Bad Breath - it was a serious health problem

[Meg (Murphy's Mom)]

Some of you may remember that I was concerned about Murphy’s bad breath. It smelled so noticeably bad you could smell his breath from across the room. The only way I can describe it is a bad fishy smell. He was also acting like he didn’t feel well. He just didn’t seem to be himself.

We scanned the internet for remedies for doggy bad breath and did many of the recommended things like brushing his teeth with baking soda.

I also found something that said bad breath may mean something stuck in his teeth so we thoroughly examined his teeth.

It has been about 2 weeks and the smell was still bad so last night we turned him upside down and spread his mouth wide open. Lodged in the roof of his mouth we could see a stick about an inch and a half long by about ¼ inch thick. It made me feel nauseous.

The first thing this morning we took him to the vet. They were able to get it out and clean him up without putting him under. They also gave him antibiotics.

We are so lucky this could have ended up to be a deadly accident.

[Dianne Carter ~ Trinity Doodles]

WOW! How lucky you all are, thank goodness you found it and are on the brink of recovery ~ healthy doodle vibes coming your way!

[Meg (Murphy's Mom)]

Thanks Adina! I wanted to make sure I shared this just in case someone else notices sudden bad breath. It had really surprised me because I don't let Murph have sticks. He must have done this while we were on a walk and we didn't notice.

[Adina P]

Poor Murphy! I remember hearing about another doodle to which this happened. Totally invisible unless you were looking for it...so glad you found it and he'll be all better soon!