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ok, I’ll start with some background info.
Fluffy is almost 11 years old, I got her at 1 year of age, she was a feral with already bad teeth.
Throughout the years she had multiple dental procedures that left her with 8 teeth.
In the last 2 months she has become diabetic, on insulin and with another tooth infection.
While on insulin we needed to wait until her glucose level stabilized, give her antibiotics to keep the infection at bay and then take her for dental.
I was told years ago, she has genetically bad teeth. She is a small yet overweight kitty now with insulin.
When we took her in today for her dental I told the receptionist the same thing i told the vet: she is almost 11, she gets super stressed coming here (poop in carrier), she is diabetic, she only has 8 teeth, she only eats high protein pate food because of her diabetes, I’m concerned that if teeth are left, they will do what they always do, and at her age and in her condition I don’t want To risk her life in the future, so please, take all this factors in consideration and take her teeth out (I’m not being an ass, just worried about her in the future). Vet agreed with me. Receptionist this morning didn’t want to pass along the message. I’m going in two outs to pick up fluffy, with 3or 2 teeth left..... so they took out about 5-6, great.
What good are 3 teeth, on a diabetic-senior-genetically predisposed to teeth infection-pate food eater going to do???,
I’m mad, why? Because they completely disregarded what I told her about her history, because they didnt take those factors into consideration on the long run. This puts her at risk in the future and as her age progresses is just another danger to her health. I’m mad, very mad.
So what am I looking for here? Weight in, am I right? Am I wrong? Is this just a more profit centered vet and should I change?
I changed my previous vet because I moved far.
Fluffy is almost 11 years old, I got her at 1 year of age, she was a feral with already bad teeth.
Throughout the years she had multiple dental procedures that left her with 8 teeth.
In the last 2 months she has become diabetic, on insulin and with another tooth infection.
While on insulin we needed to wait until her glucose level stabilized, give her antibiotics to keep the infection at bay and then take her for dental.
I was told years ago, she has genetically bad teeth. She is a small yet overweight kitty now with insulin.
When we took her in today for her dental I told the receptionist the same thing i told the vet: she is almost 11, she gets super stressed coming here (poop in carrier), she is diabetic, she only has 8 teeth, she only eats high protein pate food because of her diabetes, I’m concerned that if teeth are left, they will do what they always do, and at her age and in her condition I don’t want To risk her life in the future, so please, take all this factors in consideration and take her teeth out (I’m not being an ass, just worried about her in the future). Vet agreed with me. Receptionist this morning didn’t want to pass along the message. I’m going in two outs to pick up fluffy, with 3or 2 teeth left..... so they took out about 5-6, great.
What good are 3 teeth, on a diabetic-senior-genetically predisposed to teeth infection-pate food eater going to do???,
I’m mad, why? Because they completely disregarded what I told her about her history, because they didnt take those factors into consideration on the long run. This puts her at risk in the future and as her age progresses is just another danger to her health. I’m mad, very mad.
So what am I looking for here? Weight in, am I right? Am I wrong? Is this just a more profit centered vet and should I change?
I changed my previous vet because I moved far.