Poor Marley finally reached the point yesterday where we couldn't let her continue in pain. She had been having ups and downs for quite a while. She had a spot on her mouth that looked like food had gotten stuck in her fur. I'd been watching it for a while to see if it was food or her lip was having trouble. It finally reached the point where the smell got so bad that I took her to the groomer on Wed. She gave the groomer some trouble, but she was able to get most of it off.
When I picked her up, the groomer showed me the place. We noticed a tooth sticking straight out to the side, what looked like an infection and the smell was still there. I called the vet and got her in the next morning. The vet called to say she had an abscessed tooth and the infection had eaten through her bone and skin and was oozing out her face. He said we'd reached the point where we either treat it VERY aggressively or put her to sleep. We decided that there were no guarantees that she would survive the treatment, or be out of pain, so we decided to put her sleep.
It was really very hard to finally come to the decision that we've known has been coming for years. She was a good dog, but really had no quality of life in recent months. I think she really only continued to eat to make sure that Sophie didn't get her food. Sophie has been very upset and watching the door and moping around...although her sadness didn't stop her from stealing Connor's breakfast this morning!
We will miss you Marley! You were a good dog and a great friend over the years! Take care of Sam for us!
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