Health Thread: Questions, Concerns, and Discussion

[kaizokuxraven]

I've had a procedure very similar to wisdom teeth removal. I had 2 impacted baby molars near the front of my mouth - meaning no adult teeth ever formed beneath them, so they were technically permanent, but really small/short compared to my other adult teeth. In order to correct my bite, they had to remove them and add in a bridge on both sides. The removal surgery was very similar to the one people use for removing wisdom teeth - except it was in the front of my mouth. So, there were some big downsides.

The procedure itself was fine - they put me under and I watched Finding Nemo while still riding an anesthesia high later that afternoon (I highly recommend watching this movie post surgery, by the way - all the colors...). Recovery really wasn't bad. I wasn't in real pain, and I stuck to eating soup and mashed food for a while. All in all, it was easy for me and I thought it was pretty minor in the long run.

Of course, the experience varies for everyone - I do have a very high pain tolerance, so that may have played a part... But anyhow. Don't worry - you'll be fine

[Sollix]

I think wisdom teeth are generally pulled as a matter of course. Unless they come in perfectly, which is rare, there's always going to be a chance of infection and rot.

Recovery sucks but it'll be worth it.

remember the dry socket you got and ll the cloves you sucked on?
i do.
i cringed


man, Dave its not that bad. you get awesome pain killers. and if you wait long enough, I'll be back here for them and I'll keep you company and make you soup <3

[Barabba]

While I was at the gym, the bar was too heavy and it fell on my lip, my upper gums, and then onto my nose. Is there anything I can do to make sure my nose grows normally? It doesn't look bad, but I don't wanna risk anything.

[Blitz Walrus]

Doctor? Don't do that thing from the Punisher and shove a pencil up your nose. You'rre not still under the bar right?

[Barabba]

My nose hurts.

Though actually I think most of the pain is coming from my bruised lips and scratched gums. Why does the middle of the bar have a grip on it? Who grabs it there!?

[Cori]

Can I ask a pet health question

okay so my kitten is gassy. Really gassy. I think at this point I would consider it chronic, because she chokes me out throughout the day. She also has really smelly poop. I did a little googling and I think she might have either an intolerance to something in her food or an intestinal parasite. She doesn't quite have what I would consider a potbelly, but it's round and a little bit firm. What should I do to help her? I'm thinking about switching her food (right now she's on Iams kitten formula, but she helps herself to my older cat's food as well as my dog's food). Should I go the whole nine yards and get some of her poop tested by the vet for worms?

[Sollix]

i dont think it wouldnt help to test her poop, Cori. though, you should probably ot let her near the dog food either. ._.

[Riku]

I was going to say, the higher carb content in the dog food could be what's doing it if she's been accustomed to eating her own food until just recently. Spider had a similar problem when we went to my mom's house.

[Cori]

That's possible. It's hard to keep her away from the dog food--all of the animals have their food dishes within two adjacent rooms. They all try to sneak the other animals' food.

Except my gecko. She eats her own food like a good girl.

[[Insert Fail]]

Intestinal problems aren't good for a growing kitten (or any animal for that matter). There are always ways to prevent animals from eating the others' food. You might just need to have supervised feeding time. Give your dogs their food first, keep the cats away, and after 15-20 minutes if they haven't finished their food then pick it up off the floor. Repeat process for the others. If you don't leave food around, you won't run into any issues. If you're worried about your animals not eating enough or finishing their bowls then after you go through one cycle of feeding you can repeat the process with the leftovers.

It's tedious and a hassle, but that's part of pet ownership.

[Cori]

Yeah, I've been putting the dog's food dish up for the past day or so. Keeping the cats away from each others' food is tougher because I free-feed them, but I do spray my older cat with the squirt bottle when I catch him in the kitten food. It's too rich for him. Since he goes outside during the day, I can put his food up out of reach, but at night they're both in and I don't know what they get up to while I'm asleep.

[shazza]

i would recommend putting all your animals on a feeding schedule. it keeps them from 1. overeating, 2. becoming obese, and 3. ensures that they don't get into each others' food at all.

[Sollix]

i would recommend putting all your animals on a feeding schedule. it keeps them from 1. overeating, 2. becoming obese, and 3. ensures that they don't get into each others' food at all.

i tried to tell this to my mother because her cat is a fatass but she wont believe me and just keps adding to her food bowl.

The General is in for a surprise when we move out

[Cori]

My older cat doesn't follow a feeding schedule--it's not really possible to put him on one, since he's outside on his own most of the day. Besides, he'd probably stress out if he couldn't have any food when he wanted it. He's old and curmudgeonly and set in his ways, like someone's endearingly racist grandma.

[shazza]

my indoor/outdoor cat got slapped into a feeding schedule to drop his weight (two guesses what made him fat!) when he was 8 or 9 and he transitioned pretty well actually. of course he may or may not have been sneaking off to eat at someone else's house until his hips got too arthritic to jump over the fence, but his diet worked and he slimmed up. and he was also grumpy and looooooooved his foodbowl more than life. and also half oriental so he has that /voice/ whenever he wanted attention. we went crazy for a while but he also didn't die from a heart attack or diabetes which i think is successful haha