I took Bea to the vet last week when I noticed her breath was just horrible -
more than just canned fish food smell and that her gums were very red. I hadn't
noticed it much before and she'd been eating just find.
The vet said that her immune system is not breaking down the bacteria from the
plaque/food on her teeth but he did note her teeth did not have much on them -
he managed to scrape some off actually, all the while noting how well she was
tolerating it! Her gums were just as red as could be and swollen just along
the tooth/gum line. He put her on a course of Clavamox for a week and I take
her back this Saturday for a check-up. She's so irritated with me giving her
the meds I haven't been able to get in there and look at her gums but haven't
noticed the bad breath smell anymore.
My question is this...has anyone else had similar experiences good or bad,
something that has worked/not worked with this type of dental problem? I know
she's prone to dental problems being FeLV+
My next question is regarding maintenance antibiotics. The vet mentioned if it
cleared up on the Clavamox that perhaps keeping her on an antibiotic might be
what she needs. I have reservations about keeping her on something long term,
especially antibiotics. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Dawn
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