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I’m becoming convinced that I’ve been cursed by some evil god of feline dental health... I’ve only been a cat owner since 2018, but each of my cats has had unusually severe teeth issues. I’ve spent over $3k in veterinary dental surgeries/treatments alone over the past two years.
I’ve been brushing Chilli’s teeth daily as recommended by my vet since her last scaling in March. Overall her teeth are looking good and the brushing definitely helps. However, last week I noticed a sudden red spot on her tooth (not gum) that bled profusely when I brushed her teeth. It was confirmed today to be FORL and the tooth needs to be extracted. She has an appointment next weekend for the extraction, and we are hoping that’s the only affected tooth, but won’t know until the x-rays before the surgery... could be several teeth.
Meanwhile, Clove desperately needs a scaling, too, despite toothbrushing. She isn’t even two years old, and already had a major cleaning during her spay at around 8 months old for some kind of severe juvenile gingivitis (?) that she developed. So I’ve just scheduled her scaling to be done the same day. It seemed practical to just “kill two birds with one stone” but now I’m thinking that I’ll be an absolute mess next Saturday with both of my babies going under anesthesia
Those who know me will remember that my kitty Chai also had severe stomatitis which eventually required a full mouth extraction—which was successful, but she developed and passed away from FIP only a few weeks afterwards (probably caused by a combination of poor immune system and stress from the surgery). I’m trying not to catastrophize here, but I’m so worried that something will go wrong with Chilli’s and Clove’s procedures this weekend. Especially for Chilli - if her FORLs is recurring, I dread the idea of having to put her under for teeth extractions every year. She is such a sensitive and easily stressed cat and even the short car rides back and forth are hell for her.
I guess I’m looking for reassurance/support/a place to rant more than advice. This has just been a major source of stress for me.
I’ve been brushing Chilli’s teeth daily as recommended by my vet since her last scaling in March. Overall her teeth are looking good and the brushing definitely helps. However, last week I noticed a sudden red spot on her tooth (not gum) that bled profusely when I brushed her teeth. It was confirmed today to be FORL and the tooth needs to be extracted. She has an appointment next weekend for the extraction, and we are hoping that’s the only affected tooth, but won’t know until the x-rays before the surgery... could be several teeth.
Meanwhile, Clove desperately needs a scaling, too, despite toothbrushing. She isn’t even two years old, and already had a major cleaning during her spay at around 8 months old for some kind of severe juvenile gingivitis (?) that she developed. So I’ve just scheduled her scaling to be done the same day. It seemed practical to just “kill two birds with one stone” but now I’m thinking that I’ll be an absolute mess next Saturday with both of my babies going under anesthesia
Those who know me will remember that my kitty Chai also had severe stomatitis which eventually required a full mouth extraction—which was successful, but she developed and passed away from FIP only a few weeks afterwards (probably caused by a combination of poor immune system and stress from the surgery). I’m trying not to catastrophize here, but I’m so worried that something will go wrong with Chilli’s and Clove’s procedures this weekend. Especially for Chilli - if her FORLs is recurring, I dread the idea of having to put her under for teeth extractions every year. She is such a sensitive and easily stressed cat and even the short car rides back and forth are hell for her.
I guess I’m looking for reassurance/support/a place to rant more than advice. This has just been a major source of stress for me.