Oh guys .. Monty has a bad gum ! : (

I got him up for the toilet this morning, and for a split second I thought his snout was swollen, I dismissed it and put it down to my sleepy eyes.

My mum text me today to say she thinks Monty may have an abcess, he didn't com out of his bed until 10 this morning !! She assured me he has been playful, eaten and drank well today .. I've come home now and I feel so sad ! See the pics below.

The only thing I can think of, he was licking the inside of a Muller Yoghurt (left overs) pot last night, and he ripped it to shreds, so the sides were quite sharp, and he has cought his gum. I don't know whether to see if it heals over night, or take him up the vet where they'll charhe me god knows what ! He won't let me touch his snout.

Ouch, if it was me I would go to the vets as soon as they open in the morning if it hasn't calmed down, if he is eating and drinking now. Poor lad Xx

Poor Monty! Looks like it needs to be treated. Hope he is ok.

He's still playful and nipping, but I think I better take him, don't want it getting infected

Just insured the little bugger : )

Poor Monty that must be sore!

I have a Mullerlite Yoghurt every day after lunch and Harry just loves to lick out the pot, its 'muzzle size', but he shreds them afterwards too so I will have to be careful in future.

Get well soon Monty

Thanks Lizzie. My mum said when he hasn't been downstairs today, they find him laying next to bed upstairs lol poor sod.

Thanks Lizzie. My mum said when he hasn't been downstairs today, they find him laying next to bed upstairs lol poor sod.

Do you have anything in the freezer you could give Monte to relieve it a little ?

That's great that you've got insurance! i haven't had to claim our pet insurance (touch wood!), but I'm glad we have it, as I wouldn't like to have to pay up for vets fee's if anything ever happened to Violet I would hate to have to make the decision over whether you can afford treatment, or if you have to let your pet go without


Hopefully Montys gums are looking a bit better soon, although he doesn't really look too bothered as he's posing for his photos there!

kathytake2 wrote:Do you have anything in the freezer you could give Monte to relieve it a little ?

I've let him lick a complete ice cube from my hand but that's about it.

Maria. wrote:Just insured the little bugger : )

Be careful as they won't cover the first 14 days.......

Hope he's feeling better soon,it looks very sore,poor chap.

linzy wrote:That's great that you've got insurance! i haven't had to claim our pet insurance (touch wood!), but I'm glad we have it, as I wouldn't like to have to pay up for vets fee's if anything ever happened to Violet I would hate to have to make the decision over whether you can afford treatment, or if you have to let your pet go without


Hopefully Montys gums are looking a bit better soon, although he doesn't really look too bothered as he's posing for his photos there!

Well I only insured him tonight after coming home and seeing his poor wee snout. I've been meaning to do it for the past few days, this won't cover him anyway as it's within the 14days of taking out the policy, but it takes something like that to pull my finger out !

Tyler&megsmum wrote:

Maria. wrote:Just insured the little bugger : )

Be careful as they won't cover the first 14 days.......

Hope he's feeling better soon,it looks very sore,poor chap.

Yep, but at least he is covered now.

If it hasn't gone down a bit by the morning, my dad will have to pop him up the vet while I'm in work. I don't care how much it costs, as long as he is ok.

He's currently chasing pop corn around the house lol as long as his tail is up and wagging that's a little ease on my mind. But he is sure as hell staying in my bed tonight

Maria. wrote:

Tyler&megsmum wrote:

Maria. wrote:Just insured the little bugger : )

Be careful as they won't cover the first 14 days.......

Hope he's feeling better soon,it looks very sore,poor chap.

Yep, but at least he is covered now.

If it hasn't gone down a bit by the morning, my dad will have to pop him up the vet while I'm in work. I don't care how much it costs, as long as he is ok.

Fingers crossed it will start to go down a little,let us know how he gets on.

Definitely vets. That's too swollen to let it go naturally. You could try to bathe it with a salt water solution, but I doubt that it would do much good other than to make him thirsty!

I will Sal, thanks

Caryll wrote:Definitely vets. That's too swollen to let it go naturally. You could try to bathe it with a salt water solution, but I doubt that it would do much good other than to make him thirsty!

Yeah I did think of the salt water but thought the same consequence of him being thirsty, he has already peed on the floor twice ! He is going up first thing in the morning. Stupid bloody Yogurt Pot !

You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

gem wrote:You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

We've just had another little look, his teeth are due to come through and where the sore / blood blister is, that's where his tooth will come through ..

Maria. wrote:

gem wrote:You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

We've just had another little look, his teeth are due to come through and where the sore / blood blister is, that's where his tooth will come through ..

Thats probably whats going on his gum infection from the new teeth pushing through dont worry if its that he will be fine when his teeth are through

gem wrote:

Maria. wrote:

gem wrote:You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

We've just had another little look, his teeth are due to come through and where the sore / blood blister is, that's where his tooth will come through ..

Thats probably whats going on his gum infection from the new teeth pushing through dont worry if its that he will be fine when his teeth are through

I still wouldn't leave it - the swelling is far too large to be just a teething problem. If it's an abcess then it could affect the way the new tooth comes through, or could even rot the new tooth if left.

gem wrote:

Maria. wrote:

gem wrote:You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

We've just had another little look, his teeth are due to come through and where the sore / blood blister is, that's where his tooth will come through ..

