Spot gets dental work!

This past month has not been a stellar cat month for me.   I lost the stray cat, Jasmine, to seizures and gave her kittens up to a foster.  Then my Sammy had to be put down when the vet discovered he had a squamous cell cancerous tumor under his tongue.  Last Saturday, someone ran over one of the stray cats in the neighborhood right in front of my house.

So, I still have two cats, Missy and Spot. 

Missy is 18 years old.  She is a creaking old lady cat.  She's still eating and drinking and taking care of business, but I know each day I have with her might be the last.

Spot is about 10 years old.  He was a cat who found me when he was about a year or so old.  Very quiet, very calm, very slow moving sweet boy.  After what unexpectedly happened with Sammy, I thought it best to take Spot to the vet for a wellness check.  When I looked in his mouth, I found a HUGE mound of tartar covering his top teeth.  It must have been hurting for sure.  So, I decided to go for the dental work, too.  It was not fair to him to suffer.

The good news on the blood work was that he is a healthy kitty.  No issues or problems.

He was put out and had two teeth removed and the rest cleaned.  Amazingly, the teeth under the tartar lump were okay.  They gave me some liquid pain medication for three days.  Last night's dose mostly did not make it in his mouth.  I tricked him today, and he got it all. 

I know his mouth hurts now, but in about a week, he is going to be one happy kitty.  I felt guilty not thinking taking care of his teeth sooner, but at least I know he should be good to go for a while now.  He loves to sit on my lap and loves to purr.   His breath is so much better now, too.

It was a very costly vet visit, but I feel better and so will he.

I have a cat that gets FORLS and has had a lot of teeth removed because of them. Recently she went to the vet for another problem and the dr looked in her mouth and found another one. Three weeks ago she had her dental and had the offending tooth removed. A week after the dental she started begging for treats again and playing a lot. Since she's almost 13 I thought she was slowing a down a little because of aging. Now I realize she was probably in pain and I feel horrible but I'm glad she's back to her old self again. I think a lot of people just don't think to regularly examine there pets mouths. I know for my cat, she usually would start drooling and/or drop her dry food when trying to chew it when she had a bad tooth. Now I plan on keeping a closer eye on her teeth.

Dental cleaning for cats is costly due to the fact that one just can't say, "Open wide".   One thing I noticed is that his breath doesn't stink.  That is a sure sign. 

I'll be keeping an eye on him. 

The vet trimmed his claws!  I love it.  I wish I could do it!