Update for those following Sly's journey, or just interested in life with a pig who deals with malocclusion:
Sly went this morning for his 7 week checkup, and, as expected, his molars are again overgrown. They are not critical yet, his mouth isn't cut up, nor is his tongue cut, trapped or abraded. In short, just in time for surgery before anything becomes a problem.
He is now booked for surgery November 14th. His vet feels that he will not have any issues between now and then, but if a problem does arise he will take him on an emergency basis and do his molars immediately. He prefers to do surgery in the mornings, and have the afternoon to monitor the pig for any potential problems. He will however do the surgery in the afternoon if it becomes an emergency.
His weight was 1275 grams, up from the last time he visited Dr Ker, and he was very pleased by this. So generally, where we're at is that Sly requires planing every 7-8 weeks or so. He turns 6 at the end of next month.
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