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 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.
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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.
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