Pulling Teeth

I dropped my chihuahua off at the Vet this morning for her annual teeth cleaning. I was bad and didn't have them cleaned last year because my hubby bitched and moaned. The vet told me I could call after 2pm and check to see how she was doing. Don't you know I called at ten after and they informed me they needed to talk to me. Her two top molars were rotted and needed to be pulled and her 4 bottom teeth between her incisors were loose and they were recommending extraction as well!

I was shocked, because my normal vet had just recommended a cleaning for tartar build-up and didn't mention anything about possible extractions. I freak out and tell them obviously to pull the rotted ones, but I was worried about the implications of the other four teeth. How would she eat without those, etc,etc. I did some quick research online, called my mom freaking out, cried a bit, and figured out my plan of attack. The vet ended up calling me back and they decided the 4 teeth would be fine and probably stay put for another year to two. Whew! So she's only going to be slightly pissed when she wakes up with two less molars. And I can stop having a panic-attack because I wasn't ready for all this doggie dental drama today!