My 24 year old cat is showing potential dental pain. He is refusing anything but a warm fdr puree. He is grinding his teeth repeatedly. Brief history. He was diagnosed with a genetic issue when he was 10. His teeth tend to crack below the gum line, causing him a lot of pain. Vet said he had seen this several times, and put it down to genetic issues. He had the majority of his teeth removed before 12 years of age. He had been on whole raw prior. He was then switched to frozen raw grinds as he could no longer eat bones. Then we had to switch him from raw frozen grinds to canned when he started to vomit up the raw within 5 or so minutes about 2 years ago. He has lost several others over the years likely due to age(we would find them on the floor). A week and a half ago, he was refusing his canned food entirely and would try going for the other cat's raw(which makes him vomit). I got some FDR to try him with, and slowly he seems to be coming back to himself. We feed him very small amounts several times a day, and give non thc cbd oil twice a day to help with arthritic pain. But he is still grinding what teeth he has left, and it is still apparently causing him grief.
Any suggestions to help with this would be greatly appreciated. Obviously at his age a general anesthetic is out of the question.
Any suggestions to help with this would be greatly appreciated. Obviously at his age a general anesthetic is out of the question.