A Dental for Ragwort

Ragwort had his dental last week.

Ragwort came into the Didcot surgery last week to have his broken tooth removed.  We aren't sure how he broke it, but we suspect he broke it during a cat fight. We had to be extra careful with him during his anaesthetic due to his heart disease.

If you look carefully, you can see his broken tooth just behind his canine on the lower jaw.  The gum line is red around the base of the tooth and he was a bit sore.  

He was seen after his dental on Monday and is now feeling back to normal and not needing his pain relief.  No more fighting Ragwort!

Eddie's castrate

Eddie (who is our receptionist Karen's cat) visited Larkmead Vets in Didcot last week to be castrated. It is important to have your male cat castrated as this prevents unwanted litters, reduces roaming, and means he will be less likely to fight. This, in turn, makes him less likely to catch feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV).

Here is a description of his day at the vets.

He came into the practice bright and early having had no breakfast.  We gave him a sedative and an pain killing injection to make him feel more relaxed and prepare him for his general anaesthetic.  As you can see - after these injections he became a little sleepy!

We then gave him his general anaesthetic and castrated him.  This is Eddie immediately after the operation, cuddled in a blanket to keep him warm.

After his operation he came to the Sutton Courtenay cat clinic before he went home.  He kept the vet company and helped write up his notes.

He then waited very patiently for his Mum to finish work so he could go home.

A few days later - recovering with his best friend Reggie.

Ragwort has a sore tooth

Ragwort came in for a check up again yesterday for his heart condition.  He continues to do well and is taking his tablets regularly, but yesterday we noticed he had a sore tooth.  We have booked Ragwort in for a general anaesthetic to remove this tooth next week.  We will obviously have to take very good care of him when he has his anaesthetic, and we will keep you posted on his recovery.

Here is Ragwort with his housemates, all on the consulting room table again!  Ragwort's friends were in for weight checks and worming tablets.