Feline orthodontics
Posted: Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Those of a sensitive nature read no further! My poor old cat Jess was at the vet yesterday for the 'mental dental', ie full anthaesthetic, complete mouth and teeth clean and, in Jess's case, the removal of SIX teeth! Ouch.
She's quite old (15 at least) so it's always a risk having an anaesthetic, but she came through OK. We had a dirty protest on the way to Kirkwall (actually, we'd got as far as the North End garage before she made her feelings clear) so we drove with the windows wide open!
She now has that sort of sooked-in look that folk get when they get their teeth out, a bit sunken in the cheeks. This has in no way diminished her appetite, and the vet gave me a chart to show me which teeth had been taken out and which remained - yes, she does have some left, but she has to lay off the everlasting gobstoppers for a while.
OH, by the way, husband is working in Shetland at the moment, with the squad who are propping up the wall at Fort Charlotte, so pop by and say hello if you get a chance!
Byee
She's quite old (15 at least) so it's always a risk having an anaesthetic, but she came through OK. We had a dirty protest on the way to Kirkwall (actually, we'd got as far as the North End garage before she made her feelings clear) so we drove with the windows wide open!
She now has that sort of sooked-in look that folk get when they get their teeth out, a bit sunken in the cheeks. This has in no way diminished her appetite, and the vet gave me a chart to show me which teeth had been taken out and which remained - yes, she does have some left, but she has to lay off the everlasting gobstoppers for a while.
OH, by the way, husband is working in Shetland at the moment, with the squad who are propping up the wall at Fort Charlotte, so pop by and say hello if you get a chance!
Byee
Posted on Stromness Dragon at 10:18
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