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He was either poisoned or he had a pre-existing condition. The vet told me he had necrosis of the lips and tongue. His gums were infected and she said his teeth were dead. He couldn't even open his mouth. I had noticed he had bad breath but I thought that was just typical for a male dog being around a female dog who's "in season." I was gonna get them both fixed on Thursday. The only reason I noticed anything was because I let the dogs out early this morning and he came back in with his tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth. He had been eating and drinking and he was energetic. I had both dogs groomed last week. The vet said she thought I didn't notice it before because he had long fur around his mouth. I feel so bad about this. How could I not know? She told me that there's a poison strong enough to take effect within a short time frame and that it's been out of circulation for 20 years. I didn't want to put him through a bunch of tests so I'll never know what caused it. She believes this didn't happen over night. Dogs don't always show symptoms right away. I know I did the right thing because she told me it was a life and death matter. I can't stand to think about him suffering.
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