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Like the title says, I just found out that my kitty has some really bad dental issues. She has a loose fang and apparently is missing a lot of teeth. Her teeth are wasting away and she has been prescribed antibiotics to try and stop any infection.
I have been told that the surgery to remove her bad teeth will be upwards of 2 grand. I always thought I would be the pet owner to do anything and everything for the health and well being but it is just so expensive.
Have any of you had this type of issue, and, did you go ahead with the surgery? The vet said it wouldn’t be the worst thing if she didn’t have it but I feel like the quality of life would be better if she didn’t have the bad teeth.
Any advice would be helpful, thank you!!
Species: Feline
Age: 5
Sex/Neuter status: Ball-less boyo
Breed: American short hair
Body weight: 14lbs (working on it)
History: Very active feline herpes. He got a full blood panel ran a few years ago (~2-3 years) at an old vet across the country, which I assume is essentially worthless now.
Clinical signs: Stinky breath, inflamed gums, tooth loss
Duration:
Your general location: Oregon
My vet indicated they don't routinely do blood work pre-anesthesia on non-geriatric cats. They said I could opt in, but assured me it will be safe either way.
I'm a nervous cat parent just looking for some guidance. Is this normal, or should I ask for anything in particular?
Thank you in advance
Hi everyone, so I know google is an awful place to get advice but I still checked. Instead of just assuming I thought I'd come here. My dog, she's 14, has a lot of tartar and I plan to have them checked. I can't help but feel worried my dog might be in pain. She doesn't show and and she likes to chew on hard treats daily. When I brush her teeth I don't see anything wrong with the gums. I know diagnosis can't be put here but if anyone could just tell me if I should be worried or not I'd appreciate it a lot. She'll be going in a few weeks to have them checked.
- Species: Cat
- Age: 12
- Sex/Neuter status: Female/Spayed
- Breed: Shorthair/Calico
- Body weight: 11lbs
- History: FIV
- Clinical signs: Dental Disease/gingivitis
- Duration: ?
- Your general location: SE USA
I wanted to ask how long dental disease takes to develop in a cat. I'm asking because I have been taking my cat to my regular vet for multiple years. Nothing other than annual checkups, flea/tick medicine, and vaccines. I took her in for a checkup back in June and she said everything looked good.
However, my cat got bit by a dog (she's ok), and a family member who is a Vet-Tech looked her over. She checked her teeth and said she had pretty bad dental disease. She showed me and it's not subtle. I took my cat to another vet and she agreed: dental disease/gingivitis on both sides in the back. I scheduled a dental and kitty is on antibiotics till then.
I guess I'm wondering why my normal vet would have missed it during my annual checkup a few months ago. I kind of feel like I let my cat down by not catching it before it was infected.
Hi all! I am a 27 year old female who has always taken good care of her teeth yet, for some reason, has pretty bad gum recession and gingivitis/periodontal disease (not exactly sure which one).
I am not really sure why my gum health is so bad. I had extensive dental work done as a kid (overbite issues), but have always brushed (twice a day) and flossed (once per day) since I can remember. I was always told by dentists in the past that my teeth were beautiful, however I think I was about 21 when they started to mention that I had slight gum recession. I was told that as long as I took care of my teeth and brushed/flossed thoroughly that they should be okay. Over the years my dentists would echo the same sentiment: my teeth looked very clean and well taken care of but I did have recession. Fast forward to now, I went in for my cleaning and was told I have some pockets as deep as 6-7mm. Yikes.
It was recommended that I go to a periodontist, however I am in a weird spot and do not have any insurance whatsoever (yay 'merica). I am waiting until I find a new job and am covered again, however I am still feeling quite anxious about my gums. Like I said, I have always taken care of my oral hygiene, I have used electric toothbrushes, always floss, drink a lot of water and try to avoid unnecessary sugar. I am at my wits end as I feel no matter what I do I am fighting a losing battle. I really don't want to get to the point where my teeth are loose and/or falling out. Any help or advice while is greatly, greatly appreciated!
Other things to note: I had orthodontic work done twice, once at age 5-9 for underbite, again age 21-24 (Invisalign). I used to rinse my mouth nightly with hydrogen peroxide/water and don't know if that contributed to gum recession? Additionally, I think in the past I may have brushed my teeth too hard without noticing, however I try to be more conscious of this to avoid damaging my gums. I don't smoke at all (never have), I drink occasionally. My mom had gum issues and had to see a periodontist when she was 30, however she was a smoker so not sure if that counts.
tl;dr: 27 year old with seemingly great dental hygiene has pretty bad gum recession. Not sure why and not sure what to do. Waiting on my chance to see a periodontist, any advice greatly appreciated.
As I was sitting in the dentist's office getting a really painful gum procedure done for the third time, I was thinking about my stepson (27) (who also has an nmom) and how he is getting a tooth implant soon. It made me wonder, is there a correlation between having nparents and lack of oral health?
