Hi, I have a 5 year old male miniature poodle. About 1 year

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Hi, I have a 5 year old male miniature poodle. About 1 year ago almost half his teeth were pulled due to gum problems. 8 weeks ago his gums got infected and created a hole in his right side of the mouth. It was stiched and he is on aniti biotics. Now the gum again became infected and the hole is back in another spot, close to the old area. A biopsy was done during the second procedure, which came back without any information on the cause of the infection. Even my veterinarian is at the end of his ideas. He told he only saw an infection like this once, it was in a cat. I am trying to get any leads / ideas what can be done.

Please resond to the following E-mail: cabliny2@aol.com (I am at the library trying to get some information). Thank you, any referral (Long Island, NY) would be appreciated.
Thank you.

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Age: 5; Male; Breed: miniature poodle

Already Tried:
2 different veterinarians, both ran out of ideas/p>

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Status: Closed Value: $15

Did your vet feel there was any possibility of staph bacteria?

Reply to Terri Riba's Post: Hi, I believe that test was done and came back negative.

Dear friend,

I am going to forward your question to one of our veterinarians so you will get the best help for your dear girl.

She will answer as soon as she comes online.

Best of everything to your baby.

Very sincerely,

Terri

I'm glad that they did a biopsy. Even though they did not find a cause of the infection, the types of cells that were present may indicate a different course of treatment, so your vet may want to consult the pathologist who read the biopsy in order to get some additional ideas.

Also, if they have not already been done, dental x-rays should definitely be done. The cause for the recurrent hole could be that there is a root tip that is still present and is causing the problem. it is not likely that this will be detected with regular x-rays, but will require dental x-rays. Not all clinics have the ability to do dental x-rays, but more and more of them do.

Closing the hole can be more complicated than just suturing it closed. Since there is not a lot of extra tissue in the mouth, sometimes one has to do more complicated surgical procedures such as gum flaps so there is not too much tension on the sutures.

I do think it is time to consider a referral to a specialist in veterinary dentistry. I am not very familiar with New York or how far away some of these will be from you. Here is a list of specialists in New York. If any of these are a reasonable distance for you and you need more information about how to contact them, let me know and I will see what I can do.

Dr. Thoulton Surgeon - New Rochelle, NY

Dr. David Hansen - Cheektowaga, NY

Dr. Eric Davis - Fayetteville, NY

There are also two listed at Animal Medical Center iwhich is located at 510 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10021 They are Dr. Dan Carmichael and Dr. Stephen Riback

Also, Cornell Vet School in New York very likely would also be a place that would have veterinary dental specialists.

Please let me know if you need additional information about how to contact any of these.

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Reply to Dr. Sharon B.'s Post: Dear Dr. Sharon B.:

Thank you so much for your answer. I think I like the idea of Cornell Vet School, Can you get me please some more information. I believe they also might be less expensive than the specialists on 62nd Street. Regrettively money is tight and I spend over $ 2000 so far without any mayor improvements.

Thank you for your help.

Here is the website for the Cornell University Hospital for Animals

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/appointment.htm

It lists phone numbers. I would call and ask about their dental department. Some vet schools require a referral from your regular vet, so you may ask if this is necessary as well. I'm sure your vet would be happy to provide this for you.

Good luck!

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