Teeth

[Guest guest]

I did lots of rescue work with animals over the years. I fostered a dog

that was a sad situation. She was born in a puppy mill. Bad nutrition and

care from the get go. Her mother was raised in a cage and bred every time

she came in season. Some of the puppy mill dogs live their entire lives

w/out having their feet ever touch the earth.

The pup was sold w/out checking references on if it was a loving home. It

was just for cash. The people who bought her were into drugs. They wanted

a big dog (Saint Bernard) to scare the cops and fight with Pitbulls for

money. The police pulled her from a drug raid and sent her to rescue. I

ended up getting her at 5-6 years old.

Her name was Heidi. She was absolutely wonderful with people, but wanted to

fight other dogs. I couldn't find a good home for her because she was so

dog aggressive. I lived on acreage and ended up keeping her because I felt

sorry for her. Humans created her problems. She was a sweet dog. I was

also set up to handle her problems with strong fencing, etc. She did learn

to like my dogs and dogs I fostered.

She had severe gum disease and her teeth starting falling out after I got

her, got congestive heart failure from the bad bacteria. Her gums were so

sore that she stopped eating solid food. I could see that she had no tissue

between the roots of her remaining teeth. I was at my wits end and was

going to put her down. Then I read about brushing the gums with yogurt so

beneficial bacteria could fight the bad bacteria.

I had nothing to lose, she was scheduled for euthanasia. She had stopped

eating. I put her on a diet of raw pet food milk mixed with 4 eggs, coconut

oil and yogurt because she couldn't eat solid food. She started lapping

it up and getting stronger.

After 6 weeks, I was blown away. The severe gum disease was gone and her

gums actually grew back over the remaining teeth she had. She stopped

coughing (congestive heart failure) and I started feeding her raw beef

hearts for CO Q 10. She lived another two to three years (14- 21 years if

she were human) and when I finally put her down, it was because her hips

gave out. Her teeth and guns were fine.

Kathy