Sugar- dental surgery With so many dealing with scarier things with their babies, I almost feel guilty whining, but man, I am freaking out today.:( One of Sugar's bottom canines never came in. X-rays showed it lying almost parallel to his jawbone. When my vet first saw it 3 years ago he said he wanted to leave it alone because with Sugar's tiny little jaw it could cause permanent damage to mess with it. That was great news to me- my vet is a dental specialist so he's pretty persnickety over teeth and I was happy he wasn't going to push it. Fast forward to now. A few weeks ago Sugar went in for his yearly exam. The tooth has poked through a bit and the vet said that because of the access bacteria has to beneath the gum, it needed to come out. He assured me that although it was a delicate procedure and had to be done extremely carefully, he could most likely do it without causing permanent damage to the jaw. Leaving it in could actually cause health problems eventually. At the very least Sugar needed a cleaning. So he's at the vet right now. He will get a dental and if the vet feels he can get the tooth out safely, he's going to remove it. I know if it needs to be done, my vet is the one to do it but... well, I'm freaking out. Having Sugar under anesthesia always scares me to death on it's own but not knowing what all will happen is scaring me more. I know I'm being a huge baby and this is relatively pretty minor, it just isn't for me. During the same visit I also found out Sugar has grade 3 LP which I'm not even letting myself think about until this is over. He never has any pain and the vet felt the tooth was the more urgent matter due to it's potential to cause serious health issues. Thanks for letting me whine. I know if anyone can understand how I'm feeling it's my fellow YTers. |
Your not whining, you are being a concerned mommy, just like all of us would be :) Sugar will be just fine, it sounds like he is in pretty good hands with your vet. |
I totally understand your anxiety. I will keep Sugar in my prayers. When Pixie had to have her dental last year, I was a wreck too. She did fine. I dropped her off around 8 and by 9:30 my vet called to tell me she was out of surgery and doing fine. Hopefully you will get a call soon telling you Sugar is doing fine. |
Thanks y'all. He had a dental last year and I was on YT crying then too. This is just scarier not knowing about that tooth. The vet was really hesitant about it. The root on that thing is just crazy long. |
I'll be keeping Sugar in my good thoughts today! Try not to be nervous {easy for me to say right?} Im sure he'll do fine and you wont have to worry about that tooth anymore |
I totally understand how you feel!! I'll keep you and Sugar in my prayers today. I'm sure he'll be home soon with a gift for the tooth fairy! :) |
Oh I'm so sorry to read this, but so glad you have found a vet you have confidence in as that does sound like a very delicate procedure. Makes me wonder how many others might have this, but the vet isn't as knowledgeable, or careful, and it's not caught until major damage has been done. Did Sugar have any signs of LP before? That's a lot to handle, and you and Sugar are in my prayers. |
Thanks again everyone. No word yet. I'm going to call at 1:00 if I haven't heard anything. Hey Nancy. In the past the vet said he had mild LP and stupidly i never asked for clarification. He has never had any symptoms whatsoever and he can't jump up or off of furniture so I wasn't too worried. He has had 2 falls- the first when he fell out of a chair he was sitting on with my daughter and got a concussion. The second was last year when he jumped off of my daughter's friend's lap trying to get to me. That was a scary vet visit but fortunately no injuries. I'm assuming the LP was caused or aggravated by one or both if these accidents. I really need to get further clarification from my vet. I took both Sugar and Gracie in at the same time and I think there was just so much happening I didn't question the LP enough. My vet said he had probably been like that for so long that he didn't know any different which would in part explo\ain it not bothering him. It was only after I got home I thought, :confused:, huh? He diagnosed Gracie with grade 2 LP two years ago but always called Sugar's mild leading me to assume it was grade 1 so he couldn't have been like this "for so long". I'm just getting through the dental and then I'll focus on the LP. Thanks so much for the prayers. |
You're not whining one bit! Anesthesia is always scary :(. Sugar is in my thoughts. Hopefully your vet will send him home w/ pain meds - tooth pain is so awful...maybe he can give you some too :p?! As for the LP, what a bummer. Wylie has Grade 2 in both knees (asymptomatic) and I just found out 2 weeks ago that Marcel has it in his left knee, Grade 2 - so I started Marcel on the Cosequin too. |
AARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!:mad: I just called and they said, get this.... they are JUST NOW starting on him. I had to have him there by 8:00 this morning. I asked why did he have to be there so early and she said they don't know what order they will go in. I am just so mad thinking of him sitting in a crate, scared to death all morning. I swear I am getting a stomach ache over this. This is his 3rd dental and this has never happened before. Ann, thanks. I could use a bit of those pain meds right now i think. Both Gracie and Sugar are also both legs and both asymptomatic. Neither are on a supplement for it- I need to look into that. I'm not considering surgery right now for Gracie's grade 2 but I'll need to do some research on Sugar's grade 3 after this is over. Of course the vet recommends surgery and that will probably end up being the right decision but right now I just don't know. |
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I hate that they do that, but he's probably not as scared as you. How long does the surgery take, will they call you as soon as it's over? |
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I think we all worry like crazy it's normal. |
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As for the Cosequin, I get mine here (I think a lot of us do): Cosequin Regular Strength (90 capsules) |
He's awake and fine. I can pick him up at 4:30- yay!:D The vet ended up opting not to do surgery. He said there wasn't any bone loss so the risks outweigh the benefits right now. He did a root cleaning on it and said it's super important that I have his teeth cleaned one a year because of that tooth and also a few of his molars only erupted about 80% so they can be a problem as well. One has a curly root making it extremely difficult to extract so it could be a problem if I don't stay on the cleanings. It really sucks because this means anesthesia every year.:( No matter how much I brush, I can't clean under the gums to the roots for these partially erupted teeth. I'm just happy he's awake and fine.:) We talked some about the LP and he said it's been grade 2 until now. That kind of surprised me since he's mentioned surgery for Gracie but never Sugar. He said technically he does need the surgery and not getting it is a gamble but he has had many patients live long lives with grade 3 without any problems. Again, pretty big gamble. I'm going to go search for everyone's stories on LP here. I really appreciate everyone's support!:ghug: |
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