Thats probably whats going on his gum infection from the new teeth pushing through dont worry if its that he will be fine when his teeth are through

Hopefully it's just that. He's fast asleep curled into me now. Not sure how I'm gonna move him so I can get into bed lol. He's sleeping on the sore as well, so I'm thinking it can't be that painful...although he has got an awful lot of slobber on that side too!

Hope he gets well soon. Could be the teeth yes and I would also go to the vets to make sure there isn't a problem with the way the teeth are coming in.

Caryll wrote:

gem wrote:

Maria. wrote:

gem wrote:You know it may well be his teeth that are getting loose and a bit of food has caused the infection/abcess if its not gone down antibiotics should clear it up no probs Awww bless him

We've just had another little look, his teeth are due to come through and where the sore / blood blister is, that's where his tooth will come through ..

Thats probably whats going on his gum infection from the new teeth pushing through dont worry if its that he will be fine when his teeth are through

I still wouldn't leave it - the swelling is far too large to be just a teething problem. If it's an abcess then it could affect the way the new tooth comes through, or could even rot the new tooth if left.

He's still going up first thing wish I werent working 8-6 tomorrow

Yes he needs to see a vet it does look like a abcess so he will need antibiotics to clear it up unless he will let you clean it once its opened up the swelling will go and he will feel loads better depends what you are comfortable with your vet may pop it first then give you antibiotics

Awee poor ickle man hope he is ok hunn give him a gentle hug from me and we send lots of healing vibes his way xxxx

gem wrote: your vet may pop it first then give you antibiotics

I've seen this done....... Loads of slimy pus! Let the vet do it, don't do it yourself, you'll be sick!

Caryll wrote:

gem wrote: your vet may pop it first then give you antibiotics

I've seen this done....... Loads of slimy pus! Let the vet do it, don't do it yourself, you'll be sick!

Ive scrapped a few from the horses hooves they smell like sour rotting toe-nails

gem wrote:

Caryll wrote:

gem wrote: your vet may pop it first then give you antibiotics

I've seen this done....... Loads of slimy pus! Let the vet do it, don't do it yourself, you'll be sick!

Ive scrapped a few from the horses hooves they smell like sour rotting toe-nails

OK, I've just put down the cake I was about to eat & I'm reaching for the gin bottle!

No I couldn't do that myself lol I've a very weak stomach! Besides, I'd be a balling mess seeing Monty uncomfortable so I'm glad it's not me taking him to the vet in the morning !

Aww bless him, hope he isn't feeling too sore. Let us know how he gets on in the vets.

I'm the same as you though with insurance. Never had it with my last dog and he ended up with hypothyroidism so cost a fair bit to keep. Luckily the oh insured Tinkerbell the day we got her so we have peace of mind.

I will do Karen. We have a parrot and he isn't insured, my mum says 'he's worth whatever cost if he is ill', but as Monty is my responsibility I wouldn't ever want to be a burden to my parents should he ever, god forbid, go through any major treatment. Our parrot had to have 2 emergency calcium injections when we had him, costing just over £200 quid!

It was exactly the same when I had my sheepdog. He was my first dog and I didn't really know about insurance then. Was living with my parents still, and he was my responsibility except for food which my mam bought. I was only 17 then. My job in the co-op during my gap year paid for his vaccinations, neutering etc and to begin with blood tests and thyroxine tablets I paid for. But then I went to uni and my mam paid it each month because I was skint. I hate to think how much we paid out for that, but he was more than worth it.

Tinkerbell is insured though and I feel so much better knowing if we ever hit a problem with her we have that to fall back on!

hope monty is feeling better today, did you take him to the vets

Hi Lynne,

I'm in work today 8-6, my dad is taking him up this morning when they open, so I'm going to phone home soon to make sure he has phoned them to check they can see him. Me nor Monty barely had any sleep last night. He slept for a bit, I checked his gum around 2am and it seemed to get a bit more blue, swelling hasn't gone down and he's feeling really sorry for himself ! His mouth has weeped quite a alot over night as I could see the stains he left on my quilt this morning.

>< big hugs for Monty, its awful having toothache

Poor wee fella. I agree with gem and Carryll. I dont think the yoghurt pot caused this. Probably food or something in a tooth hole. He is really swollen. Looks painfull.

Fingers crossed all is goes well : ) Wish I was at home with him though.

>< to the little guy and hop he will be okay

Do let us no when you no Xx

All done. The vet vet said if its not gone down by Saturday morning to take him back up and he may have to have surgery, but the vet knew straight away what it was before opening his mouth. They said he sees this all the time when puppies are brought in. He had 2 injections, loads of blood came out of it when he popped it and also said there was Poison in there. The teeth that are coming through, one of them is pushing his tooth down which has caused bacteria to slip and cause the abcess. He gave Monty a full check out and the results were a very healthy dog, eyes, coat, body all tip top. Cost = £78 : ) I just hope he is much better by Saturday morning, don't want him to have surgery!

Oh yeah and he has tablets and and some medicing to take daily : )

Well thats good news ish!! Pleased its all sorted, fingers crossed it goes down, poor puppy, thanks for letting us no Xx

Good news. Now the infected matter has been released it should be OK. Fingers crossed for you.

Poor Monty >< Fingers crossed its healed by saturday.

Thanks guys ! I am relieved to say the least - all sorts have been going through my mind all morning. Can't wait to get my butt home this evening.

Hope the swelling will go down without surgical intervention