Penny's jaw is broken

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    Leeny
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    It happened as a result of the tooth extraction. The doctor said he thinks he must have drilled a little too deeply. With this weird tooth resorption stuff, the roots stay intact, and I suppose with cats they drill them out instead of pulling them out.

    It didn’t happen during the procedure, because the doctor checked carefully to be sure everything was all right. He thinks it might have happened during a tube feeding. Today the other doctor in the practice and one of the techs noticed a lump and took an X-ray. The bone is partially healed already.

    She’s going to be in the hospital for the rest of the week, and they will take another X-ray later in the week. I asked to see her. She’s in a three-compartment “condo” with a window spanning the “rooms”: a bedroom, a bathroom, and a dining room. She was resting in the bedroom when I went in–with a string of bloody drool encircling her mouth. I wiped that away with one hand and pet her with the other. She started to purr, stretched, and went to the dining room and started to eat. She was still eating when I came back from washing my hands. I told her she was a good girl and I would see her later. I think she may know what that means. Every time I leave the house, I tell the cats I’ll see them later.

    I can’t even think about the pain she must have been in. They can’t tell you, and they hide their infirmities.

    #857585
    Kale
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    My heart hurts for both of you. You are certainly doing the best you can for dear Penny. Sending gentle hugs, & prayers for all of you.

    #857586
    Moonshadow_NZ
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    Oh Leeny poor Penny and poor you too. {{{hugs}}}
    Sending Healing Energy and Positive Vibes for Penny.
    It sounds like the facilities where she is are superb and that she is now pain free and getting on with getting better.

    #857597
    Leeny
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    Thank you, Kale and MS.

    The facilities are superb, MS. This used to be an all-feline practice, but some of the clients are guardians of both cats and dogs, and they wanted to be able to take everyone to the same vet. They still only board and groom cats, though. That’s not a hardship because there are plenty of facilities that do those things for dogs.

    #857605
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Oh Leeny, poor Penny. I am glad she is in a great facility that gives her the attention she needs. Great that she is eating and feeling better.

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