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Originally Posted by broodizt  DR Feinberg called back and said his radiologist confirmed Cassie absolutely has AAI. I asked him what he thought about this whole thing and he said he feels really fortunate that he didn't know about it at the time he did the dentistry, because he either would have been a wreck putting her under anesthesia and pulling all those teeth, or he would not have done it at all. He is amazed at how well she's done all these years and how many trauma's she has pulled through, from xilotol poisoning to pneumonia twice, to the two dentistry surgeries. He is hesitant to say what he would do.
He says--as all of you do-- we need to do the diagnostics. But he says one wonders if we should mess around with this because of a set of accidental X-rays showing this condition that no one knew existed after more than five years....conditions that she had compensated for herself all along, whether we should go in and try to correct something that she managed to compensate for on her own, and that this might do more harm than good and upset the equilibrium and balance she managed to create in self correcting her own body. Maybe she would be able to live out her normal life span with no adverse effects. He says he just doesn't know how she lasted so long thus far given all that she has been through. However, the fact of the wear and tear on her body after five years, and whether there are any other conditions, and that maybe she could go at any time if she doesn't have the surgery--we don't know-it's a big risk either way, but if the surgery was successful and could give her years and years of a quality normal life span of course that would be the optimum thing to do. We both agreed it is a tough call, and right now it is a waiting game until Tuesday, but he feels confident in her ability to get through the MRI okay.
So that is the latest so far. |
I understand what your Vet is saying but I have to say I disagree with whether or not surgery would do more harm than good (as far as the AAI). Georgie was 6 when he was diagnosed and although it's not the norm I was told that he had more of a success rate at his age since his growth is done. I am sure the MRI will reveal more and I will keep you and Cassie in my prayers. I can completely relate to how you feel. You are a wonderful Mommy and Cassie is a very blessed furgirl
