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Old November 8th 05, 06:30 PM
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George had his exam yesterday. We got it done at the local
university's small animal clinic. It cost $680. (* Gasp! *)


That $680 is going to come back to you in dollars or favors over
and over again. You did a great thing, now George will not be in
pain and will not get sick from rotting teeth.


I guess
cats start out with 30 teeth. George went into the exam with a dozen
or so, and came out with 7. He only has one fang left.


Wow, he must have had a LOT of problems. I am sure you added
years to his life.


Several of George's teeth had "resorbed." I guess the cat's body
replaces part of the tooth material with bone. Nobody knows why.


That is really weird.


So several teeth had "crown amputations," where the root is good but
the crown is bad, and they cut the crown off.


Don't they fill it or cover it? If not what is to keep it from decaying
because the enamel is gone? Just curious.


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Old November 9th 05, 11:15 AM
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Hi all.

My cat George has lost a tooth. He was meowing into my wife's face,
and she noticed that his usual Four Big Teeth smile was down to three.


My wife took George to our family vet, who gave George his shots (he
was due) and pronounced his teeth okay. The vet gave no explanation
why his tooth had come out. George is an indoor cat, and other than
fighting with the other two cats (George is the biggest and the only
male) nothing should have happened to him.

I made an appointment for George at our local university clinic. They
are planning to anesthetize him and carefully examine his teeth. The
family vet wasn't able to get a good look at George's mouth, even with
the help of an assistant, because he kept squirming.

This doctor visit will cost about $250, and my wife and son think it
will be money wasted. It has caused a controversy in our family.

Have you-all had experience with older cats losing teeth? Is it in
fact just "something that happens" and not worth concern? George is
thirteen, healthy, and is slowing down just a touch as he ages. (He no
longer rushes the door quite so enthusiastically to get out.)

War stories regarding older cats' teeth are welcomed.


Regards,

Rick


If you were George's age and had never brushed or flossed, what do you
THINK would happen to YOUR teeth? Friggin' dimwit. What kind of stupid
questions were these?



IBen

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Old November 9th 05, 11:20 AM
IBen Getiner
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Hi all.

My cat George has lost a tooth. He was meowing into my wife's face,
and she noticed that his usual Four Big Teeth smile was down to three.


My wife took George to our family vet, who gave George his shots (he
was due) and pronounced his teeth okay. The vet gave no explanation
why his tooth had come out. George is an indoor cat, and other than
fighting with the other two cats (George is the biggest and the only
male) nothing should have happened to him.

I made an appointment for George at our local university clinic. They
are planning to anesthetize him and carefully examine his teeth. The
family vet wasn't able to get a good look at George's mouth, even with
the help of an assistant, because he kept squirming.

This doctor visit will cost about $250, and my wife and son think it
will be money wasted. It has caused a controversy in our family.

Have you-all had experience with older cats losing teeth? Is it in
fact just "something that happens" and not worth concern? George is
thirteen, healthy, and is slowing down just a touch as he ages. (He no
longer rushes the door quite so enthusiastically to get out.)

War stories regarding older cats' teeth are welcomed.


Regards,

Rick


Oh, yeah.... And just what kind of living hell do you think that George
has been enjoying every day and every nite when those babies started to
abscess? You ought to be taken to task by the local animal authorities
for allowing his teeth to come to this. Appalling..


IBen

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Old November 9th 05, 07:03 PM
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cybercat wrote:

I hope they put him on antibiotics.
-L.


Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would have done that. What an
idiotic thing to say.


You are the one who is clearly the idiot. Antibioitcs are ROUNTINELY
given after extensive dentals - for both humans and cats - especially
when there are extractions. Keep posting. Your lack of veterinary
knowledge is becoming quite hysterical.

-L.

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Old November 9th 05, 07:17 PM
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cybercat wrote:

I hope they put him on antibiotics.
-L.


Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would have done that. What an
idiotic thing to say.


You are the one who is clearly the idiot. Antibioitcs are ROUNTINELY
given after extensive dentals


Exactly. Which is why it was idiotic for you to ask the question.

Stating the obvious does not enhance your credibility.


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Old November 9th 05, 08:49 PM
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cybercat wrote:
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cybercat wrote:

I hope they put him on antibiotics.
-L.


Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would have done that. What an
idiotic thing to say.


You are the one who is clearly the idiot. Antibioitcs are ROUNTINELY
given after extensive dentals


Exactly. Which is why it was idiotic for you to ask the question.

Stating the obvious does not enhance your credibility.


Nice backpedal. You stated "Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would
have done that. What an idiotic thing to say. " You *clearly* didn't
advocate antibiotics until I pointed out they are rountinely
prescribed. You have a history of having a hissy fit anytime I even
mention the word "antibiotic" - this was just another instance of your
hysterics.

You're not fooling anyone.

-L.

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Old November 10th 05, 12:02 AM
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cybercat wrote:
"-L." wrote in message
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cybercat wrote:

I hope they put him on antibiotics.
-L.


Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would have done that. What an
idiotic thing to say.

You are the one who is clearly the idiot. Antibioitcs are ROUNTINELY
given after extensive dentals


Exactly. Which is why it was idiotic for you to ask the question.

Stating the obvious does not enhance your credibility.


Nice backpedal. You stated "Oh, no, I cannot imagine the vet would
have done that. What an idiotic thing to say. " You *clearly* didn't
advocate antibiotics until I pointed out they are rountinely
prescribed.


That was sarcasm, genius.

You have a history of having a hissy fit anytime I even
mention the word "antibiotic" - this was just another instance of your
hysterics.


That's not me, Lyn.


You're not fooling anyone.

-L.


The fact that this does not follow and makes no sense
just underscores the fact that you are melting down.
Going psycho again. Try to calm down, Lyn. The
topic of discussion is cats.

You have a bad habit of acting out when you lose an argument.
It is a really bad habit. I understand that you are unhappy and need
to blow off steam somehow, but the fact is, if you need to name call
and rage in a discussion thread, chances are your argument is not
strong enough.

In any case, I am not engaging in any of this childish **** with you, so
you may rage until you pop a vein as long as it makes you feel better.
God knows you could not look any worse than you already to, so
knock yourself out.


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Old November 10th 05, 02:10 AM
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cybercat wrote:.

That was sarcasm, genius.


No it wasn't and you know it. You got busted trying to do a backpedal.


You have a history of having a hissy fit anytime I even
mention the word "antibiotic" - this was just another instance of your
hysterics.


That's not me, Lyn.


Need I pull references? Don't be so stupid.

The fact that this does not follow and makes no sense
just underscores the fact that you are melting down.
Going psycho again. Try to calm down, Lyn. The
topic of discussion is cats.

You have a bad habit of acting out when you lose an argument.
It is a really bad habit. I understand that you are unhappy and need
to blow off steam somehow, but the fact is, if you need to name call
and rage in a discussion thread, chances are your argument is not
strong enough. Blah blah blah blah. I'm dumb as a bag of hammers.


Riiiight...I am not the one following YOU around making snide comments
about the advice you give. Why don't you stick to that which you know
best: netcopping, stalking and crying and whining to the cops. Go
waste other people's time - I doubt anyone else here is interested.

-L.

 




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