kellylynnmarie
lovin' my chinny boys!
Question in regards to teeth issues. (Apologies for the lengthy background but I think it's needed...)
My 3-year old boy, Splinter has been on and off "ill" since about March. His eyes were watery with a white goo that was coming out. The vet had me do anti-biotic eye drops for 10 days and it seemed to clear up... with it occurring every once in a while but not consistent. In August, he started pawing at his mouth a little and eating less. I assumed the worst... teeth problems. He's now gone under twice and they have found no major issues. The 2nd time under, the vet filed down two points but said it wasn't anything that necessarily needed to be filed, they just did it in case it was causing him any issues. He did NOT do well under anesthesia so they said they wouldn't do it again for about a year unless he absolutely had to.
Between the two times he was put under, he had a seizure which cause him to lose some motor skills it seems (not as smooth or fluid of movements as he had before). He has never been the same after that. He bounced back pretty quick (the vet said it was probably from heat and/or he stressed himself out somehow). Since then, he's been on Critical Care food (starting to eat more and more hay and chewing on his toys, etc is back to normal...) Everything seems fairly normal actually except 1) he's more social... I think we bonded a lot with the seizure incident as I stayed by his side for days plus spoon-feeding CC and 2) he sleeps in strange places now... used to sleep on his ledge or in his bed... but not he tends to spend half of day sleeping in his litter pan (making sure to pee on one side and sleep on the other, haha).
The only thing I'm realizing now is that we never got x-rays to ensure that the tooth problem wasn't at the roots (as I didn't know until now that that could be an issue that goes unseen)...
I looked at the list of Signs of Pain in chins... and have noticed a few minor things he does (but it's hard to tell if it's pain or just because he's eating)... 1) he opens his mouth wide if he gets a "chunk" is in Critical Care food... 2) he grinds his teeth after he eats... 3) he paws at his mouth... but only when he's eating and seems to get too much or a chunk...
So... with that said... My question is... I wasn't worried about him because signs are pointing to him feeling better... But... Should I be worried about a root problem??? And if so, what do I do if he can't be put under? Is there another way to get x-rays?
My 3-year old boy, Splinter has been on and off "ill" since about March. His eyes were watery with a white goo that was coming out. The vet had me do anti-biotic eye drops for 10 days and it seemed to clear up... with it occurring every once in a while but not consistent. In August, he started pawing at his mouth a little and eating less. I assumed the worst... teeth problems. He's now gone under twice and they have found no major issues. The 2nd time under, the vet filed down two points but said it wasn't anything that necessarily needed to be filed, they just did it in case it was causing him any issues. He did NOT do well under anesthesia so they said they wouldn't do it again for about a year unless he absolutely had to.
Between the two times he was put under, he had a seizure which cause him to lose some motor skills it seems (not as smooth or fluid of movements as he had before). He has never been the same after that. He bounced back pretty quick (the vet said it was probably from heat and/or he stressed himself out somehow). Since then, he's been on Critical Care food (starting to eat more and more hay and chewing on his toys, etc is back to normal...) Everything seems fairly normal actually except 1) he's more social... I think we bonded a lot with the seizure incident as I stayed by his side for days plus spoon-feeding CC and 2) he sleeps in strange places now... used to sleep on his ledge or in his bed... but not he tends to spend half of day sleeping in his litter pan (making sure to pee on one side and sleep on the other, haha).
The only thing I'm realizing now is that we never got x-rays to ensure that the tooth problem wasn't at the roots (as I didn't know until now that that could be an issue that goes unseen)...
I looked at the list of Signs of Pain in chins... and have noticed a few minor things he does (but it's hard to tell if it's pain or just because he's eating)... 1) he opens his mouth wide if he gets a "chunk" is in Critical Care food... 2) he grinds his teeth after he eats... 3) he paws at his mouth... but only when he's eating and seems to get too much or a chunk...
So... with that said... My question is... I wasn't worried about him because signs are pointing to him feeling better... But... Should I be worried about a root problem??? And if so, what do I do if he can't be put under? Is there another way to get x-rays?
