Feline Oral Resorptive Lesion
Just a quick update on Nutmeg. The problem with his teeth is called FORL, and it is in only its earliest stage. Only two symmetric molars are currently affected. But getting his teeth extracted might be a bit complicated.
You see, we had a bit of a scare last Friday. Our cats were pretty loopy, Thursday, when they got back from the vet. Aspen kept trying to walk around, but with all the anesthesia, he looked like a town drunk stumbling home at 3am. Nutmeg was more than happy to just curl up in a ball for four hours, after which he woke up and started acting more normal. The next morning, though, we found him looking very ill and he kept vomiting, and eventually dry-heaving. He was very tired, and was experiencing some diarrhea and dehydration.
This coupled with the fact that his blood test came back showing alkaline levels off the charts made me worry that he couldn't handle the anesthesia he was given. He eventually got better (after a lot more sleep), but I'm worried that sending him in for tooth extraction and putting him under anesthesia again would do more harm than good.
I guess we'll take that as it comes.
You see, we had a bit of a scare last Friday. Our cats were pretty loopy, Thursday, when they got back from the vet. Aspen kept trying to walk around, but with all the anesthesia, he looked like a town drunk stumbling home at 3am. Nutmeg was more than happy to just curl up in a ball for four hours, after which he woke up and started acting more normal. The next morning, though, we found him looking very ill and he kept vomiting, and eventually dry-heaving. He was very tired, and was experiencing some diarrhea and dehydration.
This coupled with the fact that his blood test came back showing alkaline levels off the charts made me worry that he couldn't handle the anesthesia he was given. He eventually got better (after a lot more sleep), but I'm worried that sending him in for tooth extraction and putting him under anesthesia again would do more harm than good.
I guess we'll take that as it comes.
posted by Jason and Kris Carter | 4:05 PM
1 Comments:
One of my cats has been diagnosed with FORL. One of his teeth was removed 2 months ago. It appears that there is another tooth which could be problematic. I found a herbal remedy for cats called Gum-N-Teeth. Anyone knows anything about this product?
As for anethesia, ask your vat to change the cocktail. It will help a lot. Also, high dosages of Vitamin C will help to eliminate the drug. You might want to talk to a vat who is familiar with using vitamins to treat animals.
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