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Life-saving surgery for Ringo

  • Ringo's second visit to WEVC

      18 January 2023
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    Ringo has been at our favourite vet hospital again for a follow up visit to see how his teeth/gums/sinuses are going. He wasn't due til Feb but we thought he had lost a little sparkle and had a slightly whiffy nostril, so wanted to get him checked sooner.

    Indeed, some roughage was packing into the gaps between his teeth as the fillers had dislodged at some point (they don't last forever), and everything needed a flush out. A pleasant surprise was that a reasonable amount of soft tissue healing had occurred and the holes through into his sinuses were closing up. He's got new bone cement in the gaps to hopefully allow the gums to heal the rest of the way over 🤞. The gaps will always be something to watch, but much easier to manage with the soft tissue in better shape.

    So, not a bad first couple of months. I'll bring him up again in another 2-3 months to see how things are going.

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  • Ringo - home and doing well

      19 October 2022
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    I apologise for not posting an update last week. Happily, Ringo's visit to WEVC went relatively well. The cause of the problem was discovered to be large gaps (diastema) between three different pairs of teeth, which allowed food to become packed in tight. This caused severe periodontal disease over a long period of time to the point that, once the impacted food was flushed away, they discovered a hole had formed on each side in his gum between the teeth that went right through the jaw into the sinus cavity. Water flushed through these holes flowed freely out Ringo's nostrils. There were a range of treatment options available, but in the end the team recommended the least invasive approach of filling the diastemas with bone cement and putty and seeing if the periodontal tissue will heal itself. Ringo will go back up in February for a reassessment. He may need further treatment later on, but for now he is much perkier and feeling himself again. Thank you once again for your support - it is humbling to see such an amazing community in action.

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  • Heading to Cambridge

      12 October 2022
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    Ringo has just hopped on the float and is en route to WEVC. It's a long trip (est 4 hours), so he will have a rest this evening ready for tomorrow.

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  • Surgery postponed to Thurs 13th

      1 October 2022
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    Ringo won't be heading up to the Waikato tomorrow as his surgery has been rescheduled to Thursday 13th October due to an equipment problem. We are still selling quiz tickets, if you would like to come along to a social evening for a good pub quiz - details at https://www.facebook.com/events/475050021208722

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  • Surgery date for Ringo

      22 September 2022
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    We have a surgery date for Ringo! I will take him up to WEVC on 2nd October to be seen on the morning of the 3rd, so a week and a half away. Thank you SO much for every donation - you have collectively given an astonishing $2k in just two days.

    If you are in Taranaki and would like a social evening out, we are also running a fundraising quiz night on Weds 19th October at The Good Home - see more details at https://www.facebook.com/events/475050021208722.

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  • Thank you!

      20 September 2022

    Wow - very nearly $1k in the first day for Ringo. We are absolutely blown away and very touched by the kindness of the over 30 people who have donated. Thank you to each one of you. I am currently working out a surgery date with WEVC - we should find out tomorrow when he will be going up.

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