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Long story short: We brought my 14 year old to a veterinary teaching hospital for a dental/some diagnostics. On Wednesday, he was brought out of anesthesia after developing a 3rd degree AV block. From my understanding, he will not be able to go under anesthesia again. They were able to do xrays but he was not under long enough for any extractions or cleaning. I have had to take in a great deal of information and I don't have his records/doctor's notes/etc with me(they're being mailed) but I do know he had a loose tooth, for example. I am disappointed beyond words that he was unable to have his needed dental work as I know how periodontal disease can affect other organs and it's possible it contributes to his respiratory issues. I also believe it's likely he's experiencing some pain and it kills me that I can't do anything about it.
We got back home late last night and he's doing well. As for the heart concerns, he will be monitored closely and it's possible he will never have a cardiac event. If anything does happen we should be able to have him stabilized locally, then brought to the university for a pacemaker/whatever is needed. The cardiologist has never experienced this before and said, like everything else he's been through, that it's a medical mystery. She did mention that there are options for dental work with sedation but that xrays could not be performed. Again, my focus was on his heart and getting him home after spending four days there so I wasn't able to develop a solid future dental plan for him.
I have a phone consult arranged with his former cardiologist and I'll be speaking to the doctor from dentistry/etc but I thought I'd ask on here first. What options are there for cats who need dental work and can't go under general anesthesia?
We got back home late last night and he's doing well. As for the heart concerns, he will be monitored closely and it's possible he will never have a cardiac event. If anything does happen we should be able to have him stabilized locally, then brought to the university for a pacemaker/whatever is needed. The cardiologist has never experienced this before and said, like everything else he's been through, that it's a medical mystery. She did mention that there are options for dental work with sedation but that xrays could not be performed. Again, my focus was on his heart and getting him home after spending four days there so I wasn't able to develop a solid future dental plan for him.
I have a phone consult arranged with his former cardiologist and I'll be speaking to the doctor from dentistry/etc but I thought I'd ask on here first. What options are there for cats who need dental work and can't go under general anesthesia?