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In about 8 hours, I'll be dropping Cinderella and Cleo off for their dental appointments. I keep having flashbacks of Cinderella's first cleaning. With the Ketamine, I supposed she would be the one having flashbacks, though. :?

I hate the fact that I couldn't let them eat after 8 p.m., and I have to pick their water up in a few minutes. I understand why, but Cinderella didn't get started on until mid-afternoon the first time, so she was hungry and thirsty for hours until she was put under. That entire episode was a complete nightmare.

I have a different vet now and Cinderella's last cleaning went fine with them, but I still worry about my girls being put under, so good thoughts would be appreciated.
 
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So they have to be knocked out to have their teeth cleaned? I guess it would be kind of difficult otherwise, but do they get bad plaque build up? Aren't their some kind of dental treats to help with that?

As for the food, don't worry, animals are built to go without food much longer then humans. And Cinderella looks nice and filled out behind that beautiful thick coat!

I'm sure everything will be fine and they will come home with sparkling teeth, happy to be home.
 
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Cinderella is my smallest kitty, barely 8 lbs. I know - she looks like the biggest, but that honor goes to Cleo. :D

Some cats have bad teeth, and that would be my diva. She's had several little teeth pulled already. This is Cleo's first cleaning.
 
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Good luck, and hope your kitties have a good dental visit.

Cloudy, my grey cat, has really bad breath and refuse to eat dry food. However, she's really skittish and the thought of putting her into a carrier is a nightmare let alone bringing her to a dentist. What's your strategy with getting your cat into the carrier?
 
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I hope it goes smoothly and safely for both girls! Sending some good thoughts..
I always worry about anesthesia too. We haven't had a teeth cleaning yet, but I suspect she will need one soon and I know I'll just be a basket case. It's definitely one of the more worriesome procedures. *wishing your girls strength and bravery on the scary day*
 
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They're not doing Cinderella's dental. I opted to have bloodwork done for her before the dental, and the results raised some red flags. They're doing a full blood panel, urinalysis and several xrays. I'll know more when they finish and I pick her up. I was outside on my cell, so I can't remember everything the vet said, I just know that I heard the word "cancer" and not much afterwards. I'm sure that was a "worst case scenario" thing, but still.

Hopefully by the time I pick her up, I will have stopped crying. I assured the guys where my car was being serviced that it wasn't their bill that had me in tears.
 
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Vet just called. They looked at the xrays and are trying to rule out FIP right now. They haven't been able to do the urinalysis, so they'll call when Cleo is ready to be picked up (she had one tooth pulled). By then, they should have been able to do Cinderella's urinalysis.
 
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Cinderella has an enlarged spleen, which my vet said is more of a symptom and could be lots of things. Worst case scenario now seems to be lymphoma. When she gets the results of the blood work she sent out (CBC, Superchem, T4, Felv, FIV, FCV), she'll call me tomorrow and we'll go from there. I can't believe I forgot to get a printout of the blood results she got from the blood they took and looked at in-house. When she calls tomorrow, I'll ask her to email me the results for my records.

Since I'm postponing the dental cleaning until we get this sorted out, she said I can have the 20% February discount whenever it's rescheduled.

And Cleo seems to be recovering fine from the anesthesia. Yay! Poor little girl and her shaved leg. Well, both of them have the shaved leg.
 
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Re: Dental visit - but not for Cinderella, she's sick

:( [[[[hugs]]]]

On a positive note, she obviously hasn't exhibited any physical symptoms because you would have noticed - so if there is anything wrong, they may have caught it really early which will increase the chances of her recovering quickly significantly.

Easier said than done, but try not to let your mind run wild - lets see what the tests say first.
 
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Re: Dental visit - but not for Cinderella, she's sick

Well, it's not good. Indications from the yesterday's blood work seem to be either FIP or GI cancer, positive for coronavirus, extremely high protein levels, A/G ratio 0.3. She's being seen by a specialist right now, having an ultrasound more bloodwork done (electrophoresis?), and may need a blood transfusion.

Well, the specialist called just now and they said it looks like lymphoma so they asked my permission for a biopsy, which of course I gave. So I may have more time with her than if it was FIP.

It's not enough.
 
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Re: Dental visit - but not for Cinderella, she's sick

:( :(

Poor Cinderella. And poor you! Well, lets just hope that the biopsy brings good news.

And cancer can be treated don't forget, so don't lose hope already. Your baby needs you to be strong.

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