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Update on Sylvester's teeth cleaning (or not)
Thank you to everybody who wrote me about my dilemma of whether to risk
getting my 17 year old cat's teeth cleaned. I took him to the vet today for an exam, to see if he thought we should risk the cleaning. His heart murmur is the same (moderate) and he took blood and urine for a senior wellness panel. We'll have results tomorrow. He looked at his teeth and saw the huge clumps of tartar on his upper molars that have been worrying me. He flicked them off with his thumbnail - man, they stunk really bad! Sylvester's gums started bleeding - one side pretty badly for about five minutes before it stopped. Then he was fine. The vet said that now that we have those big chunks off, his gums should fill back in where they are raw and exposed now, and the rest of his teeth look okay for his age. Based on that, he recommended skipping the dental - not worth the risk in his opinion. He gave Sylvester a penicillin injection in case any bacteria was disturbed when he chipped off the tartar, to avoid any problems with his heart. Sylvester was such a good boy through the whole thing...they took blood, expressed his bladder for a urine sample, then chipped away the tartar on his back molars....he sat there like a trooper and never tried to bite, scratch or hiss. All the vet techs were saying how handsome and cute he is and nobody could believe he's 17. Even though it would have been nice for Sylvester to have clean teeth, I am pretty relieved that we are avoiding the risks involved. I just had this sense of foreboding about it...and I've learned to follow my gut instincts. I never would have gotten over it if he hadn't pulled through it, when he's been doing so well all this time. Thanks again everyone! Jennifer and Sylvester |
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Update on Sylvester's teeth cleaning (or not)
"Jennifer Thompson-Fleet" wrote in message ... Thank you to everybody who wrote me about my dilemma of whether to risk getting my 17 year old cat's teeth cleaned. I took him to the vet today for an exam, to see if he thought we should risk the cleaning. His heart murmur is the same (moderate) and he took blood and urine for a senior wellness panel. We'll have results tomorrow. He looked at his teeth and saw the huge clumps of tartar on his upper molars that have been worrying me. He flicked them off with his thumbnail - man, they stunk really bad! Sylvester's gums started bleeding - one side pretty badly for about five minutes before it stopped. Then he was fine. The vet said that now that we have those big chunks off, his gums should fill back in where they are raw and exposed now, and the rest of his teeth look okay for his age. Based on that, he recommended skipping the dental - not worth the risk in his opinion. He gave Sylvester a penicillin injection in case any bacteria was disturbed when he chipped off the tartar, to avoid any problems with his heart. Sylvester was such a good boy through the whole thing...they took blood, expressed his bladder for a urine sample, then chipped away the tartar on his back molars....he sat there like a trooper and never tried to bite, scratch or hiss. All the vet techs were saying how handsome and cute he is and nobody could believe he's 17. Even though it would have been nice for Sylvester to have clean teeth, I am pretty relieved that we are avoiding the risks involved. I just had this sense of foreboding about it...and I've learned to follow my gut instincts. I never would have gotten over it if he hadn't pulled through it, when he's been doing so well all this time. Your vet sounds fantastic. Instead of talking you into something that worried you, he found a safer alternative. What a good boy Sylvester is! |
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Update on Sylvester's teeth cleaning (or not)
What a great outcome! Thank you for updating us.
Best regards, ---Cindy S. "Jennifer Thompson-Fleet" wrote in message ... Thank you to everybody who wrote me about my dilemma of whether to risk getting my 17 year old cat's teeth cleaned. I took him to the vet today for an exam, to see if he thought we should risk the cleaning. His heart murmur is the same (moderate) and he took blood and urine for a senior wellness panel. We'll have results tomorrow. He looked at his teeth and saw the huge clumps of tartar on his upper molars that have been worrying me. He flicked them off with his thumbnail - man, they stunk really bad! Sylvester's gums started bleeding - one side pretty badly for about five minutes before it stopped. Then he was fine. The vet said that now that we have those big chunks off, his gums should fill back in where they are raw and exposed now, and the rest of his teeth look okay for his age. Based on that, he recommended skipping the dental - not worth the risk in his opinion. He gave Sylvester a penicillin injection in case any bacteria was disturbed when he chipped off the tartar, to avoid any problems with his heart. Sylvester was such a good boy through the whole thing...they took blood, expressed his bladder for a urine sample, then chipped away the tartar on his back molars....he sat there like a trooper and never tried to bite, scratch or hiss. All the vet techs were saying how handsome and cute he is and nobody could believe he's 17. Even though it would have been nice for Sylvester to have clean teeth, I am pretty relieved that we are avoiding the risks involved. I just had this sense of foreboding about it...and I've learned to follow my gut instincts. I never would have gotten over it if he hadn't pulled through it, when he's been doing so well all this time. Thanks again everyone! Jennifer and Sylvester |
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Update on Sylvester's teeth cleaning (or not)
On Feb 12, 4:15 pm, Jennifer Thompson-Fleet
wrote: Sylvester was such a good boy through the whole thing...they took blood, expressed his bladder for a urine sample, then chipped away the tartar on his back molars....he sat there like a trooper and never tried to bite, scratch or hiss. All the vet techs were saying how handsome and cute he is and nobody could believe he's 17. Even though it would have been nice for Sylvester to have clean teeth, I am pretty relieved that we are avoiding the risks involved. I just had this sense of foreboding about it...and I've learned to follow my gut instincts. I never would have gotten over it if he hadn't pulled through it, when he's been doing so well all this time. Thanks again everyone! What a good boy! I'm glad everything worked out. Your vet sounds like a winner. |
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