ice had 1 back tooth out & some front ones too , the lump was from back tooth , will know more later when we go to speak with vet as she may need to stay there as has been on a drip too for raised liver enzymes . will let you know excactly what happened today later when we have spoken to vets .

At least they have found the cause and hopefully she will be pain free soon!
Becky

ice lost 3 teeth in total , goes back friday for another check over , blood test in 1 month to check liver enzyme levels .

Great news that the cause was something easy to remedy, and hopefully she won`t have too sore a mouth for a day or two while she gets over the op, bless her
Did the vet say if its possible the enzymes are out of whack because of the infection ?

no patch they didn't mention that it may of been the infection that could of raised the enzymes but makes sense possibly though , will check friday , see what they say.

Aha, I could`nt stop wondering about it so did a quick search and found this :

Relevant paragraphs from :
http://www.akkaoa.org/blood_work.html

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A Liver Panel, consisting of ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), GGT (gamma-glutamyltransferase), AP (alkaline phosphatase), albumin, and TP (Total Protein) should be obtained. Remember that everything that enters the blood stream will pass thru the liver one or more times, and can influence test results. These include bacteria, antibiotics, food, hormones, etc.

ALT is elevated during infection, inflammation, antibiotic therapy, and liver pathology, among others. A laboratory value of greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal (Reference range of 10-100) [a value of > 300] would indicate that further study is necessary to find the cause. It does not mean there is liver disease, as there is not enough information based on this one value and one laboratory parameter alone.
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Depending upon the other liver enzyme levels, and what your veterinarian believes may be happening in your dog, further lab work may be indicated following treatment of any current infection with antibiotic therapy.

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- AP is highly sensitive but not very specific for liver disease in dogs. But an elevation of GGT increases the specificity of AP(in dogs). (Thus, an elevation of GGT as well as AP is highly indicative of liver disease) AP is also elevated during growth spurts, especially in dogs. It is increased by the presence of infection, some antibiotics, anticonvulsants and glucocorticoids, and mildly elevated in both hypo and hyperthryoidism.

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So hopefully, if all was well with Ice before, aside from the swelling and any associated soreness etc, then fingers crossed that its just down to the infection and will hopefully get back to normal before long

very interesting patch , shes on rimadyl & antibiotics too at present .

Glad Ice is ok, hope she feels better soon.

well ice is eating ok , lump on face even bigger this am .

Aw sorry to hear about Ice - just caught this thread. I do hope the abcess will go down. Frustrating for us to see our pets sick. Healing thoughts to her. She is lovely. Hugs to her from me and doggy kisses from Loki xx.

Take care.