Hi, I am having some trouble deciding what to do. Our oldest cat Missy is almost 20 years old now. She is having trouble with her teeth or at least one tooth. It must get infected or something like that because she will not eat dry food when her teeth or mouth hurt. Antibiotics have been helping her feel better but the sore tooth or teeth keeps acting up.
I just talked to the vet about it, she says she is in great shape for her age and if any cat would make it through have teeth worked on it would be Missy but she says it is still real risky at her age. She does eat soft food yet so she is not starving to death or anything like that and when her mouth don't hurt she eats dry food also. The vet says giving her antibiotics when she needs them won't be a problem. If she was showing signs of not living much longer than I would not have a problem with this, but she is doing great for her age yet but I understand she can go downhill fast when her time is up also.
The vet told me she would be surprised if she lives another year, not because of anything wrong right now but just because of her age, in fact she is in great shape and her last blood work was awesome yet.
I am having trouble deciding if we should do nothing and just keep giving her antibiotics for her teeth or guts it and have here teeth worked on. The vet said she would keep her overnight if they did work on her teeth to keep a close eye on her. I want Missy to feel the best she can the time she has left but I also don't want to have her die because of working on her teeth.
I know I am the one to make the decision but I am asking what others think of this deal or maybe have been through this same thing in the past.
I just talked to the vet about it, she says she is in great shape for her age and if any cat would make it through have teeth worked on it would be Missy but she says it is still real risky at her age. She does eat soft food yet so she is not starving to death or anything like that and when her mouth don't hurt she eats dry food also. The vet says giving her antibiotics when she needs them won't be a problem. If she was showing signs of not living much longer than I would not have a problem with this, but she is doing great for her age yet but I understand she can go downhill fast when her time is up also.
The vet told me she would be surprised if she lives another year, not because of anything wrong right now but just because of her age, in fact she is in great shape and her last blood work was awesome yet.
I am having trouble deciding if we should do nothing and just keep giving her antibiotics for her teeth or guts it and have here teeth worked on. The vet said she would keep her overnight if they did work on her teeth to keep a close eye on her. I want Missy to feel the best she can the time she has left but I also don't want to have her die because of working on her teeth.
I know I am the one to make the decision but I am asking what others think of this deal or maybe have been through this same thing in the past.