Cali - Dental Today - Sunday - She's sick, need advice

[Queen of Poop]

Will be taking Miss Cali to the vet this evening for her pre-dental exam, cost estimate and blood work. She's not going to be a happy girlie!

[phesina]

Prayers and good wishes, Cali, that all is well with your toofies!!!

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Queen of Poop]

Cali is not a happy kitty, but she will be by the end of next week. She will be having a dental on Friday, October 19th. She is likely going to loose 2 teeth (one upper one lower) on the right side, at the back. Otherwise her other teeth are just fine.

[sasvermont]

Isn't it odd that the cats can have two bad teeth and all the rest are fine. My Chloe just had dental work done and her gums were fine and all but three teeth were tartar free - three got pulled. You would think that all her teeth would have tartar on them, but NOOOOO. I am just as happy but would prefer all her teeth were fine!


Good luck with your kitty's dental work!


You may have to stop at the Savings and Loan, first, though. :eek:

[Queen of Poop]

Isn't it odd that the cats can have two bad teeth and all the rest are fine. My Chloe just had dental work done and her gums were fine and all but three teeth were tartar free - three got pulled. You would think that all her teeth would have tartar on them, but NOOOOO. I am just as happy but would prefer all her teeth were fine!


Good luck with your kitty's dental work!


You may have to stop at the Savings and Loan, first, though. :eek:

The cost estimate is just under $800 for her dental. She is totally worth it though.

[cassiesmom]

Kisses and prayers for Cali's dental work to go very smoothly and kisses for Diego too!

[Karen]

Hoping everything goes well, and Cali forgives you when it is all over!

[Queen of Poop]

Cali is at the vet now. She is having her dental today. Won't be home until 7 or 8 tonight. Diego is beside himself without her here. I'm working from home today to keep him company.

[phesina]

Prayers and healing energies and loving wishes to Cali and you all!

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Queen of Poop]

Cali is recovering now. Only lost one tooth. Will go pick her up at 5:30.

[Karen]

Good to hear! Give her an extra kiss from me when you pick her up!

[Queen of Poop]

Kiss delivered Karen. She is tired. Ate a little bit of watered down wet food. Diego is keeping his distance. I've sprayed some feliway to keep the peace.

[pomtzu]

Glad to hear that Cali came thru the ordeal with only 2 ouchies - one for the pulled tooth, and the other for her bruised dignity!

Feel better soon, Cali. :love:

I can't believe the price of dentals for cats and dogs. Yikes!

[Jessika]

I can't believe the price of dentals for cats and dogs. Yikes!
Dentals at my clinic, even with extractions, are maybe $300. A canned estimate (without extractions) ranges from $200-$250. It amazes me how expensive they are elsewhere!! And we aren't an old-school clinic by any means, either. Cra-azy.

Glad to hear everything went well :)

[krazyaboutkatz]

Dentals at my clinic, even with extractions, are maybe $300. A canned estimate (without extractions) ranges from $200-$250. It amazes me how expensive they are elsewhere!! And we aren't an old-school clinic by any means, either. Cra-azy.

Glad to hear everything went well :)

Wow! I sure wish they were this cheap here. I do consider $300 cheap because I've had to usually pay $800 - $1000 range which did include extrations. Everything is much more expensive in CA.:(

I'm also glad to here that everything went well and that Cali is now home.:)

[cassiesmom]

Cali is recovering now. Only lost one tooth. Will go pick her up at 5:30.

Yay, Cali! Sending gentle kisses for Cali and kisses for Diego too! MMWAH!

[Queen of Poop]

Just back from the vet. Cali is having respiratory issues. Had her in the bathroom with the shower running hot to humidify her. Tried to get her to take the antibiotics with some shrimp (my kitties love fishy stuff). She ate it and then a few minutes later let out a howl and vomited it all back up. I'm letting her rest now before we try again.

She was fine yesterday, about 8 pm she sneezed 3 times. She bugged me for cuddles all night long, totally not in her character. She would only nibble at her foodies, also very out of character. Her purrs sound very "wet". Called the vet and off we went. A couple of chest X-rays later we were sent home.

I have a multitude of fishy things to try to get her to eat the meds with, but would sure appreciate any suggestions anyone might have to get them into her.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear that she's sick.:( Do you think that she may have caught this at the vets? Maybe she was so stressed out that her immune system became lowered. Does she like canned food? If so try to feed her some canned food and then try giving her the antibiotics. I know that usually if you give cats antibiotics on an empty stomach that they'll then throw up. If she continues to throw up, then I'd ask the vet for some antinausea medicine. Pills may not work for her but they do have an injectable kind called cerenia which I've had to use on my Ziggy. Here's a link about it: https://animalhealth.pfizer.com/sites/pahweb/US/EN/News/Pages/FDAExpandsTheUseOfCERENIA%C2%AEToIncludeCatsAndYou ngerPuppies.aspx. I sure hope that she'll feel better soon. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

[Freedom]

Antibiotics are hard on the stomach. Try to dose her right after she has eaten a bit, so that will cushion her tummy.

