Well my latest mission was a colony on my cat route in town, I've been noticing it growing bigger and bigger, so I trapped Sat. night for the clinic on Sunday.
One cat in particualr I really wanted to get since she was/is sooo thin!
I suspected something had to be wrong, so I requested her teeth to be examined during her appt with the vet.
Sure enough, she has only 9 teeth intact. Not loose.
She has an ulcer on her tongue and they suspect Stomatitis. I am giving her (sneaking it in her food-she's feral) Doxy to clear it up but know it's only a bandaid.
I can't possibly put her back, but I am wondering if she had the last 9 teeth removed if it will clear her up. I know that sometimes even total teeth extracting doesn't always fix this.
I have had cats with no teeth, one I had removed, same problem, one who just didnt have them left probably from very poor nutrition, which is not uncommon in a feral. I know she will be fine without them, but I surely did NOT need another permanent resident.
I can only medicate her as long as she is caged and I can control her food, sneaking it in unless she gets pill smart
I feel like I'm answering my own question here, I will have to have the rest removed because she can't live life caged...
One cat in particualr I really wanted to get since she was/is sooo thin!
I suspected something had to be wrong, so I requested her teeth to be examined during her appt with the vet.
Sure enough, she has only 9 teeth intact. Not loose.
She has an ulcer on her tongue and they suspect Stomatitis. I am giving her (sneaking it in her food-she's feral) Doxy to clear it up but know it's only a bandaid.
I can't possibly put her back, but I am wondering if she had the last 9 teeth removed if it will clear her up. I know that sometimes even total teeth extracting doesn't always fix this.
I have had cats with no teeth, one I had removed, same problem, one who just didnt have them left probably from very poor nutrition, which is not uncommon in a feral. I know she will be fine without them, but I surely did NOT need another permanent resident.
I can only medicate her as long as she is caged and I can control her food, sneaking it in unless she gets pill smart
I feel like I'm answering my own question here, I will have to have the rest removed because she can't live life caged...