Our Fuzzy Buddy

There’s never much to say about Ailo because... he's so easy! We rescued him on St. Patrick’s Day, 2010. He’s a mix of more than 7 breeds but most resembles a flat-coated retriever with brindle pattern. Pretty boy : )

He’s been a patient of Banfield [at Petsmart] since we had him. Since he’s mixed breed, he’s been very healthy [knock on wood] and within the past 2-3 years we only get dinged on his teeth. We tried dental treats [$$] but they just didn’t do the trick. 

So of course we were convinced to up our health plan on Ailo which would cover a dental cleaning. 

This first dental cleaning - in six years - was this past weekend. I took him in at 7:30am. He had to go under anesthesia. He was up around 1pm and they monitored him for two hours after. 

As soon as Tim brought him home I could tell the poor dog was out of it. He’s the happiest, goofiest dog I know and poor guy hasn’t lifted his ears, hasn’t had a happy pant... I’m sure the anesthesia takes time to wear off and his mouth is probably sore. 

We got him some soft treats because he won’t touch his hard food. Banfield said he’ll be this way for up to 24 hours... hopefully poor buddy shakes it soon, it’s hard seeing your fuzzy love so unhappy. 

At least his tail is still wagging, but his whines are hard to hear : (