Ok, I'll tell my story, which is not pretty, but may, in some small way make you feel better Cliff, if only because it isn't your story. I had mine out in my early 20s, all four at once. All four impacted. The dentist had to cut each one into pieces to get it out. When they were done (it took a team), I was given codeine. I am very seriously sensitive to codeine. The dentist was told this. He didn't listen. So my mouth was so swelled up I couldn't really open it, and I was puking. Yep, out my nose. For days. Codeine is a sensitivity that gets worse each time you take it. That was my last time. It can screw with your stomach so that no amount of bread and milk will fix it. You just have to go empty, and starve for awhile, to get it out of your system. The dentist had one ray of sunshine for all of that agony. He said if I had been puking through my mouth, I might have infected the holes. Thanks doc. Next time, read the chart, that clearly says I will puke on codeine. Hope you're feeling better, or at least better than the kid who was puking through her nose did. :)

Elvis died after dental work night before, Jim Henson- Muppets guy died after trip to dentist. Your teeth/sockets send bacteria straight to the heart. If you have any kind of heart trouble or there will be a lot of blood you need to take antibiotics starting before you go to dentist about 6 hours. I always have to have them as both parents had heart trouble & I bleed a lot in my mouth but no place else. If you have pacemaker or have had heart surgery you must have antibiotics before & after & if on certain drugs they might need to be stopped before that much surgery(warfarin, nightly aspirin & statin drugs for example) You need a good talk with dentist & prescription filled so you can start drug 6 hrs before dentist starts working on you. It's too late if you think you will ask for antibiotics afterwards if you feel funny. Because of direct path of bacteria to heart you don't have time after the teeth are pulled. A lot of times the heart itself gets infected & that is quick death. If your dentist. doesn't believe this go to a different dentist as he doesn't know what he is doing!

Had a routine check-up for my 14 yr. old cat, Chloe in Oct. Her blood tests were all normal, but she had gingivitis and needed some teeth removed. We felt we should do this and could prolong her life. Never were we told of what the consequences could be. She was perfectly healthy. Had good appetite and was loving her KD. She almost died 4 yrs ago, of some kind of poisoning. This could have affected her kidneys. They brought her back then. After surgery, they gave her the opiated meds, stayed over night, no antibiotics. She was lifeless when brought home. Two days later, I knew something was not right. She didn't move. Sat. we took her to vet again. They administered G-SubQ fluids, and noticed the suture had come out. So, they gave her antibiotics then and gave us the meds to take home. She was a basket case. They had said to give the pain meds 12hrs apart but after 7 hrs. at home they said give her more. We didn't want to but we did. By Sunday, she was still not responding. Brought her in again on Mon., they gave her fluids and more meds and this time a shot of anti-biotics that lasts 12 days. By Tues, we brought her in again and she stayed over night where they put IV in and did blood tests and had an ultra sound to see what was going on. They thought she had kidney stones blocking but it turned out to be an enlarged heart. How did this happen? We brought her home on Wed. and had questions for the Dr. Called 4 times and never returned a call. She had pooped and peed and we thought maybe thats a sign. We stopped giving her the opiate. We administered a different antibiotic they sent us home with. Meanwhile she had stopped eating the whole time. By this time we felt we should feed her through a syringe, since the vet never mentioned anything about feeding her. Later we gave her the fluids at home and then gave her the antibiotic they had given us. By this time she was lifeless. Thurs., and Fri came and went. No call from the vet asking how she was doing, NOTHING!! We were on our own. Chloe passed Sat. morning peacefully at 4am. She became so weak couldn't even stand.We were with her till her last breath. We are so sick now. We brought her in to prolong her life and this is what happened. Never did they tell us what the consequences could be. Doing research now and the opiate meds they gave her, say not to give to cats with kidney problems. I feel they overmedicated her and gave her the wrong meds. She was great before we brought her in. Had a healthy appetite, showed nothing of any pain. Still no word from the VET!! I think they know what they did. I truly believe this was malpractice. We miss her so much. It's so hard.

First, the purring is clearly a good sign. That means contentment usually. Some purr for different reasons but you know your friend better than I do. My sister had a cat who would purr when she was stressed out, which was most of the time! But my two purr when they're happy and attention makes them happy. Sounds like most people I know. When you're not feeling well, you often don't have much of an appetite and enjoy a little pampering. A lap and a blanket could be very comforting and a rubdown feels so good! I'd say keep him close if he wants to and give him attention. Try the moist food and see what happens. He should be perking up soon. I too would caution on adjusting the meds without talking to the vet. Especially if it's pain involved. Face it, can he tell you when he hurts? Well, probably. Mine seem to! But there too, it's probably going to be a short time and he'll be back to his old self. Be sure to give him water though. Don't let him dehydrate! That's bad news and can happen very quickly. And pay attention that he's using the litter box and all seems normal there too. Drinking and the LB are the two important things to make sure he's doing OK. Give him a scratch under then chin and a rub on the ears for me. Hoping he's feeling well soon!