Drooling After tooth trimming?

[Cassie~Jake]

So I want to start out this post by saying yes Gambit has been to the vet (2 times in this past week actually) . Last sunday I noticed his eye was watery , he had broke a tooth and he was drooling (he likes to attack the side of the cage when the other one gets near it). So i took him into the vet monday morning. Found out he had a small ulcer on his eye and that his teeth needed to be trimmed. Got medication for ulcer and got teeth trimmed. We went back in for the check up on thursday. Vet said he looked good. He was still drooling a tiny bit but eating his pellets, hay and critical care. Forward to today.. droolin seems to be pickin up a little and hes not into the pellets or hay as much. But I am balling up up the critical care and he is eating it. I guess my question it other then malo what else could this be? The vet did not take x-rays and I am planning on calling tomorrow and making another appointment and having them do x-rays.

 

[Ash]

It could be an absess, or it could be hay or wood stuck in his teeth. But if the vet did at least a visual exam, they would have been able to see those, i would think.

 

[tunes]

He needs to do a full set of x-rays to find out exactly what the problem is. While he's under the anesthesia, then he can do a full exam of his teeth to be sure that there is nothing stuck in his gums or wedged in between a tooth. Hopefully he was anesthetized for the tooth filing last time, but if not, then the vet would not have been able to get a thorough look through all of his teeth to be sure nothing was there.

The drooling could be his teeth, it could also be from pain. If the ulcer was inside the mouth and it broke open or is rubbing on a sharp tooth, it may have become infected. There's no real way to know what's going on without the vet getting a really good look in his mouth.

 

[mishellyshel]

If it was infected they should have given you a broad range antibiotice, like tri-meth sulfa (the pink stuff). that may help clear up any infection from tooth rubbing.
the vet should also administer anethesia when doing x-rays & filing teeth as it is difficult for them to keep their mouth open and also should prescibe pain killer like metacam since their mouth can be sore.
i would try to get an appointment asap and have them do xrays and prescribe some meds.