Our latest rescue, Tillie, went to the vet today and we found out she has advanced dental problems. She has severe gingivitis as well as a lesion on her gum that the vet said is essentially rotting that tooth from the outside in. The reason she is so little (she weighs 5.1 lbs!) is that it hurts her to eat solid foods. They did a blood panel to see if she could handle the anesthetic, we should know on Monday.
I have never had a cat with dental problems before. Can anyone who has dealt with this give me an idea what to expect, not just cost-wise but just as importantly, what to expect as far as how long it takes to heal, what should we do and not do, etc. We gave her soft cooked chicken tonight and she wolfed it down like a champ. Going to get some canned kitten food for her tomorrow, she needs all the calories she can get, and that is what the vet recommended.
I have never had a cat with dental problems before. Can anyone who has dealt with this give me an idea what to expect, not just cost-wise but just as importantly, what to expect as far as how long it takes to heal, what should we do and not do, etc. We gave her soft cooked chicken tonight and she wolfed it down like a champ. Going to get some canned kitten food for her tomorrow, she needs all the calories she can get, and that is what the vet recommended.