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Are issues addressed during my cat's initial oral exam, or do I need to schedule a follow-up appointment? - The Waggin' Train Veterinary Clinic

Most of the time a follow-up appointment is required. If I'm doing an exam and, say, I find that your cat has periodontal disease or maybe even a fractured tooth, it's very rare that I'm able to proceed and go and put the cat under general anesthetic and perform the procedure right then and there on the spot. We need to prepare, we need to have the animal fasted, we might want to run blood work before, those kinds of things. So typically we diagnose on the first visit and then have them come back for treatment on a later visit.

Contributed by Scott J. Broussard DVM from
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