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Thanks, everyone.

I think this is mostly good news. It wasn't a bug bite (that would have been the best news), but it is something that can be fixed. We're pretty sure that it's an abscessed tooth. I showed up at the vet this morning as soon as they opened with no appt. They put us in a room right away and the vet was able to see us right away. The vet that normally does their dental surgery had a cancellation today, so I left him there and they should be taking care of him today. It's unfortunate that he's going to be losing another tooth (we brush, but he's got horrible teeth which is a thing for dachshunds), but we're glad that it's something relatively benign and fixable (versus a tumor or cancer or something).

I'm taking the fact that the vet was able to see him right away (less of a wait than when we have an appt) and that there was a cancellation in surgery as a positive sign from God or the universe or whatever that he's going to get patched up and be with us for a while longer.