Thanks, everyone! Mr.Cat is doing fine. He seems do be feeling well, energy is good, appetite is OK, and his diarrhea is less watery and more loose but still not totally normal.
I decided to get a second opinion on his dental work before moving ahead. My vet put Mr.Cat on 14 days of antibiotics before surgery (we are on day 6) and she wasn't going to take x-rays - just "go in there" and see what Mr.Cat needed. I wasn't comfortable with exploratory surgery without x-rays so I spoke with a wonderful vet dentist today and scheduled an appointment for next Tuesday. The vet dentist told me to take Mr.Cat off the antibiotics now (due to the diarrhea) and put him back on antibiotics this Sunday. She prefers that Mr.Cat be as hydrated as possible and not suffering from diarrhea before surgery and that makes sense to me! She will look at him on Tuesday and determine if he needs extractions after she sees the x-rays and if so, she'll do the surgery that day. She also said she won't do extractions unless they are necessary, unlike my regular vet who haphazardly said, "Oh, he needs lots of teeth removed." I tend to lean toward the less-invasive side of medicine, if possible, so I'm happy that I switched to a more restrained vet dentist!
Thanks for all your notes of concern. Whatever happens, Mr.Cat will be fine. He's quite resilient (and ever so doted on)!
