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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 18:31:27 )

He just went for a dental cleaning and some bloodwork, but apparently this required him to be left there for over 6 hours. It's the first time, so it's making me kind of nervous. He did have some issues with bad breath, bleeding gums that seemed to appear and then clear up on its own, and he has some brown spots on some of his teeth, so I'm worried about what they'll find. The idea of putting him under anesthesia also makes me wary, but hopefully he'll be OK and we can get some answers about how to handle his dental care.
Going to pick him up in about 20 minutes, so wish him well.

His sister doesn't seem to have missed him at all; she's been more relaxed than usual, if anything. Guess he really is that annoying lol. She doesn't know it yet, but she's next.

...and yes I'm talking about my cats, not human children :^P

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Donator — she/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 19:16:16 )
Please let us know how everything turns out!

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 19:54:07 )

@Lina: I just came home with him and he's fine. High off his ass, but fine. Vet said there was nothing really wrong with his teeth, blood work was normal. Gave him some powder to add to his food and help keep his teeth clean, and said if he doesn't feel like eating after 24 hours to call them. But he's starving since we weren't supposed to feed him before bed, so eating isn't a problem. He's just not very good at it right now and keeps circling between his and his sister's bowls, wandering away to play or meow at nothing, etc.. and keeps flopping around losing his balance. poor little man ;v;

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 20:20:21 )

He has been super affectionate since he came home. He must have missed us. I also noticed the vets trimmed his claws and cleaned his ears..

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Donator — she/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 21:34:43 )
Glad to hear it’s all good!
Dental hygiene can be hard for humans so keeping pet’s teeth clean is definitely a challenge

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/30 22:00:07 )

@Totalanimefan: that's sweet ;v; hours later, he's still being ridiculously cuddly with me and going to my friend's door to cry (she works at home, so he hasn't seen her for more than a couple of minutes since she took him to the vet).

@Lina: aye, cuddly as they are, they don't like us messing with their faces or paws too much. We can pet them all we want, but the minute we get out something that looks like a wipe or a pair of clippers, they're outta here.

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/31 01:40:15 )

@Totalanimefan: well she got to cuddle him on her lunch break. He's slowly getting back to normal, but still a little loopy. He has the Jack Sparrow walk lol

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/31 02:32:53 )

@Totalanimefan: Can't make up his mind... that sounds like a cat, all right XD
Yeah, he's doing good. After almost rolling off the counter from flopping around trying to get pets, he's just taking a nap now. Stinky little Goblin.

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Donator — she/her Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/08/31 02:38:19 )
If only clipping nails were easier. I’ve never met an animal that didn’t hate it

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/09/1 19:08:37 )

@Lina: Me either. I've found the best way to do it is to just wait until they're asleep lol

@Totalanimefan: Yeah, he's totally back to normal now. I wonder how his sister will fare when it's her turn...

@Ava: Aw man, I can imagine... We've only taken our cats to the vet once for a checkup before now (we've only had them for about 6 months and they're just barely a year old), and luckily we were allowed to go in. But it's different when there's anesthesia and long wait periods involved, especially with the underlying concerns that something might be wrong.

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/09/2 19:06:32 )

@Ava: Aye, I hope everything turned out well for your hammy, too!

@Totalanimefan: Yeah, guess we were more worried than we needed to be lol

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/09/2 19:22:25 )

@Totalanimefan: Hopefully more so than human doctors... >n> Plenty of bad experiences with those. But so far these vets seem pretty nice and we haven't had any issues.

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Donator — He/They Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/09/2 19:59:14 )

@Totalanimefan: True that. ...though it helps that Goblin is such a friendly cat lol they love him there.

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