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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Maddiesmum on November 12, 2007, 19:30:08 PM
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My 17 year old cat Dragan will go in for a dental extraction tomorrow. If you have read the warning about the dangers of string post you will know that he raided the bin some weeks ago and ate the netting from a joint of beef after which he was very very ill. He has only just about recovered from that but this tooth has been giving him problems for a long time and the vet has tried keeping it under control with antibiotics until it loosened itself but to no avail. So obviously I am going to be a bag of nerves tomorrow because he is not 100% and with the risk from the anaesthetic especially at his age. Any positive thoughts you could spare would be much much appreciated by both Dragan and myself. Thanks
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Will be thinking of him :hug: and you :hug:
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All my best wishes to you and Dragan and hopes it will go smoothly :hug: :hug: :hug:
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:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: All best for Dragon :Luv2:
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My elderly cat recovered well from a tooth extraction
good luck
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The boys have their paws crossed and they won't uncross them until you tell us that Dragan is home safe and sound tucking into a luxury tea :)
On a serious note, Lynn always says to make sure the anaesthetic is 'rapinovet' (propofol) as this is a much safe anaesthetic.
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good luck Dragon... will be thinking of you both. Look forward to hearing that Dragon is home safe and sound and a large sigh from mum ;)
Hugs & Purrs
Sarah
xxx
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Lots of good luck and :hug: :hug: to Dragon - We will be thinking of you, and will keep everything crossed
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Will be thinking of Dragon -
I am sure he will do just fine xxxxx
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Good luck Dragan, I'm sure he will be fine, and try not to worry too much maddiesmum - hard I know. :hug:
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Yes rapinovet is great.
Make sure you have discussed and satisfied yourself with info regarding pre ga bloods to ensure liver and kidneys are up to it and things like intravenous fluids may also be beneficial.
also i do not know what your advise has been on withholding water before but make sure dragon has water left out all night and only taken away in the morning.
Fingers crossed all goes well and keep in mind anaesthetics are safer today than they've ever been :hug:
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Thinking of Dragon :Luv: and you :hug:.
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Sending lots of positive vibes to the little man and big :hug: to you, xxxxxxxx
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Fingers crossed, are you going to have preop bloods and a drip?
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Definitely a drip but unsure about preop bloods as he only recently had his bloods done when he was so ill after the string episodebut had already planned to discuss having them redone. Thanks to everyone who has posted so far, he has eaten a big supper and is now snoozing in blissful ignorance on his fleece on the armchair. I, on the other hand, am already starting with the anxiety.
Have been told to starve him from 10pm but to leave his water available.
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Good thoughts coming your way for tomorrow little fella :luck: :grouphug:
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Sending lots of positive vibes your way ~~~~~ Good Luck for later today :hug:
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Best of luck and lots of positive vibes coming your way :hug:
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Well he's gone in (left me a little tearful I am afraid). Little so and so managed to snatch a moutfhul of grass first thing.
He is having the preop bloods done again and will be on a drip. Said I could phone if they haven't phoned me between 2pm and 4pm so it's a finger biting wait.
Thanks to you all for your messages of support they mean a lot, will keep you updated with any news.
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Thinking of you - I know how stressful it is. Let us know how Dragan gets on.
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Love and positive vibes, hope all goes well xxx
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positive thoughts to you both :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Any news ?
Love his name by the way :hug: My son currently has a reading book about a little dragon who wasnt actually big enough to be a real dragon and so his name is Drogan (think its gonna be a little girls imaginary friend myself ;) - Oh my son is only 7 incase your wondering :rofl: )
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Just caught this post any news on Dragan yet? :Luv:
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me too. How is Dragan after his op? And how are you? :hug:
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me too, hope you are both well :rofl:
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Thank you all so much for your caring concern for my special old boy. I just spoke to the hospital and he is doing fine and I can collect him anytime. Will pick him up about 6.30 as have to drive across city and it takes double time during the rush hour which means he would be fretting in his basket for longer than necessary.
Will update once I have picked him up and thank you all again.
His name is DragAn. It is Yugoslavian and he was named after a friend of ours. He was born in a feral colony that my mum used to feed and one day (whilst I was in Yugoslavia) she found him alone and starving in a back alley. His bones were poking out and his eyes were stuck together. She brought him to my house where my daughter was and they took him to three different vets. Our current vet at the time suggested putting him to sleep saying he had cat flu and letting them know how much it would cost! Not to be defeated they wanted a second opinion. The second vet said the same but my daughter is not one for giving up. Eventually she found a vet close by our house (we had never been there before). This vet said he had conjunctivitis and that is why he hadn't been able to find food. He cleaned up his eyes, gave him a shot and wouldn't take any money for doing it. 17 years later this is the old man who just had some teeth out. How glad am I that my daughter and mum wouldn't just go with what the vets suggested, they would have deprived me of 17 years of this incredible cat's company and love. He is a sweet loving vocal little darling and I am so looking forward to seeing him. :thanks:
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he is doing fine and I can collect him anytime.
