hi my cat has been battling stomitios for 3 years, year and half ago we had her teeth removed and last week her bottom gums where teeth left are swollen. she having trouble eating even with her pain med, but she lively and purring like herself. just wondering if get them last teeth removed help her.heard cats cant manage with no teeth their tongue. appreciate any feedback anyone been through this. thankyou julie
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can cat manage with all teeth removed?
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If you feed the cat wet food, there is no need for teeth. In fact, most cats don't chew dry food, either. They just crunch it once and swallow it mostly whole. If you have had a cat puke just after eating kibble, you will see mostly whole pieces.
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She should be fine without her teeth. I have one cat that is missing some teeth (not all - yet) and doing well. There was one at the no-kill shelter without any teeth and was at least 16 years old and ate canned food with a few dried kibble mixed in the canned. There shouldn't be any trouble with her tongue.
Just keep her inside and give her plenty of love and play time. She'll thank you for being free from pain.
Just keep her inside and give her plenty of love and play time. She'll thank you for being free from pain.
I have definitely heard of cats who managed fine with no teeth, in fact they felt a lot better for not being in pain.
the tongue might sometimes stick out a bit when she doesn't have teeth to stop it, but it's not like that is a medical problem, and she won't know if she looks silly.
the tongue might sometimes stick out a bit when she doesn't have teeth to stop it, but it's not like that is a medical problem, and she won't know if she looks silly.
Many members share their lives with toothless kitties (myself included). You can read about it here -
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/can-cats-manage-without-their-teeth
http://www.thecatsite.com/a/can-cats-manage-without-their-teeth
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We had the majority of our 14 year old cats teeth removed a few months ago at our vets recommendation. She now only has a few of her back teeth left and is soooo much happier and doing great! She seemed much happier after (more playful and active, as well as being more cuddly). I would not hesitate to have all of my cats teeth removed if my cat was having dental issues that could not be resolved by other means.
I had most of the same worries and fears about removing my cats teeth that many others have posted about. In fact, at the vet clinic we went to there was a very old cat that belonged to our vet that was blind and had no teeth left. I was AMAZED to watch this cat make it's way around the vet clinic with no problem at all. It knew where all it's favourite spots were (even came up to us for a cuddle), but when it went over to it's food dish I noticed that it was chowing down on dry cat food. I was shocked as I had assumed my cat would be eating wet food after her surgery; however, after asking the vet about how the cat ate dry food with no teeth, she informed me that cats with even no teeth eat dry food just fine.
After our cats surgery our vet told us to feed her wet food for a few weeks following the surgery while the suture sites were healing. After a few weeks and a follow-up visit to the vet to monitor our kitties healing progress, our vet gave us the go-ahead to start feeding dry food again. Our cat gobbled it down no problem (and also went after our other cats dry food when she got the chance). It really is true that cats don't really chew their food.
Please don't feel scared to have this procedure done. I will not hesitate to remove the rest of our cats teeth if and when that time comes. I wouldn't worry about removing all the teeth in one go, I believe that going through this surgery only once if possible would be less traumatic for the cat than multiple times - in addition to being safer for the cat as there is always risk with anaesthesia, surgery is painful. (Of course I am not a vet, your veterinarian will give you the best advice for the health of your kitty). But my opinion is get it done and over with so your cat can get to feeling better as soon as possible. In addition to antibiotics our vet have us pain meds for after the surgery to help our cat through the worst of the recovery process. Having had some major dental problems myself and knowing how painful and uncomfortable it is, I was sooo happy to be able to help my cat feel better. Oh, another bonus to doing one surgery...I would imagine it would save you a bit of money as well which is always nice :-)
I had most of the same worries and fears about removing my cats teeth that many others have posted about. In fact, at the vet clinic we went to there was a very old cat that belonged to our vet that was blind and had no teeth left. I was AMAZED to watch this cat make it's way around the vet clinic with no problem at all. It knew where all it's favourite spots were (even came up to us for a cuddle), but when it went over to it's food dish I noticed that it was chowing down on dry cat food. I was shocked as I had assumed my cat would be eating wet food after her surgery; however, after asking the vet about how the cat ate dry food with no teeth, she informed me that cats with even no teeth eat dry food just fine.
After our cats surgery our vet told us to feed her wet food for a few weeks following the surgery while the suture sites were healing. After a few weeks and a follow-up visit to the vet to monitor our kitties healing progress, our vet gave us the go-ahead to start feeding dry food again. Our cat gobbled it down no problem (and also went after our other cats dry food when she got the chance). It really is true that cats don't really chew their food.
Please don't feel scared to have this procedure done. I will not hesitate to remove the rest of our cats teeth if and when that time comes. I wouldn't worry about removing all the teeth in one go, I believe that going through this surgery only once if possible would be less traumatic for the cat than multiple times - in addition to being safer for the cat as there is always risk with anaesthesia, surgery is painful. (Of course I am not a vet, your veterinarian will give you the best advice for the health of your kitty). But my opinion is get it done and over with so your cat can get to feeling better as soon as possible. In addition to antibiotics our vet have us pain meds for after the surgery to help our cat through the worst of the recovery process. Having had some major dental problems myself and knowing how painful and uncomfortable it is, I was sooo happy to be able to help my cat feel better. Oh, another bonus to doing one surgery...I would imagine it would save you a bit of money as well which is always nice :-)
