Saturday, September 02, 2006
Kitty dental visits complete!
So back from the kitty dentist visit. The doc called me 4 times total, how cool is that? When she had the xrays done on the boys to tell me waht she was going to do, then after they were done to tell me how they did.Ringo now has a big giant orange sticker on his chart that says "CAUTION WILL BITE" He's so not friendly to the vet. The tooth he had with the lesion had fallen out, and the roots had already turned to bone, so all they had to do was basically drill off the little bit of tooth that was left and sew over a flap on the gum. He had a big giant scaling cleaning then because he had some hefty plaque. She did some extra special goo squirtage up into the gums that should prevent any further decay and keep him orally healthy for years and years.
Seamus on the other hand had a tougher time. His one tooth had broken off, but not completley, and the root didnt turn to bone, so he had to have a big ass extraction of that one, and then one of his fangs was bad under the gum line so that had to come out. the freaky thing is she gave me the teeth back, and the snaggletooth is so freaking big!
Anyway, other than a blown IV Seamus did great- because of the blown IV though they had to start two.
They monitored his BP the whole time and it was totally normal. It actually dropped slightly dangerously low during the surgery, but they got it back up. So I guess that's good news regarding the possibility of pulmonary htn they were concered he was developping. They also said he was great and friendly to everyone and they all love him so so much! It's wonderful to hear how adored he is there. Makes me feel safer bringing him there. Oh and his weight was down 2lbs since the cardiology appt so I think that the big gain there was just a differencce in scales. So now he's only 21.6l bs!
Ringo only had one shaved leg but he's still stoned a day later 
Regarding him socially- the vet said "he's bad!" He had to be dropped into a sedation gas box while still in the carrier because he was attacking anyone who tried to get him out. SO the love bug social whore at home is not quite the same if mommy's not around... Good thing he's damn cute though because they said they still love him though!So they are both doing great, it's just my bank account that isnt. All of it ended up being a whopping $1312.80We're going to just have a relaxing long weekend at home and heal. My only stress now is antibiotics for another week, and trying to decide if they need pain meds or not.
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Ouch for kitties! and OUCH! for momma's pocketbook!!
Hey, I'd bite too if someone was messin in my mouth w/a tooth like that.
How are they doing now?