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Hey all,
I am making this post in the hope that a vet or specialist is lurking and can offer an opinion. I have a 14 year old male cat that I found at 3 weeks old and fed and cared for. I am extremely attentive to his needs and take him in to the vet anually for exams. I bought the cat special formula and fed it from the moment I found it.
However, this is the first time the vet dentist recommended tartrum and plaque removal from teeth. All nice and well, I drop the cat off in the morning looking and feeling fine. Bloodwork comes back normal, internal organs the same. I pick up the cat tonight and the dentist tells me the cat has a Mandibular symphyseal fracture, right in the middle of his face. No teeth were extracted during the procedure of plaque removal. She tells me this can be common in older cats due to trauma or bone resorbtion, and that no major symptoms can be visible. Indeed, my cat eats mostly wet food but had an amazing appetite up until today. The vet tells me that avoiding dry food might be a symptom as well, and that physiologically some teeth are missing as well.
The thing is, I am skeptical. What are the odds that they provoked this fracture by mistake during tartrum removal and are trying to hide it? They put in some sort of wire that needs to be removed in 6 weeks. Please help me clear my head, do they do the test before the procedure, after, what is happening?
Thanks.
I am making this post in the hope that a vet or specialist is lurking and can offer an opinion. I have a 14 year old male cat that I found at 3 weeks old and fed and cared for. I am extremely attentive to his needs and take him in to the vet anually for exams. I bought the cat special formula and fed it from the moment I found it.
However, this is the first time the vet dentist recommended tartrum and plaque removal from teeth. All nice and well, I drop the cat off in the morning looking and feeling fine. Bloodwork comes back normal, internal organs the same. I pick up the cat tonight and the dentist tells me the cat has a Mandibular symphyseal fracture, right in the middle of his face. No teeth were extracted during the procedure of plaque removal. She tells me this can be common in older cats due to trauma or bone resorbtion, and that no major symptoms can be visible. Indeed, my cat eats mostly wet food but had an amazing appetite up until today. The vet tells me that avoiding dry food might be a symptom as well, and that physiologically some teeth are missing as well.
The thing is, I am skeptical. What are the odds that they provoked this fracture by mistake during tartrum removal and are trying to hide it? They put in some sort of wire that needs to be removed in 6 weeks. Please help me clear my head, do they do the test before the procedure, after, what is happening?
Thanks.