Feel better quickly, Cali!

[Catty1]

Pill pockets? With a bit of food in the tummy?

Poor baby, get well soon!:love::love:

[Karen]

Channeling our beloved, missed Phred - Clam Juize! Fishy smelling and hydration all in one!

[Queen of Poop]

Channeling our beloved, missed Phred - Clam Juize! Fishy smelling and hydration all in one!

Tried it. It was my first choice. No interest.

[Karen]

Tried it. It was my first choice. No interest.

Oh, dear. My sympathies, hope you find something that works!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Is she on pain meds at all? If so then this may be causing her to not want to eat very much if at all. I hope she'll recover quickly.

[phesina]

Prayers for Cali, and for you too, Gayle, that she is over this and back to normal shortly.

:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:

[Queen of Poop]

Cali is also on pain meds. Those she doesn't mind taking, they smell/taste better I guess. She gets one more dose of that tomorrow then we're done. I did give her a bit of the antibiotics this am by mouth, then smeared the rest on her paw so she'd have to clean it off. She wasn't very happy with me. She is doing better now though, didn't need cuddles all night long, was eager for food this morning, her purr no longer sounds wet, only a sneeze or two, but her eyes still look pinkish and moist. I'd say after her massive throw up yesterday she's doing better overall and seems to be heading the right way. Hopefully she has a good, quiet day today and is happy to see me when I get home after work. And let's all pray for poop, she's full of it as shows in the xray. Didn't do any overnight but did visit the box this morning.

Thanks all for the ideas and support for my girlie. :love::love::love:

[Jessika]

I know its a few days later but very commonly we have owners fast their pets or reintroduce food VERRRRRRRY SLOWLY because anesthesia makes them nauseous. Antibiotics and pain meds both (depending on the kind) can cause GI upset, more commonly associated with loose stool but vomiting could be seen with it as well.

As far as the breathing problems, they intubate the patient during dental to deliver gas/oxygen that maintains them and to also prevent water from the dental procedure being aspirated. Very very very commonly, the placement of that tube itself causes tracheal irritation, but it will typically go away within a few days with no treatment needed.

Just throwing these out there as general knowledge in case anyone experiences these symptoms!

[Queen of Poop]

Cali is doing fine now, all around, she even pooped finally, but she did hold it for 4 days!! :eek:

However, she is being extremely difficult to give the antibiotics to. I've purchased everything fishy that I can find and we've tried it all to no avail. I've been having to sit on her to try to get any into her, very stressful for us both. Now when I open the fridge she runs! She is very certain I'm trying to poison her! :eek:

So after speaking with the vet and wondering if she would be getting enough, some goes in her mouth, alot goes on me, we will be seeing the vet for a shot tonight. :(

[phesina]

Progress!

Good news on the pooping front..! Well done, Cali (and Gayle)!

And best wishes that the shot solves the medication problem.

[Jessika]

Cali is doing fine now, all around, she even pooped finally, but she did hold it for 4 days!! :eek:

Actually some of the drugs used during anesthesia slows the GI system down, so it's not too alarming to not have a BM for a few days. She's right on track!

Kitties + any oral meds just never go well together...... does your vet offer a long-acting injectable antibiotic called Convenia? We use it at our clinic for kitties (or small dogs!) and while it's expensive to use in larger pets, it's a Godsend for kitties who hate taking liquid or pill medications!!! Something to think about for the future perhaps since now you know what she thinks about oral meds...!

[Queen of Poop]

We got the shot, a mere $65 and she's good with it for 2 weeks. Now why didn't they suggest that when I picked her up after her dental surgery? If she'd had it then she would have had her full antibiotic needs fulfilled and we wouldn't have had the goat rodeo of trying to medicate her by mouth. This morning she was full of beans, running around like a kitten, meowing, playing, obviously feeling better! :)

[Jessika]

We got the shot, a mere $65 and she's good with it for 2 weeks. Now why didn't they suggest that when I picked her up after her dental surgery? If she'd had it then she would have had her full antibiotic needs fulfilled and we wouldn't have had the goat rodeo of trying to medicate her by mouth. This morning she was full of beans, running around like a kitten, meowing, playing, obviously feeling better! :)
Probably because its a LOT more expensive than oral meds and most clients don't want to pay it... SO glad she's doing better now (and you aren't stressing her out by having to force meds down her!).

[Catty1]

Yay Cali! I am so glad she is back to herself!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so glad to hear that she's feeling better now.:) When Blaze hurt his back leg several weeks ago, my vet gave him the Convenia shot which lasts for 2 weeks. It seemed to make him very sleepy and lethargic though. He's finally just starting to act more normal now. This did give his leg plenty of time to heal up though and now it's fine.:) If I do have to give my cats oral meds, I try to get it in pill form so then I can use pill pockets. This will usually work out well and it makes giving meds much less stressful.:)

[Pinot's Mom]

Yay! :)