My POOR little Missy (my little white kitty) had a few teeth pulled under anesthesia today. About 2 weeks ago, I picked her up, and noticed she had BAD breath! I opened her mouth and I was horrified at how her teeth looked! They had turned bad REALLY quickly!! She eats dry catfood, mostly, with a small amount of canned catfood every day(more as a little treat). I have another kitty (Spike) who is a voractious eater, so didn't really notice that Missy wasn't eating as much dry food as before. When I did notice, I thought maybe she was just being persnickety, as she sometimes, will just turn up her nose at food, for no good reason! --Here it was, because her poor little teeth had gone so bad! The Vet said it was nothing I could prevent, but was a bacterial thing that attacked her teeth roots. --So, have ANY of you heard of this type of tooth affliction for cats? Would it be something that would bother any other part of her body, do you think? I HOPE not!!!! She was falling all over the place, as she is so unsteady from the anesthetic. So, I put her back into her carrier, and put a soft fuzzy cloth under her, for comfort. I also asked for pain medicine for her, as I was SURE she'd have pain, and wanted to prevent that, as much as possible!
Thanks for any info you have on this!
Thanks for any info you have on this!