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Received the following news about a kitty of "mine" at the shelter.
"Pandora has very bad halotosis, gingervitis. She has sores in her mouth and her teeth bleed when touched. Vet says you can do a dental but it will not stop this problem. She would need a yearly dental for the rest of her life. the only other possibility is steroid shots."
For $80 the vet wil pull her teeth, but he doesn't reccomend it. $50 he'll do a dental, but he doesn't think that will solve the problem. I don't think he understands that I am not willing to euthanize her, I'll pay for the dental myself if it saves her life. I believe he's suggesting euthanizing.
I'm not familiar with halitosis.....I'm googling it but was hoping someone else had some advice. OK, so it's basically "bad breath"??
I'm sorry, but Pandora (the kitty in question) came from my house, I surrendered her. Twitch & Cow had all their teeth pulled due to very bad teeth. She's like a year younger than them, but has the same mother. Genetics are not in her favor.
Thoughts? Opinions? Feedback?
(FYI - Pandora is a tortie/siamese girl, about 3-4 years old)
"Pandora has very bad halotosis, gingervitis. She has sores in her mouth and her teeth bleed when touched. Vet says you can do a dental but it will not stop this problem. She would need a yearly dental for the rest of her life. the only other possibility is steroid shots."
For $80 the vet wil pull her teeth, but he doesn't reccomend it. $50 he'll do a dental, but he doesn't think that will solve the problem. I don't think he understands that I am not willing to euthanize her, I'll pay for the dental myself if it saves her life. I believe he's suggesting euthanizing.
I'm not familiar with halitosis.....I'm googling it but was hoping someone else had some advice. OK, so it's basically "bad breath"??
I'm sorry, but Pandora (the kitty in question) came from my house, I surrendered her. Twitch & Cow had all their teeth pulled due to very bad teeth. She's like a year younger than them, but has the same mother. Genetics are not in her favor.
Thoughts? Opinions? Feedback?
(FYI - Pandora is a tortie/siamese girl, about 3-4 years old)