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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2003Dusty is loosing a tooth!
Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just fell over. It is hanging out his mouth in a most snaggletooth kinda way. It doesn't seem to bother him. He let me touch it. I thought I might be able to pull it out but it didn't come out to easily. He wolfed down a can of food, grazed the dry food bowl, drank water, took a tongue bath..... it is not effecting him at all. I am sure that it will fall out on it's own. TED is calling tomorrow with his thyroid results (if they come in) and I can ask her what to do. His eye is clearer, not oozing but the membranes are still a little reddish pink and he squints. Between the Popeye squint on the left eye and the snaggletoothed snarl on the right ... he is one pathetic sight. :( Well I hope that we can get his "elderly" problems under control soon. Poor guy. TJ > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just > fell [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > TJ Awww. He's having a tough time. Could he have an infection even though it doesn't bother him? That could cause whacky blood levels. Karen The tooth has fallen out, uneventfully. I found it in the dry food bowl when I went to replenish it. Dusty is utterly unaffected. He immediately put his face into the dry food and started eating. I took a look at the tooth, it is basically the whole canine with a very, very rotted out bottom. Where the tooth was looks okay. It's not swollen or red, he doesn't flinch when I touch the area. It basically looks like my daughter gums when she loses teeth. I will let TED know tomorrow about the tooth and see what she says. Kelsey wrote a letter to the tooth fairy on Dusty's behalf. She asked for money or a cat toy. I told her I didn't think there was a Feline Tooth Fairy. She disagrees. Guess Dusty will be getting 50 cents under his pillow, or udder..... TJ Awww, that's so adorable! Thanks for sharing it with us. Best wishes,  SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip>> Kelsey wrote a letter to the tooth fairy on Dusty's behalf. She asked for money > or a cat toy. I told her I didn't think there was a Feline Tooth Fairy. She > disagrees. Guess Dusty will be getting 50 cents under his pillow, or udder..... > > TJ > > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just > > fell [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Karen Poor Dusty!!!! Bigtime purrs for him to get better soon! Christine > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine > teeth just fell over. It is hanging out his mouth in a most [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TJ is the root coming out as well or just the top of the tooth? It could be a cervical lesion and just the top of the tooth has broken off. If so, you should get him to the vet soon to have the root taken care of Kristy Signature"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." - Arthur Carlson > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just fell LOL! > Between the Popeye squint on the left eye and the snaggletoothed snarl on the > right ... he is one pathetic sight. :( Poor baby! We'll keep purring for you. Fez says the tooth-less look is all the rage. Then again, he's just finished loosing his baby teeth, so what does he know? SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com ROFLOL! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Poor baby! We'll keep purring for you. Fez says the tooth-less look is > all the rage. Then again, he's just finished loosing his baby teeth, so > what does he know? Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? Late last night I and picked up the tooth and just started crying. I remember when he was a baby and he lost his little canines. I still have them in a box. I think it hit me when he lost this tooth is that... he is old. I still think of him as a kitten but all these problems prove he is getting to be an old man.. :( I was so upset and DH just hugged me and the more he hugged the more I cried. After we talked for awhile I also realized that all of this daily caregiving, eyedrops, hypertension meds, monitoring the food and water and litterbox output, the tooth, the 4 trips to TED in 2 weeks... it brought me back to Kody d*g. I was giving the meds, taking him to TED, making sure he was eating and breathing okay. I checked Kody's gums 10 times a day to make sure they weren't turning white again..... From when we first brought him in to TED until he died was about 2 weeks. That's where I am with Dusty now. I am just so scared he is just going to die no matter how well I take care of him. I remember on Kody's last night home he wouldn't eat and then later that night he was so shallow of breath and couldn't even stand up. I went and laid on the floor with him. I put his head on my pillow. Covered us up and just put my arms around him with my hand on his heart waiting for it to stop beating. I kept telling him it was okay if he needed to leave us now. <okay now I am bawling> Thank The Bowl for all of you guys. Most of you have been there and know what I am feeling. I take comfort in that more than you know. Thanks for purring and caring. Currently Dusty is sitting on my DH's desk looking out the window at all the cyclist going by. It's El Tour de Tucson (110 mile bike race) today and all these crazily dressed (why do cyclist wear such garish colors?) are zipping by on two wheels. His head follows as they zip by. It's pretty cute. A bunch of people have "stuff" attached to their helmets. I have seen champagne glasses, sirens, stuffed animals, bee antenna, wings, a whole group with Santa hats.... wacky but great eye candy for The Dust. TJ > > Poor baby! We'll keep purring for you. Fez says the tooth-less look is > > all the rage. Then again, he's just finished loosing his baby teeth, so > > what does he know? > > > > -- > > Victor Martinez TJ, you had me crying too. Both for Kody and for Dusty, though I don't agree that Dusty's old, just middle-aged (otherwise F&N would be ancient, and they're not!!). You take such good care of Dusty, and you took the best care of Kody. