Let me begin with my best friend Billy, who is a 14 year old Yorkie with two very bad upper canine teeth and a pretty bad sinus infection (from the teeth). Billy had been on antibiotics for many months to try and rid him of this infection which was getting progressively worse. He was miserable, not to mention, due to the teeth, other problems had arose, high kidney counts, and some thyroid issues. He would not have made it without the extractions but, at his age and issues it was a 50/50 chance he would get through this surgery.
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