The saga of my guy...
He cannot get a break!
Artie went to the specialist for his check-up. I am waiting for the blood test results. Should be in today. The visit went fine, he gained an ounce in 4 months. At least he is not losing.
However, I mentioned that he has been drooling a lot for the past few months; especially when he purrs.
Many times, if not almost all of the times he starts purring, he is drooling.
One day last week, when he woke me up, and we were cuddling , I noticed I had a wet spot on my clothes, he had drool all the way down his front. When he walked away, he shook his head getting schmultz all a over my face!
He has been doing that a lot, shaking his head and giving me a bath. Last week, while I was brushing him, he drooled all over the brush. Sometimes I have to wipe him off. Some nights when he is curled up in my lap, I have a wet spot on the throw.
I know he has dental issues. He has had 2 dentals in the 4 years I have had him. One tooth extraction.
He is only eating wet food at this time. I smash it down and add water to it.
Well, the Vet looked at his mouth, said he has absorptive teeth lesions on several of his teeth...quite a few she said. UGH!
They do not have a dentist there. I am taking him back to his regular Vet next week for an evaluation. ugh! The specialist trained my Vet, so she knows what she is capable of ......sigh...She did not say anything when I said I was taking him back to see her. My other option is another specialist in another hospital. That one is so expensive. My vet and his entire staff know my guy. They take really good care of him. They all comment on how much they love seeing him.
My poor baby. Last year IBD diagnosis, treatment and now this....
My poor checkbook....sigh...
I feel bad for Artie. The Vet said it looks as if it is very painful..so the sooner the better. She gave me a 2 month timeframe. What gets me is that his last dental was a year ago. I guess it was not bad enough to pull at that point. I will see what his regular vet says and take it from there. Yes, they did do x-rays last year; so I feel pretty sure this has degenerated over the past year. The past few months is when the drooling started.
Artie will be 12 years on in early February..he can celebrate it with dental extraction...poor baby...
I guess it runs in the family.. I have bad teeth also. I also have colitis.
Artie has bad teeth and he has IBD....sigh
He cannot get a break!
Artie went to the specialist for his check-up. I am waiting for the blood test results. Should be in today. The visit went fine, he gained an ounce in 4 months. At least he is not losing.
However, I mentioned that he has been drooling a lot for the past few months; especially when he purrs.
Many times, if not almost all of the times he starts purring, he is drooling.
One day last week, when he woke me up, and we were cuddling , I noticed I had a wet spot on my clothes, he had drool all the way down his front. When he walked away, he shook his head getting schmultz all a over my face!
He has been doing that a lot, shaking his head and giving me a bath. Last week, while I was brushing him, he drooled all over the brush. Sometimes I have to wipe him off. Some nights when he is curled up in my lap, I have a wet spot on the throw.
I know he has dental issues. He has had 2 dentals in the 4 years I have had him. One tooth extraction.
He is only eating wet food at this time. I smash it down and add water to it.
Well, the Vet looked at his mouth, said he has absorptive teeth lesions on several of his teeth...quite a few she said. UGH!
They do not have a dentist there. I am taking him back to his regular Vet next week for an evaluation. ugh! The specialist trained my Vet, so she knows what she is capable of ......sigh...She did not say anything when I said I was taking him back to see her. My other option is another specialist in another hospital. That one is so expensive. My vet and his entire staff know my guy. They take really good care of him. They all comment on how much they love seeing him.
My poor baby. Last year IBD diagnosis, treatment and now this....
My poor checkbook....sigh...
I feel bad for Artie. The Vet said it looks as if it is very painful..so the sooner the better. She gave me a 2 month timeframe. What gets me is that his last dental was a year ago. I guess it was not bad enough to pull at that point. I will see what his regular vet says and take it from there. Yes, they did do x-rays last year; so I feel pretty sure this has degenerated over the past year. The past few months is when the drooling started.
Artie will be 12 years on in early February..he can celebrate it with dental extraction...poor baby...
I guess it runs in the family.. I have bad teeth also. I also have colitis.
Artie has bad teeth and he has IBD....sigh
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