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Oh wow! A lot happened with Krista since my reply. I was finally able to get her remaining teeth extracted by a board certified veterinary dentist this time last year (late Oct 2019.) These are few and far between. They have very long lead times for initial consultation. Typically two to six months! Krista and I got lucky with a wildfire evacuating this dentist’s service area. While everyone else was telling us two to six months, we got this appointment in two weeks and a same day procedure. I told him, “make it the last dental procedure she’ll ever need.” He agreed and Krista’s mouth never bothered her again. If only that was all that was troubling her. I lost her to GI lymphoma two months ago.
I recommend contacting a dentist or a dental specialist. Do this now because of the very long lead times. If the dentist agrees that an FME is the best course, procedure appointments are a lot easier to come by and you’ll likely have the procedure scheduled within two weeks of the consultation. It will be pricey! But probably no more pricey than doing it piecemeal over how many visits it takes for all his teeth to go bad. It was about $4000 for what I call her RME (remaining mouth extraction—whatever teeth and roots were left.) But I had the peace of mind of finally being done with her dental issues and having expert specialist hands on the job. Apparently the non-specialist vets before him made various mistakes that were undoubtedly causing her discomfort from lip entrapment to retained roots—one vet drilled the teeth out and left the roots! Looking back, the procedure was worth every penny!
I had soo much fun road tripping with my cat because the dentist was a couple hours away and I figured correctly that a hotel would be less stress than round trips through traffic.. She traveled so well.
There hasn’t been a hotel fridge she’s met that she hasn’t found her way on top of. 
Finding a board certified veterinary dentist:
Find A Veterinary Specialist | AVDC.org
If you can’t find one in their registry, there are dentists at animal specialty hospitals that might not be accredited by the AVDC. These are still better than a general vet who has very little training in dentistry. Enough to pull teeth. Not always enough to do it right.
I recommend contacting a dentist or a dental specialist. Do this now because of the very long lead times. If the dentist agrees that an FME is the best course, procedure appointments are a lot easier to come by and you’ll likely have the procedure scheduled within two weeks of the consultation. It will be pricey! But probably no more pricey than doing it piecemeal over how many visits it takes for all his teeth to go bad. It was about $4000 for what I call her RME (remaining mouth extraction—whatever teeth and roots were left.) But I had the peace of mind of finally being done with her dental issues and having expert specialist hands on the job. Apparently the non-specialist vets before him made various mistakes that were undoubtedly causing her discomfort from lip entrapment to retained roots—one vet drilled the teeth out and left the roots! Looking back, the procedure was worth every penny!
I had soo much fun road tripping with my cat because the dentist was a couple hours away and I figured correctly that a hotel would be less stress than round trips through traffic.. She traveled so well.
There hasn’t been a hotel fridge she’s met that she hasn’t found her way on top of. Finding a board certified veterinary dentist:
Find A Veterinary Specialist | AVDC.org
If you can’t find one in their registry, there are dentists at animal specialty hospitals that might not be accredited by the AVDC. These are still better than a general vet who has very little training in dentistry. Enough to pull teeth. Not always enough to do it right.
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