Pet Health Management

26/11/2025

We had a 2 yo cat present with this a couple weeks ago. We anesthetized to do rads. Did not remove these at owers request as they were not causing any problems. Crazy right? What is the consensus on removing these? Rads were tough to get nice view but showed no issues from what we could see.

26/11/2025

I work at a cat rescue doing lots of dentals and I need help with canine extrusion in cats. What are the limits for when to extract? I’ve heard some say they extract no matter what if there is extrusion, or is there ever a time it’s okay to leave the tooth for another few years? Is buccal expansion the limit (ie if I see expansion definitely take the tooth) or a certain mm amount of extrusion or are there other parameters to making the final decision?

26/11/2025

Curious what you think this is as it threw us for a loop. 3yr old mixbreed K9, presented for an oral mass that owner noticed for a while but recently has gotten larger. Lesion does not bother the dog but owner wants to ensure nothing of concern. Lesion was soft on palpation, seems to originate from the gingiva and does not appear to invade any other structures or cause any additional defects. Our current ddx is an abscess from a FB vs gingival hyperplasia or epulis. We plan to remove and send off for histopath. Just surprised at the size and how squishy it was.

26/11/2025

Hello dentist experts! 15yo DSH presented today for rubbing his face on the couch the last few weeks. Still eating normally according to owner. He is fractious so unable to fully examine mouth but was able to observe moderate tartar and ginigivitis and these weird black, raised bumps on the mandibular lip where the maxillary canines contact. Our team is thinking of recommending a dental with biopsy of these areas due to concern for SCC, it’s just a little weird it’s bilateral so wanted it make sure I wasn’t having tunnel vision. Thank you!!

26/11/2025