Teeth and Ears!

I know I have posted before about this, but the time is coming soon and I want to be well informed so ....

Baker's teeth and ears will be cleaned and what I am wondering is:

Will he be in pain afterwards?

What kind of food should I be feeding him immediately afterwards as in soft, wet? Normal, kibble and wet? Ect.. And for how long?

I know already he will require at least one extraction, will he have stitches?

Will his ears be more sensitive? They need a DEEP cleaning! Not mites, but deep down "wax balls" that require him to be out to clean. Should I try to keep the noise level down for a bit?

Thanks!!!

Mer had almost the exact same thing done. He had very bad gingivitis and a ball of wax that had torn through his left eardrum. He didn't need any teeth pulled, though.

My vet sent him home with 5 days of pain killers, and 7 days of oral antibiotics and antibiotic eardrops.

Once he came out of the anethesia he was fine. The vet said I didn't need to feed him anything special, but I gave him canned food for the first two days, and then gradually switched him back to dry.

I think that the reason he had no discomfort was because of the metacam he was on. He spent those 5 days just sitting, staring at the wall. You'd look at him and his eyes were dilated and you could just tell he was as high as a kite. We had some good laughs over that.

Unless you can sit with him the entire time until he comes out of anethesia, you should confine him to one room so he doesn't accidently hurt himself. (Same as when a cat is spayed/neutered.) The first thing Merlin wanted to do was try and go downstairs, and he couldn't even walk two feet without collapsing! I sat with him for about 8 hours on my bed, with him watching the birds. My mom come in every so often so I could get a bathroom break and get food. After that he had all his motor functions back and could judge distances, so I let him have the run of the house.

Also, you might want to consider leaving a litterbox on the first floor if you don't already have one if your kitty will be on pain meds. Only because he'll be dopey and might not be able to make it to were the pan is in time.h

Good luck, and don't worry! Your baby will be fine!

Thanks so much!!!!

I wish I had more than one floor! LOL but my little apartment is just enough room for us all and they have 2 litterboxes (I know I should have 4... just isn't an option here)

Luckily I will be able to spend my time with him when he comes home.

Should I keep the other 2 away from him at first?

Sending good vibes to Baker.

Originally Posted by ash_bct

Thanks so much!!!!

I wish I had more than one floor! LOL but my little apartment is just enough room for us all and they have 2 litterboxes (I know I should have 4... just isn't an option here)

Luckily I will be able to spend my time with him when he comes home.

Should I keep the other 2 away from him at first?

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Probably a good idea. He will be smelling like the vets instead of his usual self, and in case they raise an objection to him, it would be best if he had a chance to recover from the anaesthesia and regain his usual smell before they join him again.

When Kirsty had her teeth done she was very dopey from the anaesthetic as well. I was concerned because it was about 2 days before the effects wore off and she was very lethargic and not eating. I ended up force feeding her on the second day because I was worried about hepatic lipidosis. She was willing to eat again once the effects of the anaesthetic wore off so that is something else you will want to keep an eye on.

Good luck with everything. I know that he will feel much happier after he has these procedures done and recovers from the effects.

Kathryn