did a great job.  She is now a toothless dog who cannot have any puppies.  (Which, you know, is bittersweet for me, because... PUPPIES!)  Now, for 10 days, we have to keep her from playing with Truman, or from jumping down off her favorite spot (the top of the couch, where she's been sitting since we brought her home.  She was insistent about on climbing up there, and she has stayed there for the last 2 hours.)

An adult dog has 42 permanent teeth.  The grand total that Harriet had left?  15.

15 teeth were extracted from little Harriet's ailing mouth.  The only "complication" was that the removal of one tooth required the vet to repair-- as I understand it-- a flap of gum tissue necessary for separating Harriet's mouth from her sinus cavity.  Which, you know, is important.  This brought the grand total of the procedure to $850.

She goes back to the vet in 10 days for suture removal and a checkup.  So far she doesn't seem at all bothered by the belly stitches from the spaying, but she's on a lot of pain killers right now, so we'll have to keep watch.

Bryan was afraid that once her teeth were all removed, Harriet would no longer look like she was smiling all the time.  As you can see, that fear has been put to rest.

Um, excuse me.  My teeth are missing.