Hello, Our kitty, Buddy had one canine and 4 other small teeth extracted on September 8th. He had dissolvable stitches. He has done very well. He eats fine (including his dry crunchy treats), plays normally, grooms, wants plenty of attention and love, breath is fine. He doesn't shy away from using his mouth on his soft toys or dry treats or anything. I woke up this morning to him grooming my arms, and he was very, very helpful this morning while I getting ready for work. Brushing my teeth can be a challenge!
However, it seems like he still has thread/threads that have not dissolved or broken off that is bothering him at times. I know from my experience with dissolvable stitches (not in mouth), that even though "they" say they dissolve in short order, some do not, and they eventually push out and then they either break off, or I had to remove them with tweezers (they weren't attached, they came right out). I had some that didn't dissolve that eventually pushed out and then I could pluck out the bits with tweezers - this took months.
Imagine having a bit of dental floss stuck in your mouth - he's kind of doing that sort of mouth movement. He is not smacking, he's not nauseous.
I don't want to take him to the vet until/unless its needed. They would have to sedate him to get in there and closely examine things and remove any thread remnants. I will be emailing them today to ask them what they think, but it will probably be the standard "if you would like us to take a look, please bring him in".
What do y'all think? Let it go a bit longer, or go ahead and take him in?
However, it seems like he still has thread/threads that have not dissolved or broken off that is bothering him at times. I know from my experience with dissolvable stitches (not in mouth), that even though "they" say they dissolve in short order, some do not, and they eventually push out and then they either break off, or I had to remove them with tweezers (they weren't attached, they came right out). I had some that didn't dissolve that eventually pushed out and then I could pluck out the bits with tweezers - this took months.
Imagine having a bit of dental floss stuck in your mouth - he's kind of doing that sort of mouth movement. He is not smacking, he's not nauseous.
I don't want to take him to the vet until/unless its needed. They would have to sedate him to get in there and closely examine things and remove any thread remnants. I will be emailing them today to ask them what they think, but it will probably be the standard "if you would like us to take a look, please bring him in".
What do y'all think? Let it go a bit longer, or go ahead and take him in?