09/10/2025
🦷🐾 A Fresh Start for Dolly! 🐾🦷
When sweet Dolly was found as a stray, our friends at Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network quickly stepped up to help her out! During her exam we discovered she had multiple fractured teeth — two with pulp exposure (the sensitive inner part of the tooth). While pets don’t always show obvious signs of pain, dental fractures like these are very painful and can lead to serious complications if untreated.
Infections can spread from the damaged teeth into the jaw and surrounding teeth, and in some cases even enter the bloodstream — putting the heart, kidneys, and other organs at risk. That’s why timely dental care is so important for our pets’ overall health.
Dolly’s oral health assessment and dental procedure, which included extractions, totaled just over $1,500. Sedgefield Animal Hospital was proud to sponsor her care so that Red Dog Farm doesn’t have to cover the cost — allowing them to keep helping more animals in need.
Today, Dolly is healing well and happily enjoying her soft meals 😉. She already has a few families eager to meet her, and we’re hopeful she’ll soon find her forever home! Huge thanks to Red Dog Farm for giving animals like Dolly a second chance — we’re proud to be a small part of her happy ending.
Dolly’s story is a reminder that healthy teeth mean a healthier, happier pet. If you suspect your pet may have a fractured or painful tooth, schedule a dental exam with one of our veterinarians as soon as possible.
