Hi!
I have a 2 year-old male and we have had so many tooth problems with him (Sweetie). It started with the his loss of weight and drooling. I took him to the vet and they had to trim his teeth and said that he had the start of dental disease. One of his incisors fell out and she wasn’t sure it would grow back. She educated me on what they need to eat (apparently the pet store and things I have read were wrong). Made sure he had tons of hay and small amount of pellets, spinach carrrots and strawberries throughout the day.
For 6 months following the appointment, things were going well. However, last week I noticed he was aggressive with his cries around food time, was always hungry and was starting to drool again. I have two males, so I would take Spike to another area to eat so Sweetie could have more time and it would take him 3 hours to finish a small amount of food.
I contacted the vet and after an exam and X-ray they found that he had an abscess tooth, one of his incisors had fallen out and there was what she thought was a benign mass were the tooth was. Also upon closer inspection she realized he had lost all of his lower molars and roots on the right side, which she didn’t notice at first because he had severe infection and swelling. She said if they can get the swelling and infection under control he will need trimming every 6-8 weeks for the upper molars and will most likely continue to cut into his lower gums and cause infections.
I am at a loss. Am I being cruel to continue to try to save him? The vet is recommending euthanasia. I am so sad and know he is suffering, but he is also a fighter. But is this too much for his to overcome?
I have a 2 year-old male and we have had so many tooth problems with him (Sweetie). It started with the his loss of weight and drooling. I took him to the vet and they had to trim his teeth and said that he had the start of dental disease. One of his incisors fell out and she wasn’t sure it would grow back. She educated me on what they need to eat (apparently the pet store and things I have read were wrong). Made sure he had tons of hay and small amount of pellets, spinach carrrots and strawberries throughout the day.
For 6 months following the appointment, things were going well. However, last week I noticed he was aggressive with his cries around food time, was always hungry and was starting to drool again. I have two males, so I would take Spike to another area to eat so Sweetie could have more time and it would take him 3 hours to finish a small amount of food.
I contacted the vet and after an exam and X-ray they found that he had an abscess tooth, one of his incisors had fallen out and there was what she thought was a benign mass were the tooth was. Also upon closer inspection she realized he had lost all of his lower molars and roots on the right side, which she didn’t notice at first because he had severe infection and swelling. She said if they can get the swelling and infection under control he will need trimming every 6-8 weeks for the upper molars and will most likely continue to cut into his lower gums and cause infections.
I am at a loss. Am I being cruel to continue to try to save him? The vet is recommending euthanasia. I am so sad and know he is suffering, but he is also a fighter. But is this too much for his to overcome?
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Oh poor Sweetie. Is he on pain meds?
it was just one of those unlucky things that sometimes happen