Storm Gets His Teeth Cleaned On 5-5-08- Update On PTH BLOOD TEST Results 5-13-08

[Jessika]

How did everything go today??? Charlie and Jamie are overdue for theirs also, they should be going some time this next week or two.

[AmberLee]

Any update?

[krazyaboutkatz]

Sorry for the delay. I didn't get home with Storm until 9pm last night. By the time I fed my cats and myself and did a few other things I was ready for bed and just too tired to get on the computer.

My vet called me yesterday to let me know that everthing went well. Storm had moderate dental tartar with severe gingivitis. Two minor,loose teeth were extracted to eliminate oral pain and infection. His remaining healthy teeth were ultrasonically scaled, polished and treated with antibacterial oral rinse. He doesn't need any medication and he can eat normally.

My vet noticed that he had an ulcerative gingiva where one of his back teeth had been extracted before. She sent this out for a gingival biopsy to the lab for a hisopathology. She'll let me know the results in about 3-5 days and I'll also know the results of his PTH blood test in about 7 days. Please pray that these are both normal.

I was sent home with some oral hygiene rinse that I now need to use on Storm every day to help prevent the buildup of tartar and to help control gingivitis. I've used this before but then I became too lazy to keep up the treatment. I've been a bad meowmie. I'll try to use this on all of my cats every night.

Storm is back to normal and he's eating very well. Even though Sunny wants to become the alpha cat, he seemed to miss Storm on Sunday night. He kept cat calling and I think he was trying to look for Storm. I even think that Pearl missed him and Starr didn't have any one to give head butts to. I'm so glad that everything went well and that he's now home and doing well. Thanks again for all of your prayers and concerns.

[Medusa]

We'll keep up the prayers. How in the world do you use an oral hygiene rinse on cats????

[Randi]

I'm relieved to hear Storm's dental went well and he's back. I'm sending positive thoughts that the hisopathology results will come back fine. He must be feeling a lot better now - and you too.

Using that oral hygiene rinse on all your cats will probably take all evening, so if we don't see you here much, we know why. Good luck with it!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Using the oral hygiene rinse is very easy. I just dip a q-tip into the rinse and then swab it over the front part of their teeth. With dogs you use the special tip that comes with it and you have to squirt it in their mouth so this would be much more difficult and messy. My vet had already shown me how to do it and it's really very easy. The hardest part tonight was trying to catch Ziggy.

[Killearn Kitties]

I'm glad that Storm's dental work went well and he doesn't need any follow up treatment.

Daisy sends lots of to her handsome Storm.

[jazzcat]

Glad to hear it went well.