Last month I went ahead and made a routine appointment for Beau to get his teeth done on Wed April 21st. I have known that there is something going on in his mouth mainly by his demeanor and also several bouts of poor eating whichI turned around by treating for gas and stasis.
ThisTuesI was going to take a look at his teeth and found a small abscess on his lower jaw.
I know that in early winter (last dental) that he had a fairly severe infection in that area of his mouth.
I am posting this here rather than the Infirmary because depending on what the dentist tells me we may or may not be be nearing the end of the trail.
Iam not going to put him through any extensive surgeries ; he has suffered enough in his almost 7 years.
he has been on bicillin for several years as maintenancee for his severe periodontal disease ( became resistant to baytril /cipro long time ago)
I have been trying to reach the dentist for 2 days to let him know about this....
if this is a problem in which the dental work itself plus possibly a few new meds (Like zithromax or chloramphenical ) can take care of the issue then we will go for it
but if this is going to require a lot of jaw or similar typepainful surgery then we are going to decline ; I cannot manipulate the abscess as it is painful to Beau. At this point I do not think that it is attached to the bone but I am not at sure
I have some zithromax tablets here and am attempting to crush and divide them into dosages appropriate for him.. I feel like I am trying to be a vetand failing..
I would guess that he has built up resistance to bicillin after all this time but I did go out and get a new bottle (Just in case the bottle I had was bad ; wishful thinking)
I don't want other members who do not know Beau's story to think that I am giving up too easily if it should come to that.
I will let everyone know what the dentist tells me tomorrow and I am fairly sure that he will want to see Beau next Wed tomake a diagnosis
Meanwhile I am trying to keep Beau eating and pooping
am hoping to get pain meds tomorrow ..maybe even a legit script for zithromax
ThisTuesI was going to take a look at his teeth and found a small abscess on his lower jaw.
I know that in early winter (last dental) that he had a fairly severe infection in that area of his mouth. I am posting this here rather than the Infirmary because depending on what the dentist tells me we may or may not be be nearing the end of the trail.
Iam not going to put him through any extensive surgeries ; he has suffered enough in his almost 7 years.
he has been on bicillin for several years as maintenancee for his severe periodontal disease ( became resistant to baytril /cipro long time ago)
I have been trying to reach the dentist for 2 days to let him know about this....
if this is a problem in which the dental work itself plus possibly a few new meds (Like zithromax or chloramphenical ) can take care of the issue then we will go for it
but if this is going to require a lot of jaw or similar typepainful surgery then we are going to decline ; I cannot manipulate the abscess as it is painful to Beau. At this point I do not think that it is attached to the bone but I am not at sure
I have some zithromax tablets here and am attempting to crush and divide them into dosages appropriate for him.. I feel like I am trying to be a vetand failing..
I would guess that he has built up resistance to bicillin after all this time but I did go out and get a new bottle (Just in case the bottle I had was bad ; wishful thinking)
I don't want other members who do not know Beau's story to think that I am giving up too easily if it should come to that.
I will let everyone know what the dentist tells me tomorrow and I am fairly sure that he will want to see Beau next Wed tomake a diagnosis
Meanwhile I am trying to keep Beau eating and pooping
am hoping to get pain meds tomorrow ..maybe even a legit script for zithromax
