Back in September, Winston (who is 10) had 12 teeth extracted (some were rotten, others due to FORL). Two of them were his top canines, which seemed to be a big change for him because they were so large they always poked out of his mouth.
Anyway, I contacted the vet a couple of times in the first month after his surgery with concerns that his tongue was always hanging out of his mouth. They checked him out twice over the course of a couple months and said everything was healing beautifully and that with those canines gone, his tongue would likely slip out pretty regularly for the rest of his life. Okay, cool.
Now it's been 5 months and he still has really odd mouth behavior. His tongue pokes out all the time as expected, but he always seems to be shifting his mouth around and keeping it open slightly as if he can't quite get comfortable. Once he relaxes or falls asleep, his mouth will close all the way. But when he's awake, he seems to be annoyed with his own mouth. From what I can tell, it looks like his bottom canines are poking into his upper gums and I'm not sure if that's why.
He still eats okay, although he struggles a bit with crunchy food. I give him wet food as well but he still goes for the crunchy food when it's out (for both cats).
Anyway, all of this is to say, has anyone else had this experience with a cat having odd mouth behavior that lasts for months after multiple extractions?
Anyway, I contacted the vet a couple of times in the first month after his surgery with concerns that his tongue was always hanging out of his mouth. They checked him out twice over the course of a couple months and said everything was healing beautifully and that with those canines gone, his tongue would likely slip out pretty regularly for the rest of his life. Okay, cool.
Now it's been 5 months and he still has really odd mouth behavior. His tongue pokes out all the time as expected, but he always seems to be shifting his mouth around and keeping it open slightly as if he can't quite get comfortable. Once he relaxes or falls asleep, his mouth will close all the way. But when he's awake, he seems to be annoyed with his own mouth. From what I can tell, it looks like his bottom canines are poking into his upper gums and I'm not sure if that's why.
He still eats okay, although he struggles a bit with crunchy food. I give him wet food as well but he still goes for the crunchy food when it's out (for both cats).
Anyway, all of this is to say, has anyone else had this experience with a cat having odd mouth behavior that lasts for months after multiple extractions?