Vet visits and Tooth resorption

[kauna]

Well another visit to the vet was in order… first Pablo was not feeling well and since he had a GI obstruction this time last year I took him in for X-rays and lab work just to be sure everything was alright. Thankfully all was well and I was just an anxious
Dolly had her biannual vet visit just two days later and we discovered that she needed a tooth extraction due to tooth resorption. I had no idea she was even having any issues.
Well dental was today and she needed one tooth removed and had 3 crowns on the opposite side. My thoughts were since when do they do that?? The vet did mention that she is likely to have more dental issues in the future and may need more extractions. I will take it a step at a time and try not to worry too much.
She is home and doing very well post op. Purring up a storm and hungry as all get out. She ate a whole small can of food split in two feedings a few hours apart.
I think Otis was a little upset that she was gone all day.

 

[Catzzzmeow]

I never heard of them getting crowns. Now I will have to read up on it LOL. Glad she did well with the procedure and that Pablo is fine.

 

[Toa and Ross]

Never heard they place crowns on cat teeth! So learned something new today
Glad to all went well!
But sorry to hear you had to go to the vet again. Hugs!

 

[Yoda mom]

@kauna , so happy all went well for Pablo,

Oh my so glad Dolly did well with surgery and home healing, surely Otis happy to have bestie home. I have heard of crowns on dogs, but not cats, wow!

hugs n speedy recovery vibes . head smooches to all paws, keep us updated!

 

[kauna]

So I actually had to look at what she actually had done…it was a crown amputation the information is below. The vet just said crowns and I thought it was like a human crown. Then I looked at the invoice and here we go. Hope that helps everyone.

Crown amputation (with intentional root retention) is a procedure used in veterinary dentistry for cats suffering from advanced Type 2 tooth resorption. It involves removing only the painful, exposed crown of the tooth and smoothing the remaining roots to let the cat’s body naturally resorb the roots into the surrounding bone.