Sometimes weird things just happen.

The vet will tell you to remove stitches at ten days. I usually wait a couple a days longer but I always examine the wound, test for strength and decide by what I see. I removed Lexus' insemination stitches on Saturday.

I gave her a bath prior to stitch removal and generally cleaned her up. The hole in her chest is all but closed and she should be off the antibiotics in a couple days. All of this is pretty routine. What wasn't routine was the abscess I found on the right side of her upper jaw. It was weird. I had noticed it before but it was small and with the larger injuries, I didn't give it a whole lot of thought. Okay, here is where it gets weird...

The abscess was a tooth! Not Lexus' tooth which is a valid first thought since she has actually stretched and pinned her 'upper lip' with her left canine before but someone else's tooth! The missing piece of CiCi's tooth was in Lexus' head! Damn that had to hurt! I told you it was weird. :)