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Selena's turn
I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so
pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie |
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"Julie Cook" wrote I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Aww, poor Selena! Frank is sending her his most soothing BTDT purrs. I haven't found a cure for his dential problems, either. I should have started brushing his teeth when he was young, but there is no way he will let me touch his mouth now. He hates the toothpaste the vet gave me, which should be effective if he would just lick it off my finger, but he just wrinkles his nose and backs off. The kind of enzymatic snacks that should help clean his teeth he is allergic to. He always vomits after having any of those. Waffles kindly sent us a sort of dental snack that I haven't seen in the stores here, so we will see if his tummy can take that. -- Marina |
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Marina wrote: "Julie Cook" wrote I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Aww, poor Selena! Frank is sending her his most soothing BTDT purrs. I haven't found a cure for his dential problems, either. I should have started brushing his teeth when he was young, but there is no way he will let me touch his mouth now. He hates the toothpaste the vet gave me, which should be effective if he would just lick it off my finger, but he just wrinkles his nose and backs off. The kind of enzymatic snacks that should help clean his teeth he is allergic to. He always vomits after having any of those. Waffles kindly sent us a sort of dental snack that I haven't seen in the stores here, so we will see if his tummy can take that. -- Marina I'm not sure if this is appropriate but have you tried using the dental pads that are out? Even if you can just swipe the teeth once a week I've heard it helps. I've used them on Oliver. I have to have someone hold him but I do a quick swipe swipe and then we are done. I figure it is better than nothing. I've also used just my finger dipped in hexarinse. At least it kills the plaque bacteria. A small amount goes a long way. Oliver is fairly tolerant about things so he doesn't bite me too hard! :-) Margaret -- Margaret Fine |
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Poor baby! I hope you hear something about her very soon!
Julie Cook wrote: I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie -- Margaret Fine |
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Marina wrote: "Julie Cook" wrote I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Aww, poor Selena! Frank is sending her his most soothing BTDT purrs. I haven't found a cure for his dential problems, either. I should have started brushing his teeth when he was young, but there is no way he will let me touch his mouth now. He hates the toothpaste the vet gave me, which should be effective if he would just lick it off my finger, but he just wrinkles his nose and backs off. The kind of enzymatic snacks that should help clean his teeth he is allergic to. He always vomits after having any of those. Waffles kindly sent us a sort of dental snack that I haven't seen in the stores here, so we will see if his tummy can take that. -- Marina Thanks Marina and Frank (and of course Nikki as well). If you find anything that works with Frank let me know. Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to train Selena as a kitten and she's like Frank in that she doesn't want her mouth touched. But then Selena isn't crazy about any human contact unless there is a brush at the end of that hand. She loves her vitamins and takes those like treats. If I could find something (that wasn't hard to chew due to lack of teeth) similar to her vitamins that would be great. I suppose I'll just start taking her in every six months for a dental cleaning and hope that works. Thank you for the purrs, Julie (watching the clock slowly advance - the vet closes at 2 pm for lunch so I'm hoping they call in the next 45 minutes) |
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Aww. I understand totally. I'm sure it will go fine. And the teeth thing, as
much as we think it's awful is actually just better for them if they have mouth problems. It really helps to keep from getting gingivitis and they just do not seem to miss them one little bit. Purrs to you and Skritches to Selena. Karen "Julie Cook" wrote in message ... I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie |
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Karen wrote: Aww. I understand totally. I'm sure it will go fine. And the teeth thing, as much as we think it's awful is actually just better for them if they have mouth problems. It really helps to keep from getting gingivitis and they just do not seem to miss them one little bit. Purrs to you and Skritches to Selena. Karen Thanks Karen and Margaret. I just got the call. She's doing fine but she lost 8 teeth My poor baby. I can pick her up at 4 pm so I plan to be there on the dot to get her and give her lots of loving tonight. Margaret, I was given some liquid stuff to help kill bacteria that you put on her teeth and gums. We reached a point where she avoided me at all costs to keep my fingers out of her mouth. I may try it again. I hate to think of her losing any more teeth. Thanks everyone for the purrs! Julie "Julie Cook" wrote in message ... I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie |
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"Julie Cook" wrote in message ... I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie Poor Selena! Many purrs for her to feel better soon! You might try checking this link: http://vetmeddirect.com and searching under Oral Cleansing Gel (company name is Maxiguard). My stray cat mentor, Megan, told me this liquid stuff is really good for gums and tooth health (shame on me, I've ordered it but not tried it out yet, better get on the stick here). hope this helps, Julie Christine |
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Julie Cook wrote: Karen wrote: Aww. I understand totally. I'm sure it will go fine. And the teeth thing, as much as we think it's awful is actually just better for them if they have mouth problems. It really helps to keep from getting gingivitis and they just do not seem to miss them one little bit. Purrs to you and Skritches to Selena. Karen Thanks Karen and Margaret. I just got the call. She's doing fine but she lost 8 teeth My poor baby. I can pick her up at 4 pm so I plan to be there on the dot to get her and give her lots of loving tonight. Margaret, I was given some liquid stuff to help kill bacteria that you put on her teeth and gums. We reached a point where she avoided me at all costs to keep my fingers out of her mouth. I may try it again. I hate to think of her losing any more teeth. Thanks everyone for the purrs! Julie Julie, do you think if you took the liquid to a compounding pharmacy they could make it tuna flavored or something? "Julie Cook" wrote in message ... I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. I just wanted to turn around and take her home and tell her she never had to go back there again. The vet was certain that she'd lose at least 4 teeth and possibly a canine as well. I just wish they'd call me and tell me she's all right!! There were four of us dropping off cats this morning in the 10 minutes I was there so it sounded like they had a full day of surgery so who knows when they'll call me. Hobbes did well during his dental. When I picked him up he was hissing and growling at everyone. He lost one tooth but only needed 1/2 pain killer that night. By morning he was feeling much better. I'm afraid Selena will experience more pain than Hobbes did. I have got to figure out a way to help Selena have better dental health. These four will make 13 teeth she's lost now Julie -- Margaret Fine |
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Poor Selena! It's so hard when we have to do things like this.
Purrs and best wishes for everything to turn out ok, -- Polonca & Soncek "Julie Cook" wrote in message ... I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the carrier then went back and got dressed. She mewed and cried the entire way to the vet. snip |
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