Crowdsourcing info. Most posts I've seen here (and elsewhere) have been about tooth/molar trimming or have posed molar extraction questions with no clear answers. Our pig has an infected upper molar. It's causing nasal inflammation. Currently treating with meloxicam and an antibiotic. We've been advised that once he gets better we'll likely want to have the molar extracted in 2-3 weeks. Upon questioning, we were advised it's not a crazy procedure.
Just started looking into it myself and am not seeing the most positive things about it. That being said, it's hard to tell how many of the more negative posts I'm reading are rooted in first-hand experience or hypotheticals. Our (exotic-specialized) vet may have been saving this info for when the time was right, but I'm reading that if one molar is removed, the opposite molar would have to be regularly trimmed. Our vet did not communicate this (yet at least). Can anyone confirm this is true? We asked about managing the infected tooth instead of removing and were advised it could certainly be attempted, but would probably just keep getting re-infected so extraction would be the most effective solution.
Our pig already survived a complicated stomach surgery a year ago so I'd like to minimize risk, but was told molar extraction would not be a big deal, especially compared to the previous surgery. Can anyone *with experience with this* confirm?
Thanks.
Just started looking into it myself and am not seeing the most positive things about it. That being said, it's hard to tell how many of the more negative posts I'm reading are rooted in first-hand experience or hypotheticals. Our (exotic-specialized) vet may have been saving this info for when the time was right, but I'm reading that if one molar is removed, the opposite molar would have to be regularly trimmed. Our vet did not communicate this (yet at least). Can anyone confirm this is true? We asked about managing the infected tooth instead of removing and were advised it could certainly be attempted, but would probably just keep getting re-infected so extraction would be the most effective solution.
Our pig already survived a complicated stomach surgery a year ago so I'd like to minimize risk, but was told molar extraction would not be a big deal, especially compared to the previous surgery. Can anyone *with experience with this* confirm?
Thanks.