$1554 later...
Daisy is at home and appears to be doing very well. She was totally "normal" last night, so much for being 'sedate' due to the anesthesia and painkillers. She had an E-collar on so she wouldnt bite at her fentanyl patch, but that lasted all of 10 minutes after getting home and her writing around in desperation. Been monitoring her pretty constantly and shes not interested in the patch thus far, but I had Dave go to The Bay on his break today and buy an infant onesie for us to modify for Daisy to wear. Ill have to take her back to the vet on Tuesday to get the patch removed, as they dont trust me to do it, and/or they think Im going to stick it on myself after removing it from her to get high. She is supposed to only eat very soft food for up to a week, so no surprise shes begging for dry food and (hard) cat candies. She doesnt like wet food, so I bought a shitload of different varieties in hopes that she will find something she likes. Just as long as we can get a few days in so all the stitches are doing their job well and not in danger of splitting open.
All in all, she had 14-18 teeth removed. I say 14-18 because I was told 14, but then I was given a dental chart that looks more like 18, and a jar of teeth that looks more like 18 (though, some of the roots are broken/separate, so it is possible there are fewer than it appears). She does have her upper and lower canines, and 8-12 of her 12 incisors that are between the canines. This is all the teeth (plus potentially the 4 incisors) included in my high end estimate of $2200, but "luckily" according to the vet, her teeth were so bad they pretty much came right out making the procedure (and hence anesthetic time) much shorter, which is why I got such an amazing steal of a deal on the price (which does not include the $425 visit from the week before that booked the surgery, though she did get her regular vaccines then). So I guess my vacation will be a little less exciting, but I should have a happy healthy cat for years and years now. Oy.
All in all, she had 14-18 teeth removed. I say 14-18 because I was told 14, but then I was given a dental chart that looks more like 18, and a jar of teeth that looks more like 18 (though, some of the roots are broken/separate, so it is possible there are fewer than it appears). She does have her upper and lower canines, and 8-12 of her 12 incisors that are between the canines. This is all the teeth (plus potentially the 4 incisors) included in my high end estimate of $2200, but "luckily" according to the vet, her teeth were so bad they pretty much came right out making the procedure (and hence anesthetic time) much shorter, which is why I got such an amazing steal of a deal on the price (which does not include the $425 visit from the week before that booked the surgery, though she did get her regular vaccines then). So I guess my vacation will be a little less exciting, but I should have a happy healthy cat for years and years now. Oy.