great idea, plus the fluids and iso. very important.
Michelle, Anyone..... Do your vets use a 'bearhugger' device with surgery and charge you extra for it??? It's supposed to be something so much better than a heating pad that they charge me extra. I just smile and 'charge it'!!
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Marlene,My Patches, who is positive, just had 3 teeth out. I had the same concerns you have, and so refused to get the teeth out when the vet first told me to about 4 months ago. But then she started having trouble eating, so I did it. I went to an actual veterinary dentist, and I recommend doing that. They are supposed to be better at dental work, since they specialize in it. I have heard that regular vets sometimes do not get all the roots out, etc. This dentist said one of Patches' canines was so hard to get out that he had to cut through bone to get all the roots out, and then reshape her gums there. I am not sure a regular vet could or would have done that successfully. This dentist, who is at an animal hospital, also has done a lot of FeLV+ cats, because they tend to have dental problems and there are only a few dentists in the state so they all go to him. He did not use any injectable anesthesia, only the iso gas, kept her on fluids and a heating pad the whole time, gave her novacaine for post-surgery pain prevention and also sent her home with pain meds, and let me drop her off right before her surgery (he did her first) and pick her up as soon as she was awake. It worked out well, knock on wood. I recommend trying to find someone like that to do Pekoe's teeth, even if your vet is really good, because of the specializing and because dentists, I think, tend to be more state of the art in terms of the dental surgery.By the way, when Pekoe had hemobart, how low did his HCT get before the dox made him better?MichelleIn a message dated 1/23/2006 4:54:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:We have an appointment with his regular vet on Thurs. to discuss everything pertaining to the dental work. Of course, my first concern is with him being under anaesthetic, and what that might "trigger". I know that our clinic uses Isofluorane. It's been quite a while since we've had any "experience" with a cat having dental work. The last time was with our Casper who was 16 at the time, and developed CRF shortly after a dental. He lived to be almost 20 1/2 yrs. old with our treatment of his CRF.Needless to say, I have a multitude of questions for our vet with regard to dental surgery on a FelV+ cat. I've already compiled a list of questions, but would invite everyone's thoughts/questions on the matter.
