So this morning I let my 2 boxers out to use the bathroom.. I walked away and did a couple things inside.. 10 min later I go to check on them and my older boxer has blood just pouring out of his mouth.
So I freaked out and grabbed him to see what was going on. Tried forcing his mouth open by his jaws and he would NOT open his mouth.
I got my 5 month old pup put in her crate so she would leave him alone.
He kept doing his mouth like he had peanut butter in there, and every time he did more blood kept coming out. So I thought his tongue got bit or something. Tried giving him water to wash his mouth out, but he wasn't having that.
Finally he opened his mouth far enough I could see what looked like a tooth hanging. (He is almost 5 years old) So I went to get a towel to wipe everything off.
Came back out and the "tooth" was laying on the deck, and the bleeding slowed down.
Got dressed and rushed him to the vet to find out WTF is going on.
Well boxers have "Excessive gum tissue" AKA Gingival Hyperplasia. That grows around the front teeth. Apparently when they were playing, the pup got a hold of that gum with her paw or her mouth and pulled that part of the gum off.
Let just say he scared the shit out of me this morning.. lol. I swear dogs are like children..