I have a vet appointment set for August 2nd at 8:30am for my kitty at one of the most recommended vets in my area.
I adopted my first kitty in March of this year, and he has been to the vet twice so far. The first one was a general check up which I left with tapeworm medication (yuck!) and respiratory medicine. The second visit was for his ear mites. This time he's going for his teeth.
He's had some really rancid fish breath since I got him. Being my first cat I thought it was the fact I'd been feeding him fishy flavored wet food, so I began feeding him beef and chicken. The bad breath went away.
Last night I finally got brave, and gave him a good in-depth health check. He HATES having his mouth opened, so I grabbed his scruff and pinned him down while my girlfriend pulled his lips back... and what I got was a huge whiff of that rancid kitty breath, and saw a horrible, disfigured, grey sludge-looking molar. He kept fighting so I didn't get a good look at it... but I know that it has got to hurt.
So the first thing I did was make a vet appointment this morning. The soonest I could get him in was August 2nd.
I guess I'm just a little bit worried... they said they're going to have to put him under sedation to clean his teeth, and a few years back I had my dog sedated for an x-ray and he never woke up. I've also never had an animal with dental problems before so I'm not sure what to expect.
Has anyone ever had this problem before, and can help ease my fears? Is there anything I can do to ease his pain for the next 2 weeks while we wait?
I adopted my first kitty in March of this year, and he has been to the vet twice so far. The first one was a general check up which I left with tapeworm medication (yuck!) and respiratory medicine. The second visit was for his ear mites. This time he's going for his teeth.
He's had some really rancid fish breath since I got him. Being my first cat I thought it was the fact I'd been feeding him fishy flavored wet food, so I began feeding him beef and chicken. The bad breath went away.
Last night I finally got brave, and gave him a good in-depth health check. He HATES having his mouth opened, so I grabbed his scruff and pinned him down while my girlfriend pulled his lips back... and what I got was a huge whiff of that rancid kitty breath, and saw a horrible, disfigured, grey sludge-looking molar. He kept fighting so I didn't get a good look at it... but I know that it has got to hurt.
So the first thing I did was make a vet appointment this morning. The soonest I could get him in was August 2nd.
I guess I'm just a little bit worried... they said they're going to have to put him under sedation to clean his teeth, and a few years back I had my dog sedated for an x-ray and he never woke up. I've also never had an animal with dental problems before so I'm not sure what to expect.
Has anyone ever had this problem before, and can help ease my fears? Is there anything I can do to ease his pain for the next 2 weeks while we wait?