Cari
Warren Veteran
We took on our darling Nora knowing that she has dreadful teeth. Even when they are 'ok' the vet still says they are terrible.
At the moment we have two options. She's not a year old yet and are faced with the prospect of 4 yearly dentals or putting her through an enormous operation to remove most of her back teeth.
The vet who reviewed her and did her first dental said the large operation would have a good chance of working and she'd be able to eat normally following it but that it is a huge undertaking which would need to be performed by a specialist vet.
Our vet has advised us against it as whilst she's eating there's no need to do it just yet, as it may well stop her from eating.
I'm concerned that she'll have to undergo 4 GAs every year for potentially the next 10 years, and am concerned that as she gets older she will struggle to recover. I don't know whether to discuss going ahead with the larger operation whilst she is younger and has a better chance of survival rather than putting her through more and more dangerous GAs as she gets older.
Anyone have any advice?
At the moment we have two options. She's not a year old yet and are faced with the prospect of 4 yearly dentals or putting her through an enormous operation to remove most of her back teeth.
The vet who reviewed her and did her first dental said the large operation would have a good chance of working and she'd be able to eat normally following it but that it is a huge undertaking which would need to be performed by a specialist vet.
Our vet has advised us against it as whilst she's eating there's no need to do it just yet, as it may well stop her from eating.
I'm concerned that she'll have to undergo 4 GAs every year for potentially the next 10 years, and am concerned that as she gets older she will struggle to recover. I don't know whether to discuss going ahead with the larger operation whilst she is younger and has a better chance of survival rather than putting her through more and more dangerous GAs as she gets older.
Anyone have any advice?