Winston is 10 and last week, he had 12 teeth extracted—combo of a few unsalvageable bad teeth plus some tooth resorption.
It’s been 7 days now and he’s acting like himself, in good spirits, eating, drinking, fighting with the other cat etc.
However, occasionally I still find him with his mouth slightly open (not hanging open, but lips parted) or even sometimes his tongue is poking out.
When I peek in his mouth, his gums look pretty good. Nothing looks alarming. He doesn’t appear to be in any pain. I asked two days ago if his tongue sticking out was normal, and the vet assistant said yes. But now that it’s still going on a week out from surgery, I’m wondering if it is indeed normal. Could it still just be him adjusting to his new mouth? Or even just from all the sutures that’s are in there?
It’s been 7 days now and he’s acting like himself, in good spirits, eating, drinking, fighting with the other cat etc.
However, occasionally I still find him with his mouth slightly open (not hanging open, but lips parted) or even sometimes his tongue is poking out.
When I peek in his mouth, his gums look pretty good. Nothing looks alarming. He doesn’t appear to be in any pain. I asked two days ago if his tongue sticking out was normal, and the vet assistant said yes. But now that it’s still going on a week out from surgery, I’m wondering if it is indeed normal. Could it still just be him adjusting to his new mouth? Or even just from all the sutures that’s are in there?