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[Elaine C]

Hi

 

Not strictly true. Took my 14 year old cat to the vet today to have his teeth cleaned. He's come back 6 teeth less, including 3 of his canine teeth. Poor love. I am wondering how he's going to cope. I believe that the canine teeth help keep the tongue in place. I was told that his tongue may stick out sometimes. I hope he's going to be ok.

 

To cap it all he had some blood tests on Sunday which indicated the start of renal failure. Luckily, as we noticed he was drinking more and had as he had been sick a few times we mentioned this and they picked up on the problem. Hopefully, as this has been picked up early, with a special diet it can be managed for a few years without drugs.

 

Couldn't believe the price for the tooth op though £286. Almost £100 for the aneasthic, £75 for the IV drip because of his age and kidney problem and the rest for the work. Anyway, he's worth it. He's very wobbly at the moment so giving him lots of cuddles but just worried about how he will cope with the loss of his canine teeth.

 

E

[chelsea]

Awww, bless. I bet he will feel better in the end for it though.

They are worth it though!

 

Im sure he will be fine

[Laura & CTB]

Elaine

 

He'll manage fine - my Frankie had to have her teeth out two years ago - she now has only 4 left (the lower front ones). She obviously felt a bit weird for a couple of days but soon got used to it. Now she eats the same things that she always used to but tends to use her mouth as a shovel ( well more like a JCB) - she can eat anything she likes. Occasionally when she falls asleep her tongue hangs out - which looks quite cute!

 

Please dont worry - cats are very good at adapting to things!! It's nothing that a few extra prawns wont cure

[Guest]

we used to have a cat with no teeth - a Siamese.. she still caught birds and they escaped with a severe sucking (honest!)

 

she ate go-cat - the hard biscuity stuff - it was put out for the other cats - her technique was to suck it for a while and then spit it out so it went to mush - entertained herself for hours doing that!!

 

Phil

 

PS - unless Louise thinks I've gone soft in the head - these were my Grandad's cats - he came to live with us and the cats came too..

[Louise]

I was wondering Phil

 

 

Is this where your dislike comes from Having to clean up cat mush and spit off the floor

[Paola]

Poor thing Its no nice having teeth out. As Phil said they do adapt well. My cat I had when I was little had renal failure and did very well on the special diet The extra prawn sounds like a great idea

[Happymama]

I have a 15 yo cat who lost a front leg when she was two. Six months later she came in with a hole in the side of her mouth that got very very infected, even with the best of care (I ended up taking her to the vet on sunday), and lost 3 teeth and half her cheek - enough for her to lose most of her long whiskers on that side of her head (her eyebrow ones have thickened up, unbelievebaly, to make up for it!) too. She eats hard biscuits, but drops half ones back, so int he end there's nothing left but half biscuits. She manages just fine, and is a long way from showing her age.

 

I have to trim the remaining whiskers because they grow in. She's a little darling, is our Smudge.

[Elaine C]

Hi all

 

Thanks for your replies. Sorry not been on the forum this weekend due to time spent for chicken run building activities (having to provide tea, refreshments and encouragememt to the builders ) to try and give my new girls and old space to try and get along but that's in another thread!

 

Bit worried about Rupert (don't laugh, people usually do at the name). He's spent most of the weekend under our bed. I've moved his food and water up to our room but doesn't seem to have eaten and drunk very much at all over the weekend. This morning couldn't find him and he's usually around wanting a fuss before I go to work. Worried because it was very windy and wet here in Guildford and had visions of him ill somewhere and thinking he shouldn't be out in those conditions. He eventually came in, dry as a bone. Must have been in the greenhouse! Anyway, had a cuddle and seemed happy enough, purring with his tongue poking out! Looked sweet. But I think he has been under the bed all day, not much food taken in and more to the point water not gone down very much. Anyway, off in a minute to the vets for his post op check so will mention. Probably, I think he is sleeping off the aneasthic. I am expecting at his age for it to take about a week or so , but not drinking is a bit of a worry.

 

Thanks again for your posts of reassurance. Will update later

 

E

[AnnieP]

Ah, poor pussy! Do let us know what the vet says.....

[chelsea]

sounds to me like he might have an infection??

hopefully its nothing much and he'll be right as rain in no time.

let us know

[Elaine C]

Rupert seems a bit more alert today and not hiding under the bed although still a bit wobbly on his four pins. Has eaten and drunk a bit so I think he's slowly recovering.

 

Vet (third one he's seen!) wasn't too worried. Said he wasn't dehydrated and gums looked ok. He'd had a long acting antibitoc injection after the op but has given me some anit- b tablets. She also gave me some tablets for his kidneys. Very confusing as the previous two vets were talking about putting him on the special diet first and keeping an eye on him as we had caught the problem early drug intervention may not be required yet:? He's got to go back in a week so I will discuss further.

 

Thanks for all your reassurances that he will adapt to being Mr Gummy and I think you're right Chelsea, he will be more comfortable with his mouth sorted out. His tongue has been hanging out sometimes when having a cuddle or sleeping. It does look cute

 

Happymamma - your puss certainly sounds like she's been in the wars! but good to hear she's managing well.

 

E

[The Rivetts]

Elaine,

 

I've had several cats over the years with varying numbers of teeth. My old girl Chloe [no longer with us] had only a c ouple of molars for most of her life - she was about 4 when she had her teeth out, and eighteen and still eating biscuits when she finally went to pussy-cat heaven!

 

I hope you have your feline friend for many years, despite a touch of renal failure. I love my chickens, but nothing beats a furry warm purring body on the bed next to you when you feel ill.

 

The Rivetts

[Elaine C]

I hope you have your feline friend for many years, despite a touch of renal failure. I love my chickens, but nothing beats a furry warm purring body on the bed next to you when you feel ill.

 

The Rivetts

 

You're right, the chooks are fab and so amusing to watch but having a fluffy purring machine snuggling up can't be beaten

 

Rupert is doing fine now, eating his special kidney diet food like hooligan and back into jumping on the bed at 5 in the morning meowing loudling demanding to be stroked! Can cats tell the time?!! So I think he has recovered from the op

 

Your Chloe was very young when she lost her teeth but good to hear she managed to get to a good old age - still eating biscuits. We have been advised to feed wet food because of his kidney problem. But I'm hoping that as the problem has been picked up early, with management he will go on for a good few years yet.

 

By the way I love your avatar - very cute

 

Thanks

E