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Well, I went to the appointment and my vet (who can be the surgery to remove the broken tooth) told me it was better to extract it since it looks really bad. Actually, his broken canine is of the same length as his regular front teeth - it's badly broken.

She told me about the pulp and said that because it's so exposed, the puppy is probably feeling it - the same feeling we get when it happens to human! So eating could be hurtful, drinking water could be hurtful, having it exposed to warm or cold could also be hurtful... and that, even if he doesn't really show it. Thinking of it, I did notice he was a little reticent to eat his food for the past couple of days. I should have been worried but I thought he was being capricious because I'd been giving him treats he really likes lately.

Anyways, my vet would charge me $155 to $200 + taxes to get everything done (the anaesthesia is expensive), so I called another vet (the one my mum has been going to for several years now) and they'd charge me $100 to $150 tx in. There's quite a big difference, and I wouldn't be doing this if I wasn't 100% sure that this other vet is competent. He's actually a renowned vet here, I just found it easier for me to bring Blade to a vet closer to my place when he got sick for the first time.

As for the antibiotics, they'll probably be giving him an injection that lasts for 3 days instead of having to give pills to him for a couple of days. I'm going to the new vet tomorrow morning because he wants to check on Blade first. Then we'll fix an appointment for surgery.

As for you working for the vet that extracted your puppy's tooth, I'm glad you were the one replying to my post ;) You've probably gained experience there that not many of us has here :P Thank you so much for the quick replies :)