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.

Yes, i am 75 and an almost a year into Invisaligns. I am so glad I went ahead with it. And it is the second round of teeth straightening for me. I began to see shifting several years ago with a couple of teeth that had been problematic before my first round of braces. I asked my regular dentist about it. Long story short…I ended up going to an orthodontist for a couple of reasons. After my dentist did his initial evaluation, he thought I would be better served by an orthodontist due to my age. The reason is the potential loss of teeth (especially lower teeth) due to bone loss. My first stop was to a periodontist for evaluation (this was covered by my dental plan. Ymmv.) He was excellent btw. After going ahead with his ok, the orthodontist proceeded with the Invisaligns. My dentist recommended the orthodontist I was considering anyway, so all records were shared. I’ve omitted the time all this took (scheduling appointments, further xrays & impressions, etc), but if you are seriously considering this, start soon. My best recommendation is to see an orthodontist for a consultation. I’m sure your dentist is highly qualified, but a good orthodontist will cost about the same, and you will not regret having their expertise. I’m really happy with my results so far.

If that beet bed was a bit larger then I'd expect to see deer prints in the soft soil but it does seem like the work of a messy deer. If those tomatoes were high on the plant (out of rabbit reach?) then a deer seems like a good guess. Deer come into my yard after sunset and chew on the pears I thin out, I leave them on the ground to deter the deer from the rest of the garden. Saves me from picking them up too. Deer usually leave behind some piles of poop as a clue. Rabbits are another possibility since they (mine) come out near dusk and dawn to chow down, if so, looks like you may have a herd of rabbits. A Hav-a-hart trap may help determine the true critter, it may be a groundhog too although they would probably eat the entire beet. Years ago something was chowing down on my cantaloupes, could not figure out what it was until I caught it in action > a Box Turtle.

Years ago I tried a toothwhitening pen which actually worked nicely. I am pretty sure I got it on QVC and then after found it on ebay , back when ebay was in my repertoire. They worked nicely- not overly but they definitely worked. I think the formula changed or something, and then I tried Crest Whitening strips. I use them from time to time, definitely more than once a year- probably a few times a year. I don't have blindingly white teeth, but they had gotten yellow ish and they're definitely much better. From time to time, someone will comment that my teeth are NOT yellow ..when I go to the dentist they comment that-- haha. Anyway I think the Crest ones work fine.