My Poor Storm: Update 11-03-09 Having Ups & Downs

Storm's been having some gums issues which have turned into severe gingivitis.:( His worst problem seems to be in his upper left quadrant area. I noticed in early Aug. that he had also chipped his left upper canine tooth but it didn't seem to bother him. I decided to make a dental cleaning appointment for him but I've had to wait a few weeks for the appointment because I wanted it when my vet would be there to supervise. He has a dental cleaning on Mon. Oct. 19th.

Before I made his appointment I noticed that his left eye was tearing a lot which isn't normal for him. Now it's still tearing and he's also started sneezing and sniffling some. His left nostril will some times become runny or have dry crusties in it. I feel that this is all related to his gum/teeth issues in his upper left quadrant area so hopefully this will all clear up after his dental.

Wed. night I noticed that there was some blood on my comforter and I was pretty sure that it was from Storm. Last night I also found some bloody mucus looking stuff on my carpet.:( I looked at Storm's mouth last night and just above his upper left chipped canine is a red swollen bump.:( He may now have an abscessed tooth.:( I don't see any pus though. His mouth looks so painful that I'm surprised that he's still able to eat.

I e-mailed my vet about all of this but I haven't heard back from her yet. She doesn't work until Sunday. I called my vets office this morning to ask them some questions. The lady told me that if he does have an abscessed tooth that they can take care of it when they do his dental cleaning which I was happy to hear.

I'm so glad that I made a dental cleaning appointment for him when I did. Please send some positive vibes and prayers his way. I was hoping that he wouldn't need any teeth extracted this time but it doesn't look good.:( I just hope that everything goes smoothly without any complications. Thanks in advance.

:(Awee poor baby Storm.. I sure hope you get to feeling better real soon.. Now go to the Vets & they will take care of you & then you will feel better real soon.. Sending Lots of Prayers & Huggss..

Poor little guy! I hope the dental clears up all problems. Sometimes the 'littlest' thing, like teeth, can cause big problems.

Hugs and cuddles to Storm...looking forward to a healthy happy boy!:love:

Thanks Helene and Candace.:) I just heard back from my vet and she thinks that his gums are just inflamed but not infected and since he's still eating he'll be fine until Monday. She also said that the treatment for an abscessed tooth would be a dental cleaning and an extraction.

:( Ouchy Ouchy.. Now they will give him a sleeping drug before they do all this mouth work right?? I sure hope so.. Poor baby..

Oh yes, Storm will be in the arms of Morpheus while all this is going on!

Or, as my sister used to say, "I don't wanna be in the room while they're doing that!" ;):D

General anesthetics are used for cats because their jaws are SO strong...and imagine trying to give a cat a local! :eek: :D

Best wishes for Storm!

Poor Storm, I hope he feels better.

Aww, poor Storm. It's a good thing you have that appointment on Monday. Hopefully he'll be feeling much better after they take care of that. I know my Taz did after he had one of his "fangs" removed. And you'll feel so much better knowing he's not in pain. :)

I'll keep you and Storm in my thoughts.

Please keep us posted about Storm. I'm sure you're right and that it is a tooth problem. I hope he heals up soon after the teeth are cleaned.

Poor Storm. Feel better soon sweetie pie.

Poor Storm! Toothaches are no fun. I'm sure he'll feel much better after his dental work is done.

Prayers for sweet Storm!

Ouch! Poor li'l guy. The teeth cleaning will get him all fixed up, hopefully, and he'll be back to normal in no time. :)

Ugh! Poor Storm..I hope they are able to fix you all up on Monday...Prayers coming from us!!

I had to have one of Tuckers teeth removed during his lastest cleaning and when I brought him home his eye on the side of the extraction was really watering??? I don't know if that is a response to pain or not? But it concerned me greatly...Are they able to give him something for the discomfort?

Poor Storm I just hope it all goes away soon!! Poor guy! :(

Poor baby! I hope the vet makes him all better very quickly!:love: