As the title states, Artie is scheduled for a dental on Monday. I feel so bad for him. I am also a bit anxious about it. He is 12 years old....He has a functional heart murmur, but no one can hear it anymore..no one... it is as if it disappeared!
strange...and had some early kidney disease, however his BUN and Creatinine are normal...his blood tests have really improved since being this novel protein diet...high protein, low carb...wet food
He has bad teeth, and had been drooling for a few months. He seems to have stopped that but, he swallows a lot..and is such a messy eater now.. I have to wash the food off the wall...
As you know he has IBD and is on a lot of medicine for it.
He was eating great and then there was a bit of a change in it. The specialist and I do not think it is from the IBD. He has not vomited since we started treatment.
She looked at his mouth and said he has a lot of resorptive lesions; and to schedule him for extractions because they are painful.
His blood tests are good.
He is going to have a full mouth series of x-rays before they do the dental and will extract all the teeth that seem to need it. Things can be going on below the gum line...
I am certain of at least 3 teeth...I feel so bad for my guy...
and I am scared.
He cannot have any food after 11pm on Sunday--only water...and none of his medicine for IBD..pepcid, steroid, or cisapride (for bowels)..
I have no plans for the week. I want to be watching him. I am also scared of hurting him, when I have to give him his meds the night of the surgery...I may ask the Vet to do so before I take him home...
kind of scared..
He had a tooth removed a couple years ago...
You all know me as a venter, and worrier...so here I go.
I have to fast him from food when he is the hungriest.. he eats during the night. I know he will be keeping me up all night asking for food...he will be breaking my heart even more than it is now.....
sigh
I will be bringing in his novel protein food for the Vet to give him after the dental. She said all cats wake up ravenous after the surgery....
I can pick him up late in the day.. early day drop off..
strange...and had some early kidney disease, however his BUN and Creatinine are normal...his blood tests have really improved since being this novel protein diet...high protein, low carb...wet food
He has bad teeth, and had been drooling for a few months. He seems to have stopped that but, he swallows a lot..and is such a messy eater now.. I have to wash the food off the wall...
As you know he has IBD and is on a lot of medicine for it.
He was eating great and then there was a bit of a change in it. The specialist and I do not think it is from the IBD. He has not vomited since we started treatment.
She looked at his mouth and said he has a lot of resorptive lesions; and to schedule him for extractions because they are painful.
His blood tests are good.
He is going to have a full mouth series of x-rays before they do the dental and will extract all the teeth that seem to need it. Things can be going on below the gum line...
I am certain of at least 3 teeth...I feel so bad for my guy...
and I am scared.
He cannot have any food after 11pm on Sunday--only water...and none of his medicine for IBD..pepcid, steroid, or cisapride (for bowels)..
I have no plans for the week. I want to be watching him. I am also scared of hurting him, when I have to give him his meds the night of the surgery...I may ask the Vet to do so before I take him home...
kind of scared..
He had a tooth removed a couple years ago...
You all know me as a venter, and worrier...so here I go.
I have to fast him from food when he is the hungriest.. he eats during the night. I know he will be keeping me up all night asking for food...he will be breaking my heart even more than it is now.....
sigh
I will be bringing in his novel protein food for the Vet to give him after the dental. She said all cats wake up ravenous after the surgery....
I can pick him up late in the day.. early day drop off..
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