I feel like I didn't get a lot of support with hygiene as a kid and I was left to eat a lot of sugar and junk. As a young adult, I had to deal with so much turbulence and difficulty getting my feet under me, there were a lot of years that going to see a dentist was just not a priority. Self care is still hard for me.
Hi, someone I know rescued a chihuahua after it was posted online by someone who saw it wandering outside in poor conditions, barely able to walk. Three hours later another person still saw the dog on the sidewalk, gave it some food and water, then too it to a vet. It had no tags and no chip. The vet recommended an emergency clinic because the dog was in such poor condition. They surrendered the dog to the clinic. The lady I know took responsibility of the dog so she'd have someone to care for her and a home to go to. She was billed $1000 so far in tests and treatments. She said the dog was so hungry, but had periodontal disease (which was why her tongue was hanging out all the time) and the vet said eating was likely very painful for her.
The owners began posting online claiming their dog was let out for a few minutes and some people lured her away and stole her. They claim the dog is "just old" and has nothing wrong with her other than a bit of hair loss on her ears and no appetite, which was why she was so malnourished. Her ears are almost black from how burned and scabby they are, and she has a great appetite but just can't eat much because of her mouth.
The lady who has the dog repeatedly told them to contact her. They eventually did and were given her address, and next thing she knows a cop is at her door demanding she give him the dog. She handed the dog over.
I've known people have their dogs straight up stolen and cops have said they cannot get involved as it is a civil matter that needs to go through a court. I also saw someone comment that the owner legally has to reimburse the vet fees to the rescuers before they can claim their dog back. Is this true? Can anyone point me to the penal codes that cover issues like this? Thanks!
Picture of the dog so you can really get an idea of what they were dealing with.
Guys, I’m really seeking for your advice. And please share if your had same experience...
Over the past two weeks I’ve been noticing my tinnitus and hyperacusis getting worse. I had also aggravations before but they have always been explained by taking ototoxic meds /exposing to loud sounds. So I knew the cause and took all the measures to protect my ears every time. This time I can’t find the cause...
I don’t take any medicines and I don’t listen to anything loud at all. I’m just trying to cure my trigeminal neuralgia for 5th month with physiotherapy (and without meds because the majority of them are ototoxic according to “Ototoxic drugs” by Dr.Neil) that is called magnetic laser (but it has never made me any harm). And also I’ve visited dentist twice during this period.
At first visit I noticed that anesthesia made my tinnitus gradually worse over the day (not right after the dentist, so I was sure it wasn’t noise exposure). The following days I felt my tinnitus also a tiny bit worse but didn’t really pay attention to it.
So after I decided to find a dentist who could avoid using any anesthesia while treating me. I managed to find one, had a visit and everything was good for another two days. After, the third day I noticed a small aggravation after waking up but thought it was temporary. On the 4th day I went out during the night to walk a little bit, smoke two cigarettes bcs of being nervous and returned home. I don’t smoke usually but can let myself have a one-two cigarettes per week or couple of weeks maximum and it never ever did any harm to my tinnitus. After I returned home I found myself having a significant obvious spike. I got really scared and thought it was due to nicotine. I never smoked ever since. It was 4 days ago.
Over those past 4 days I still have my tinnitus and hyperacusis gradually aggravating day by day. Usually I find the aggravation during the morning. I can’t find any reason and I’m desperate to find a cause. I’ve done several examinations already and been to several doctors. For now my tests for blood circulation, audiogram and ABR came out to be good. Tomorrow I’m gonna do an MRI and CT. Today I also did some blood examinations.
What it can be for to? Some dental work and reaction to fillings? I checked fillings materials - Vitremer and Filtek Ultimate are not ototoxic agents according to book “Ototoxic drugs” guide by Dr.Neil . I don’t use any type of anesthesia also...
Can my trigeminal neuralgia cause tinnit
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This morning I went to the dentist for a cleaning for the first time in 2.5 years (I had been putting it off for a while, and then the pandemic happened so I wanted to wait until I was vaccinated). I've never had any dental issues, other than some recent sensitivity, so I was expecting a regular x-ray and cleaning. The only dentist that was covered on my insurance in my area was Aspen Dental so I scheduled an appointment with them.
After they did x-rays they said that I have some bone loss and did a probe test where I had mostly 3s, 4s, and 5s, with some 1s and 2s and one 6. They told me I have early periodontal disease and pointed out the pockets on the x-ray. Then told me the cleaning they recommended would be around $1000 after insurance.
I told them I needed to think about it rather than doing the cleaning right away, and got home and started reading about periodontal disease. I was pretty surprised because other than one sensitive tooth, I didn't have any symptoms, nor do I smoke or have any other risk factors; but I don't floss so I figured that was probably why.
Anyway after reading a few different posts on here I came across a comment saying Aspen Dental often recommends unnecessary procedures. I had never heard of Aspen Dental before my appointment but on googling it, it seems a bunch of people have had bad experiences with them.
I'm probably going to go to an out-of-network dentist and get a second opinion, but I wanted to ask for advice here too. I'll upload copies of my X-rays ASAP, they were only willing to give me a paper printout instead of a digital copy so I'll need to scan them.