Yessum! :Luv:
DragAn's is a lovely story, too.
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So pleased all went well :)
I love his story too , My first holiday abroad was to yugoslavia and it has some of my fondest ever memories :Luv:
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So pleased everything went well, what a lovely story about your boy :hug:
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So glad he's ok. :)
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That's great news ;D
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great news... so glad to hear he is OK. I'm sure he'll be getting spoilt rotten tonight too!
Amazing story he has too... just goes to show how lucky he has been to have been found by wonderful caring people ;)
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So pleased that Dragan is fine and I love that story ;D
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Big kiss to your special little balkan boy! I hope he's fine and very pleased to be home :hug:
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He's home and I cannot believe it, you would not know he had had an anaesthetic today. He is bright as a button. Ate a big bowl of food at the vet hospital and another just now and is currently watching tv on his fleece on the armchair (he likes tv). The vet nurse said he is fantastic for a 17 year old cat, very strong (despite his pancreatitis and slightly wobbly back legs), They took out the infected tooth and scaled and polished the rest and she said his teeth are excellent for his age. He has a post op check on Friday which he does not have to go to if I am ok with his progress but think I will take him anyway just to be on the safe side.
He had a drip this time which he didn't have last year and the difference in his recovery is remarkable.
Thank you all again for the wonderful support you have given me on this very stressful day.
Dragan sends you all a big purry headbutt and kiss.
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Wonderful , so all we need now is to see the gentleman in question :shify: :shify:
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I will gladly post a pic of him if someone tells me how to
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I'm glad he's home safe and well, and bouncing around bright as a button! ;D
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OK Ummmmmmmmmm
You need to resize picture so it no bigger than 150kb and then you just hit browse below where you type and find it on your puta and post LOL.
Or shove it in photobucket and post from there, I found out that is so easy a couple of days ago.
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Sorry if I am being thick here but don't know how to resize and what is Photobucket????
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Lovely to hear Dragan is so well :Luv: :Luv:
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Oh umm rightphoto bucket will be the easiest so here is the link and you just register an account and bingo............its now so easy to use that even I can do it.
http://photobucket.com/
You load the picture from your puta to PB and then use the last code underneath it................click and then paste onto Purrs and instant picture like this
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/sneakiefeline/IMG_1189.jpg)
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So pleased it went well :) The boys have finally uncrossed their paws, they were getting a bit annoyed as they kept falling over :evillaugh:
If you can't figure out to post Dragan's pic then feel free to email it to me and I can resize and post it for you, my email add is in my profile - click on my name to see it.
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Aww, I am so pleased he is doing well, and can't wait to see a pic of him.
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I have emailed two pix to Helen who kindly offered to "deal" with them for me. They are not particularly good quality though as they were taken on a phone.
He is brilliant this morning has eaten a plateful of food and been his usual vocal self and is now watching tv again on his fleece on the armchair.
I forgot to say in my previous post that he was only 4 weeks old when my mum found him.
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Aww, glad he is doing so well.
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Dragan :)
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/Dragan640x480.jpg)
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/Dragan2702640x480.jpg)
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What a pretty boy Thank you so much Helen
Dont know whether to worry or not right now as he is hiding under the bed. Unsure whether he is uncomfortable or just avoiding me in case I take him somewhere he doesn't want to go. Has eaten and will take him some lunch upstairs in a moment. Am going to monitor him and if necessary ring the vet
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17yrs old, incredible, he looks like a kitten ;D
He maybe feeling a bit under the weather if a painkiller has worn off but I think you are right to check with the vet. Hope he is OK :hug:
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I rang the vets they said so long as he is eating and drinking (which he is, he just demolished his lunch under the bed!) not to worry too much, he might feel a bit of sensitivity and he may just want some peace and quiet to sleep without his fussy mum pestering him. Said if I am still worried later they will squeeze him in. Oh don't they worry you to pieces?
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yes they do, you are so right ;D
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OOps, sorry i Missed this thread :doh:
So Glad everything turned out fine ;D ad Dragan is Lovely :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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He's gorgeous and you must be so relieved. Sounds like he's got the munchies, bless him. Let's hear it for the oldies! ;D
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Aww, he is gorgeous, and fingers crossed for him.
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He is gorgeous isn't he and such a sweet natured boy. He is away hiding under the bed again, he has been out and spent some time downstairs on his fleece and having cuddles. I think he has worked out that he is relatively safe in the evening and when I am in bed but once I am up and about there is a chance I might put him in that hated basket and take him to the horrible hospital. He is eating, drinking, weeing and pooing so I am not worrying too much - checking on him though and he will go back tomorrow for his post op check.