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi I'm so very sorry you are going through losing Kody again. But I am sure Dusty is not leaving you, he just needs a bit more care now than he usually does. We are here for you if there is anything we can do. We are thinking of you all, sending healing vibes and purrs for Dusty to be well again ASAP and hugs for you, TJ, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of him as a kitten but all these problems prove he is getting to be an old man.. > :( <snip > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > TJ It's just plain hard not to worry. If we didn't worry we wouldn't care. If we didn't care, they would truly suffer. If they suffered that would be tragic. So just know you are doing the best for him. He is aging and having some troubles but the game is not up until he says it is. Just give him some extra loving for all of us and let him know we send continued puurrrayers. Karen > > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > Karen Just adding my hugs and purrs for you and Dusty -- I think Karen summed this up perfectly! Christine {{{{{{{{{{TJ}}}}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{{Dusty}}}}}}}}}} > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > -- > > > Victor Martinez > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of him as a kitten but all these problems prove he is getting to be an old man.. > :( {{TJ}} Huggs for you and gentle headbutts to The Dust from Hobbes, Selena and Lacey. Julie, Hobbes, Selena and Lacey >Late last night I and picked up the tooth and just started crying. I remember >when he was a baby and he lost his little canines. I still have them in a box. >I think it hit me when he lost this tooth is that... he is old. I still think >of him as a kitten but all these problems prove he is getting to be an old man.. >:( I'm sorry to hear about Dusty's problems! But it's just a tooth, right? I loved your pic of him with the little hat on his first birthday. Hopefully, he'll have many more of those! I know how you feel, TJ. I always get teary when I even *think* about Vino getting sick and dying. This must be very hard for you, going through Kody's death again and with Dusty being sick. But don't worry, I'm sure his time isn't coming for a long, long time yet. 11 isn't really that old for a cat. He's just going through a rough patch right now, but I'm sure he'll be all better soon. He'll live to be in his 20's, just like Vino will! -- Britta onqjvyfba@lnubb.pbz ROT13 to reply Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album > Why thank you Fez! Did your daddy save your baby teeth? > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > TJ > Poor baby! We'll keep purring for you. Fez says the tooth-less look is > all the rage. Then again, he's just finished loosing his baby teeth, so > what does he know? I have one of Vino's tiny little baby fangs in a little zip lock bag. I was so lucky to find it before accidentally vacuuming it up. I am going to keep it forever :-) -- Britta onqjvyfba@lnubb.pbz ROT13 to reply Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album "TJ and The Dust" <leezzardzzHISS@yahoo.com> wrote <snip> > Between the Popeye squint on the left eye and the snaggletoothed snarl on the > right ... he is one pathetic sight. :( > Well I hope that we can get his "elderly" problems under control soon. Poor > guy. Aww, poor Dusty. I hope the test results will give the answer to why he's losing his flabulousness, and purrs that the eye and tooth situations clear up. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just fell > over. It is hanging out his mouth in a most snaggletooth kinda way. It doesn't [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > TJ Awww, poor Dusty! We are sending purrs to him and to you - I hope all gets straightened out asap. ------ Krista > Between the Popeye squint on the left eye and the snaggletoothed snarl > on the right ... he is one pathetic sight. :( JPEGS? :) Seriously, poor Dusty. Old age is not for sissies. Joyce il 22/11/2003 3.09 TJ and The Dust ha scritto : > TED is calling tomorrow with > his thyroid results (if they come in) and I can ask her what to do. About the tooth?? Cross your fingers that you can find it and turn it into a pendant :))) Dynasty is 5 yers old and has 2 teeth left... she has no problem at all with that and she still prefers dry food to the soft one :) Also our TED confirmed that living without teeth is much much better than living with a toothache :) So, purrs & prayers for the rest of TED's matters.... but don't worry for the teeth :)))) Poor baby! I do hope his missing tooth won't bother him too much. Purrs for Dusty's eye and hugs for you, TJ, for taking such good care of Dusty's problems, SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip>> Well I hope that we can get his "elderly" problems under control soon. Poor > guy. > > TJ > Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just fell > over. It is hanging out his mouth in a most snaggletooth kinda way. It doesn't [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > TJ Smokey (no spring chicken himself at 14) sends purrs and mrows for Dusty to be set right soon. Mistletoe sends general "feel better" purrs. Sam >Between the Popeye squint on the left eye and the snaggletoothed snarl on the right ... he is one pathetic sight. :( >Well I hope that we can get his "elderly" problems under control soon. > Poor guy. > >TJ Poor Dusty I hope his test results are good. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds. |
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