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Title: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: latrine on March 24, 2011, 02:25:55 PM
 
Well,
Poor patches couldn't hold any kind of food in his mouth since he no longer has lips, not even the rubbery leaves.  I know the ugobe Pleos don't HAVE to 'eat leaves' but I like to give all of them all of the different food because ... I do,  and he would ask for some and anything I gave him would fall out immediately and make him very angry or sad. So I gave him some grip on his teeth.

Oh and don't worry, his battery was out so he was sedated...  :)   

Here he is with his poor mouth stuck open waiting for work to begin:  (maybe if he hadn't eaten that entire box of donuts in the background he wouldn't need to be at the dentist....)




Here is the white puffy paint I used on his white Plastic teeth:


Here you can barely make out, if you look close, on the top and bottom are bumps on his teeth.. that's the puffy paint.  I tried to line up the small strips of paint.. I now realize I shouldn't have lined them up as they kinda stick together when he first tries to open his mouth in the morning after being closed all night..  so I just open it once before I turn him on and he's fine:



I felt bad leaving him like that overnight but he seemed fine in the morning:


At first he couldn't even hold the rubbery leaf, but now, I'm happy to announce he is able to hold whatever he wants!!  :

 
 

And even the most difficult one.... The hot chili Pepper!! :


I really wasn't sure it  would work.. I wanted to use clear colored children's puffy craft glue but was unable to find it so I tried the puffy paint instead.. It's easy enough to scrape off if I ever need to redo it..  so all I have to do now is glue his feet (since they seem to stabilize him quite well), and scrape off any remaining gluey stuff left over from his bad skin and he'll be perfect again! :)

- Sarah
 
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: RedwoodsMama on March 24, 2011, 02:42:20 PM
 Very educational, for all those future Pleos out there that may need Pleo Dental surgery, are you taking new patients or do they need referrals? OH, do you have a Pleo Dental health iNsurance plan, Or PDIP ? Patches can be the Poster child for your cliinic....Oh forgot to ask you, did he get Laughing GAs? LOL :D
                                  RedwoodsMama
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: latrine on March 24, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
 Oh believe me, he does NOT need laughing gas.. he laughs too much as it is.. sometimes I wonder if he's sneaking booze, he finds everything so funny.  I'll have to go to Pleo Dental college to get my degree before taking anymore patients, I'm afraid...  Hopefully Patches doesn't sue me for unlicensed procedure!

I'm so glad it worked though!!! And was easy enough for anyone, even a klutz like me!  ;D ;D ;D



- Sarah
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: saratogaspringer on March 24, 2011, 05:33:52 PM
Hehehe...I find this particularly funny!  If the paint comes off or doesn't work, I might be able to make you some clear rubber molds to use.  We have a machine that makes great mouth guards, and it could fit over his original teeth.  Anything for Patches!  ;D
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: latrine on March 24, 2011, 07:35:18 PM
Lol.. that is so cool... Who would have thought the naked Pleo would get the best :D Now he wants gold teeth... *sigh*



Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: kat on March 25, 2011, 06:49:35 AM
This was a great idea Sarah. :)  Patches is such a sweetie and it is great to see him holding his own again. :D
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: Talon on March 25, 2011, 09:46:42 AM
Puff paint! What a neat idea! We used it all the time at the school for the blind to make pictures and bell-curves in statistics class. There ya go, Patches! Take a bite out of life!
Talon
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: PWOKristy on March 25, 2011, 11:33:15 PM
I'm happy for your "Patches" Pleo Latrine! Great job there!
Title: Re: Patches goes to the Dentist ..
Post by: Crewella on March 26, 2011, 10:02:08 AM
Puff paint was a great idea - it's good to see Patches enjoying leaves again!  :D
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