Any follow up? Did she get the surgery and how did she make out? Cost? which tooth was it and did it affect her chewing fun very much?
My 8 year old girl just had a slab fracture of her upper 4th premolar (tooth #108). We knew within days because she stopped chewing her favorite treat. Vet did a Vital Pulpectomy (?) and I'm hoping it works. She had her dental in August and it was only grade 1, no problems! They just did x-ray and she does not show infection so hoping her procedure works. Meanwhile I think I need to prepare for a possible extraction. I'm scared of the possible complications of extraction, but the one canine dentist my vet contacted said a root canal would be about $3000!!! I can't do that as there may be a knee surgery in her future and we already spent over $5000 on her back surgery at University of Pennsylvania Vet Hospital. I'm hoping to learn from others' experiences. Maggie is on Oral Clindamycin (iquid) and Meloxicam. |