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I suppose I'm here to vent and see if anyone else has had similar experiences. I care for many cats. I have four indoors and outdoor enclosures housing another six. It can be overwhelming at times but I pride myself in taking care of them. I also have a dog who forced me to educate myself in animal behavior. I guess I'm trying to convince you that I really expend a lot of energy caring as best I can for these animals. A recent experience has really upset me and feel alone in the pain. My wife and mother reassure me but I'm not sure they understand the guilt I feel. I have two cat's who are brothers that I found dumped on the roadside as kittens about 10 years ago. They were the first cats I had as my own as an adult. One of them is deaf and they both have sprayed their entire lives after being neutered at the "appropriate" age. I built an outdoor house and enclosure for them because I couldn't keep them in the house. The deaf cat who is my pride and joy is named Mittens.
I recently took him to the vet to be check out because he was having loose stool from giardia. The vet noticed his teeth looked bad and I scheduled a cleaning. The surgery went fine and when I went to pick him up I found out the vet had extracted two fractured teeth. I was very surprised and upset with myself for not recognizing what seems should be an extremely painful condition. He ate both dry and wet food and seemed to be a healthy cat. I was oblivious to what should have been immense suffering and I feel horrible about it. I imagine this could have gone on for over a year. It's driving me nuts thinking about it. Has anyone shared a similar experience? I know that time will diminish the emotion, but it really sucks to think about your cherished animal suffering in silence.
I recently took him to the vet to be check out because he was having loose stool from giardia. The vet noticed his teeth looked bad and I scheduled a cleaning. The surgery went fine and when I went to pick him up I found out the vet had extracted two fractured teeth. I was very surprised and upset with myself for not recognizing what seems should be an extremely painful condition. He ate both dry and wet food and seemed to be a healthy cat. I was oblivious to what should have been immense suffering and I feel horrible about it. I imagine this could have gone on for over a year. It's driving me nuts thinking about it. Has anyone shared a similar experience? I know that time will diminish the emotion, but it really sucks to think about your cherished animal suffering in silence.