Dr. Sandra Truli Springer, Holistic Vet House Call Services
Truli Holistic Veterinary Services: 877-DR-TRULI
In Simon’s case, his left lower canine tooth avulsed so it stuck out of his lower lip at almost a ninety degree angle. Talk about painful!
Sometimes cats need emergency tooth extraction. In Simon’s case, his left lower canine tooth avulsed so it stuck out of his lower lip at almost a ninety degree angle. Talk about painful!
To top it off, Simon was 18 years old. Anesthesia carried inherent risk for him, but there was no way he could go on with that tooth like that! Continue reading “Cat's Tooth Was Just Hanging Out!”
“I know I should have had his teeth looked at years ago, but I was afraid because he’s so old and he’s on 2 kinds of medicine for epilepsy.”
Antonio was a 17-year-old grey and white epileptic Italian Greyhound. He walked into my office with the right half of his face so swollen, he looked like he tried to swallow a sausage and it got stuck lengthwise in his mouth! His big brown eyes looked miserable. Continue reading “17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!”
“My cat is 19-years-old, how could she survive anesthesia?”
Cleo was a skinny orange tabby cat who had not eaten for 3 days. Normally, I’d perform the physical examination, make my testing and treatment recommendations, and that would be that. In Cleo’s case, emotionally-charged decisions abounded because Cleo was born before my new kennel assistant. She was 19 years old!
“I don’t know if we should put her through blood tests. She’s so old,” her mom ventured.
“Old age is not a disease,” I countered. Continue reading “19 Year-old Cat Needs Emergency Dental Surgery”
“Before her tooth surgery, she never played tug of war. Now it’s her favorite game!”
Abandoned on Interstate 95, Bella was a surprisingly healthy 2-year-old Maltese in need of a good home. No one had registered her microchip number and the pet shop she came from was out of business.
“She’s yours!” I told her ecstatic rescuer.
Her new mom brought Bella for a check up and we found she had lots of dental tartar. When Bella came for her deep dental cleaning, even though her teeth looked sparkling, her dental x-rays showed a tiny black spot in her jawbone under her premolar. Continue reading “Bella Learns Tug of War”