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There has been so much need for love and prayers on this forum for those in true need that we did not share with out friends that Hunter was making a second trip to his special vet.
This is the vet that we go to for concerns that could be surgical in nature or require a referral to a specialist.
Over the last 4 weeks Hunter has turned into a puppy. He has been chewing his toys a lot and has been wanting to chew on hands. We were concerned and so 2 weeks ago we did a close check-up on his mouth. His gums had healed beautifully (from his surgery in the spring) and were not showing any signs of infection BUT we saw little bits of teeth poking though his gums and they were yellow and smelled.
So, today we went to the vet for a surgical consult. He said the teeth were Hunter's baby teeth! That Hunter was not "de-manned" when he was 6 months and therefore it is likely that any retained baby teeth did not fall out. Instead, they likely experienced trauma (there was evidence of two back baby teeth during his surgery and they were removed - they were cracked and broken) and broke leaving the roots. Hunter essentially has been living as a shark with two rows of teeth his whole life!
Now that his bad adult teeth are out and the gums have healed his body is trying to reject the 'leftovers'. He does not think that Hunter is strong enough to reject these on his own but we are not going to put him under again to remove them as they do not appear to be bothering him or his gums and are dead so they will not affect his heart. Right now, we just have to monitor and brush.
CRAZY!!! My little guy has had his baby teeth still in his head this whole time:w00t:
Hunter also has the very very early beginning of cataracts in one of his eyes but nothing for us to be concerned about right now.
Everything else looks really great and he lost 0.8 pounds and is down to 9.2!!!! This is a major accomplishment as he was at 12 when we got him and every ounce stresses his knees and heart. We were told no more weight loss.
We were there 30 minutes but since Hunter is snoring away and looks exhausted you would think he went through massive medical exams:HistericalSmiley:
Just wanted to keep our good friends updated on my little shark in maltese clothing!
This is the vet that we go to for concerns that could be surgical in nature or require a referral to a specialist.
Over the last 4 weeks Hunter has turned into a puppy. He has been chewing his toys a lot and has been wanting to chew on hands. We were concerned and so 2 weeks ago we did a close check-up on his mouth. His gums had healed beautifully (from his surgery in the spring) and were not showing any signs of infection BUT we saw little bits of teeth poking though his gums and they were yellow and smelled.
So, today we went to the vet for a surgical consult. He said the teeth were Hunter's baby teeth! That Hunter was not "de-manned" when he was 6 months and therefore it is likely that any retained baby teeth did not fall out. Instead, they likely experienced trauma (there was evidence of two back baby teeth during his surgery and they were removed - they were cracked and broken) and broke leaving the roots. Hunter essentially has been living as a shark with two rows of teeth his whole life!
Now that his bad adult teeth are out and the gums have healed his body is trying to reject the 'leftovers'. He does not think that Hunter is strong enough to reject these on his own but we are not going to put him under again to remove them as they do not appear to be bothering him or his gums and are dead so they will not affect his heart. Right now, we just have to monitor and brush.
CRAZY!!! My little guy has had his baby teeth still in his head this whole time:w00t:
Hunter also has the very very early beginning of cataracts in one of his eyes but nothing for us to be concerned about right now.
Everything else looks really great and he lost 0.8 pounds and is down to 9.2!!!! This is a major accomplishment as he was at 12 when we got him and every ounce stresses his knees and heart. We were told no more weight loss.
We were there 30 minutes but since Hunter is snoring away and looks exhausted you would think he went through massive medical exams:HistericalSmiley:
Just wanted to keep our good friends updated on my little shark in maltese clothing!