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Frank's operation
Frank is scheduled for his dental surgery on the 27th. I have to take
him in to the vet school hospital before 8 in the morning and I get to pick him up after 4 in the afternoon. I know I'll be a nervous wreck all day. Actually, I'm a nervous wreck already. Frank will be 17 next month, and it's always a risk to put such an old cat under anaesthesia. He's also had some high BUN levels, which makes it even more of a risk. But he has to have that tooth out or it will get infected again. I'll be on needles and pins until I have him back home, safe and sound and in good health next week. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:41:02 +0300, Marina
wrote: Frank is scheduled for his dental surgery on the 27th. I have to take him in to the vet school hospital before 8 in the morning and I get to pick him up after 4 in the afternoon. I know I'll be a nervous wreck all day. Actually, I'm a nervous wreck already. Frank will be 17 next month, and it's always a risk to put such an old cat under anaesthesia. He's also had some high BUN levels, which makes it even more of a risk. But he has to have that tooth out or it will get infected again. I'll be on needles and pins until I have him back home, safe and sound and in good health next week. Natasha, who is 17, had dental surgery about this time last year. This was after her CRF diagnosis was made. At the time she had an elevated white cell count (indicating an infection somewhere) in addition to the elevated BUN and Creatinine levels from her kidney trouble. Other blood chemistry values were also out of spec. TED delayed her dental several times, wanting to get her kidney values back to normal first (didn't want to give her anesthesia while her kidneys were having trouble), but we weren't able to do that. Finally I talked them into going ahead with the dental. It turned out that what was thought to be a badly needed cleaning was the root of a lot of the trouble - literally. Several of her teeth had dead and rotting roots! Obviously these teeth were removed, which caused all signs of infection to go away. Her kidney values went back to what's become normal for her (BUN normal, Creatinine slightly elevated) too. Natasha came through it all without problem, although she was a little irritated at being pilled (antibiotic) for several days afterward. You and Frank have our support, but given my experience with Tasha, I bet it will all turn out just fine in the end! Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
Natasha, who is 17, had dental surgery about this time last year. This was after her CRF diagnosis was made. At the time she had an elevated white cell count (indicating an infection somewhere) in addition to the elevated BUN and Creatinine levels from her kidney trouble. Other blood chemistry values were also out of spec. TED delayed her dental several times, wanting to get her kidney values back to normal first (didn't want to give her anesthesia while her kidneys were having trouble), but we weren't able to do that. Finally I talked them into going ahead with the dental. It turned out that what was thought to be a badly needed cleaning was the root of a lot of the trouble - literally. Several of her teeth had dead and rotting roots! Obviously these teeth were removed, which caused all signs of infection to go away. Her kidney values went back to what's become normal for her (BUN normal, Creatinine slightly elevated) too. Natasha came through it all without problem, although she was a little irritated at being pilled (antibiotic) for several days afterward. You and Frank have our support, but given my experience with Tasha, I bet it will all turn out just fine in the end! Thank you so much, Jeanne. This was a very comforting post. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
Natasha, who is 17, had dental surgery about this time last year. This was after her CRF diagnosis was made. At the time she had an elevated white cell count (indicating an infection somewhere) in addition to the elevated BUN and Creatinine levels from her kidney trouble. Other blood chemistry values were also out of spec. TED delayed her dental several times, wanting to get her kidney values back to normal first (didn't want to give her anesthesia while her kidneys were having trouble), but we weren't able to do that. Finally I talked them into going ahead with the dental. It turned out that what was thought to be a badly needed cleaning was the root of a lot of the trouble - literally. Several of her teeth had dead and rotting roots! Obviously these teeth were removed, which caused all signs of infection to go away. Her kidney values went back to what's become normal for her (BUN normal, Creatinine slightly elevated) too. Natasha came through it all without problem, although she was a little irritated at being pilled (antibiotic) for several days afterward. You and Frank have our support, but given my experience with Tasha, I bet it will all turn out just fine in the end! Thank you so much, Jeanne. This was a very comforting post. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
Natasha, who is 17, had dental surgery about this time last year. This was after her CRF diagnosis was made. At the time she had an elevated white cell count (indicating an infection somewhere) in addition to the elevated BUN and Creatinine levels from her kidney trouble. Other blood chemistry values were also out of spec. TED delayed her dental several times, wanting to get her kidney values back to normal first (didn't want to give her anesthesia while her kidneys were having trouble), but we weren't able to do that. Finally I talked them into going ahead with the dental. It turned out that what was thought to be a badly needed cleaning was the root of a lot of the trouble - literally. Several of her teeth had dead and rotting roots! Obviously these teeth were removed, which caused all signs of infection to go away. Her kidney values went back to what's become normal for her (BUN normal, Creatinine slightly elevated) too. Natasha came through it all without problem, although she was a little irritated at being pilled (antibiotic) for several days afterward. You and Frank have our support, but given my experience with Tasha, I bet it will all turn out just fine in the end! Thank you so much, Jeanne. This was a very comforting post. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:41:02 +0300, Marina
wrote: Frank is scheduled for his dental surgery on the 27th. I have to take him in to the vet school hospital before 8 in the morning and I get to pick him up after 4 in the afternoon. I know I'll be a nervous wreck all day. Actually, I'm a nervous wreck already. Frank will be 17 next month, and it's always a risk to put such an old cat under anaesthesia. He's also had some high BUN levels, which makes it even more of a risk. But he has to have that tooth out or it will get infected again. I'll be on needles and pins until I have him back home, safe and sound and in good health next week. Natasha, who is 17, had dental surgery about this time last year. This was after her CRF diagnosis was made. At the time she had an elevated white cell count (indicating an infection somewhere) in addition to the elevated BUN and Creatinine levels from her kidney trouble. Other blood chemistry values were also out of spec. TED delayed her dental several times, wanting to get her kidney values back to normal first (didn't want to give her anesthesia while her kidneys were having trouble), but we weren't able to do that. Finally I talked them into going ahead with the dental. It turned out that what was thought to be a badly needed cleaning was the root of a lot of the trouble - literally. Several of her teeth had dead and rotting roots! Obviously these teeth were removed, which caused all signs of infection to go away. Her kidney values went back to what's become normal for her (BUN normal, Creatinine slightly elevated) too. Natasha came through it all without problem, although she was a little irritated at being pilled (antibiotic) for several days afterward. You and Frank have our support, but given my experience with Tasha, I bet it will all turn out just fine in the end! Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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Many, many good vibes heading the way of a very, very special cat in Finland.
You aren't the only one who'll be worrying that day. Frank is very dear to a wee family over here on the other side of the North Sea. *hugs* helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
Many, many good vibes heading the way of a very, very special cat in Finland. You aren't the only one who'll be worrying that day. Frank is very dear to a wee family over here on the other side of the North Sea. Thanks, Helen. I'm glad to hear he is special to you, too. He certainly is very special to me. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Thanks, Helen. I'm glad to hear he is special to you, too. He certainly
is very special to me. The fat one here thinks fondly of Frank, but he's most special to *me* in these here parts on the other side of the North Sea... I do wish the fat one here wouldn't forget that. I shall be purring up a storm for my Frank. Purrs, Waffles --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
Thanks, Helen. I'm glad to hear he is special to you, too. He certainly is very special to me. The fat one here thinks fondly of Frank, but he's most special to *me* in these here parts on the other side of the North Sea... I do wish the fat one here wouldn't forget that. I shall be purring up a storm for my Frank. PUUUURRRRRRR! -- Frankie |
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