Gracie needs vibes- in dental surgerie right now

A couple of days ago Gracie was eating her pill treat, when I heard a crack- I thought she had bitten into the pill, but since then I noticed she has been opening her mouth wide after every bite, and a couple of times had difficulty swallowing... I watched her close, and she was eating ok... But today she didn't eat and I immediately called the dentist; luckily they had an opening... Well... She is in surgery right now to remove her canine- it will likely be a 2-step surgery; first step, done today, to remove the infected and loose canine, and the second, later on, to take care of the open fistula.
This couldn't come in a worst time, as not only I am flat broke with all of Bugsy's issues, but also I am going out of town Sunday for a couple of days. Hopefully she will be somewhat ok by then...
Please if you can spare some vibes for her, it would be great... She is an older girl and she is going to go through some major pain...

I am here at the dentist right now- the vet/dentist just stepped out to tell me she is doing well, however this will definitely be a 2-step surgery. The tooth was very rotten and diseased, broken at the root, it was extracted, they will clean the infection, but I will have to return to close the internal area later on.

Hi guys, thanks for the vibes
Poor girl must been in pain for a while, as her tooth situation was not good... The tooth was so diseased that the infection "ate" the bone mass in between the mouth and the nose, creating a "fistula", a hole. Here is the tooth, for the curious ones... it is nasty, I warn you. They extracted the tooth, cleaned the infection, put some bone implant and did not suture it close so the infection can drain.
In two weeks or so she will have a follow up visit to schedule a second surgery, when the bone will be "reconstructed", and the fistula closed.
Even though she took an injection for pain, she is in a LOT of pain, and not able to eat at the moment. I bought her some fancy feast and when she tried to eat she opened her mouth really wide and ran crying
I was instructed to no matter what, to not open her mouth, so I can not force feed her. She did take fluids today, so I will see how she does tomorrow as far as food intake. She did eat a little in the morning... Hopefully tomorrow she will feel a little better.
She is not on oral antibiotics for the same reasons (opening her mouth can split open the wound); so Kelly will come over every other day to give her an injection of antibiotics (Kelly works at the dentist Clinic).
I kept thinking today what would've happened if she was staying outside... I think this would be the end of her...
Sometimes I feel bad for her that she is here and she feels afraid of my cats, and she doesn't have all the space she should have on a house of her own... But then something like this happens and it changes my mind... Because I know if she had been outside she would die for sure. Of Thyroid or of this infection... And at least here she can be healthy and loved I guess...
On a good note, she gained 1.5lbs in the short 2 months she's been here - toothache and all She is now 9.2lbs, her coat shiny, and her eyes bright! Let's hope she is soon pain free as well!

And on another good note, thank goodness they made payment arrangements for me, as my bill, after a $276.05 discount, was still $400... They divided that in two monthly payments (Thanks to Kelly). I was already Flat broke, now I am under the floor, smashed down broke. Don't know, no clue, how I am going to do the surgery, but Kelly said they will work with me so that I pay what I can monthly... I will just do all I can for her an Bugsy... That's all I can do, right?
Thanks for the vibes guys, she will need them for a while, for this surgery and the next!

Yeah Lorie... Nobody beats the space situation like you do! The problem here is another - the problem here is Bugsy limits her space a bunch, but that is another story... I am dealing with it like we spoke about it...
About the food: I blended the Fancy Feast on my smoothie maker, so it was a liquidy paste, very sof, almost liquid really... softer than baby food. As much as it touched her mouth, she ran in pain. She just might be very sore... Imagine that she just had her gums opened, the bone scraped, tooth extracted, a bone implant placed... all that right in front of her mouth.
Hopefully tomorrow she will be better...

Awww Robin, thank you
Yes, she does have pain meds... It's a strong one too - Nalbuphine. I will start tomorrow morning, 2-3 times a day, depending on her pain levels.
Thank you for thinking of my sweet old little lady

Thank you Stephanie
Yes, the tooth was pretty bad... They made a point to bring it out to show it to me. It is brittle and looks like there are some hollow spaces - very strange. I tried to see how hard it was, an outer piece broke right off; it had to be very painful, I am glad it is out.
She is a cutie pie... It is tough to see her in pain I was sitting there petting her, next thing I know she was laying on my lap... That's a first right there - I think she wants to be babied now that she doesn't feel well...
Hopefully tomorrow morning she is going to eat something... If she doesn't I am going to call Kelly to see if there is something we can do about it. tonight I will leave her be.