Hi
Last year my 7 year old Netherland needed to get a tooth taken out as it had overgrown and recovered very well. Then yesterday he seemed so ill, weepy eye, grinding teeth, not eating, legs splaying out at back and head shaking.
I took him to a different vet (as I didn't get any after care service at the other vet) and was told he needed major dental work (up to £300 worth!!!) but that the head shaking was not a sign of the dental issues. He said it is likely to be brain related - can't remember the part he said.
He basically told me the outcome didn't look good but felt that the dental work was worth a try.
Bojangles has woken up from surgery and I am picking him up this evening. I will be getting painkillers (I never got last time) and antibiotics for the head shaking (need to check on this) and then will need to wait and see.
He only ways 0.8kg, he looked so wee and unkempt today that I wondered if it was fairer just to let him go - at 7 and a half I feel so bad putting him through this again.
I hope the vet didn't just say it was worth a shot because it was worth so much money to him.
Has anyone had any experience of head shaking or head shaking with dental work required?
Last year my 7 year old Netherland needed to get a tooth taken out as it had overgrown and recovered very well. Then yesterday he seemed so ill, weepy eye, grinding teeth, not eating, legs splaying out at back and head shaking.
I took him to a different vet (as I didn't get any after care service at the other vet) and was told he needed major dental work (up to £300 worth!!!) but that the head shaking was not a sign of the dental issues. He said it is likely to be brain related - can't remember the part he said.
He basically told me the outcome didn't look good but felt that the dental work was worth a try.
Bojangles has woken up from surgery and I am picking him up this evening. I will be getting painkillers (I never got last time) and antibiotics for the head shaking (need to check on this) and then will need to wait and see.
He only ways 0.8kg, he looked so wee and unkempt today that I wondered if it was fairer just to let him go - at 7 and a half I feel so bad putting him through this again.
I hope the vet didn't just say it was worth a shot because it was worth so much money to him.
Has anyone had any experience of head shaking or head shaking with dental work required?