Our cat will lose her teeth to gingivitis -- need advice (feline, hair)
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Indoor domestic cats can manage, because even though they are obligate carnivores, they don't have to hunt, kill and rent their prey.
"Even kibble" because cats don't really chew kibble anyway. Most take one crunch, if that, and swallow, or, scoop it up with the tongue and just swallow whole.
Canned food is either licked with the tongue (the tongue has little hairs facing the other way like barbs, to draw back into the mouth anything they take into the mouth), or taken into the mouth with a chomp, then pulled back with the tongue and swallowed. So, while it's always better if they can keep their teeth of course, as long as they remain inside and fed by humans, they can do without them if they have to.
carolina dreaming, did the vet explain the specifics of the disease? I know in canines, you can get certain gingivites while the teeth are prefectlly clean and heathy as the problem is in the gum tissue. This is hard one because the teeth will be lost because the gum can not support holding those nice white healthy teeth any longer. Also, if any consolation, certain of the gingivites have little advance warning unless examined in detail each year. I went though a scare with the canine on this for same reasosn but it was caught at the second stage which is when the first visible signs can be seen. It did not require any deep cleaning as the teeth were fine, but a regiment of gum treatments was needed for about 2 months with less and less hands on gum treatmenst over the year. Had it started to get to stage 3, it was possible that some tissue may have had to be removed of specially terated, but if caught soon enough it may be able to be treated with direct gum treatments without having to knock the animal out. You should sheduled a time to talk with the vet and have them explain the details of what your cat has, what stage its in and exactly how the different treatments work. My vet is not a knock them out and cut away fan and said to at least try the direct treatments before going tot he next steps. Good luck.
I am going through the same thing: 3 year old cat diagnosed with gingivitis. Vet wants to remove teeth, did not suggest cleaning, and said cats do fine without their teeth. Curious as to your outcome. If cats have the tooth removal, how long are they in the cat hospital, how long is recovery at home, and do they wear the "cone" on their heads? I am going to get a second opinion before removing teeth.
I am going through the same thing: 3 year old cat diagnosed with gingivitis. Vet wants to remove teeth, did not suggest cleaning, and said cats do fine without their teeth. Curious as to your outcome. If cats have the tooth removal, how long are they in the cat hospital, how long is recovery at home, and do they wear the "cone" on their heads? I am going to get a second opinion before removing teeth.
Am hoping the OP will see this and comment. . .
I have a friend whose cat had most of his teeth removed due to stomatitis. He came home the same day, with antibiotics. No cone, no stitches. He recovered rather quickly.
I'm new at this so bear with me. My cat who I adopted in Feb is about 2 yr. At her first vet visit the vet immediately diagnosed gingivitis. Several weeks on antibiotic, got a bit better but then returned bad again. Took her to vet dentist and they want to pull all her teeth. Took her still to another new vet for 2nd opinion and he say's we can go the conservative route w/cleaning and hope for the best but he believes she'll eventually need teeth pulled. I'm in such a turmoil over what to do. I feel we should try the cleaning first. Obviously we wouldn't be able to clean her teeth e/6 mo. or e/yr as we don't want to put the kitty under that freguently. She will only eat dry, no matter what I offer, including e/kind of moist, plus sprinkling treats in it, plus babyfood. I think I will try to teeth cleaning and if it continues to be a problem will have to reconsider the teeth extraction at a later date. I would like to hear more from others on this too.
I'm new at this so bear with me. My cat who I adopted in Feb is about 2 yr. At her first vet visit the vet immediately diagnosed gingivitis. Several weeks on antibiotic, got a bit better but then returned bad again. Took her to vet dentist and they want to pull all her teeth. Took her still to another new vet for 2nd opinion and he say's we can go the conservative route w/cleaning and hope for the best but he believes she'll eventually need teeth pulled. I'm in such a turmoil over what to do. I feel we should try the cleaning first. Obviously we wouldn't be able to clean her teeth e/6 mo. or e/yr as we don't want to put the kitty under that freguently. She will only eat dry, no matter what I offer, including e/kind of moist, plus sprinkling treats in it, plus babyfood. I think I will try to teeth cleaning and if it continues to be a problem will have to reconsider the teeth extraction at a later date. I would like to hear more from others on this too.
I would have her teeth cleaned and try to save them.
And, as I mentioned in my earlier post, {#6}, start adding Oxyfresh Oral Hygiene Solution to her water....and hope for the best.
BTW....my HIV+ kitty's teeth and gums are still doing fine.
I'm new at this so bear with me. My cat who I adopted in Feb is about 2 yr. At her first vet visit the vet immediately diagnosed gingivitis. Several weeks on antibiotic, got a bit better but then returned bad again. Took her to vet dentist and they want to pull all her teeth. Took her still to another new vet for 2nd opinion and he say's we can go the conservative route w/cleaning and hope for the best but he believes she'll eventually need teeth pulled. I'm in such a turmoil over what to do. I feel we should try the cleaning first. Obviously we wouldn't be able to clean her teeth e/6 mo. or e/yr as we don't want to put the kitty under that freguently. She will only eat dry, no matter what I offer, including e/kind of moist, plus sprinkling treats in it, plus babyfood. I think I will try to teeth cleaning and if it continues to be a problem will have to reconsider the teeth extraction at a later date. I would like to hear more from others on this too.
I recommend you transition her to a raw diet. Cats with stomatitis have been actually cured with a raw diet.
Any cat can be transitioned off of dry food. It takes hard work sometimes, a lot of effort a lot of patience, but it can be done.
Join a good raw feeding site for advice and guidance, or feed a commercial raw.
I have an elderly cat who had to have all her teeth removed due to gingivitis..she now has to take cortisone pills for it...but there are side effects and sooenr or later the pills will stop working to keep her gums from swelling/hurting and being that she's older, we hope to let her live her life as painfree as possible. She eats dry food mostly, Royal Canin..
FIV cats are prone to sore gums..but they have very low resistance to anything
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I'm not a vet or a specialist, I do have some cats, it can lead to more serious problems if not treated, but I heard about the benefits of coconut oil for humans, and did some research, and it is also good for your cats and other pets, and helps teeth on pets as well as human, I've been giving it to my cat's, melting it and mixing it up in the food, a few of my cat's love it because they lick it right off the spoon, and all my cats seem to be pretty healthy, lost 2 cats here lately, one had a real bad tooth. my dam stupid brother thought the cat was attacking him and he kicked at him messing his teeth up, he had on steeled toes to make it worse. And it set in infection, and he could not eat right, and septic started to build up, and I took him to the vet, they could not do nothing with him, I had to put him to sleep, cost me $85 I did not have, broke my heart, and that dumb but thinks it's funny. He comes over here again, I'm whooping his a ugly double s. He chipped that cats tooth. that really pissed me off. I loved that cat. They say to not just feed a cat dry food, to switch back and fourth between wet and dry, that too much dry can harden their stomach and shut down kidney's, and cause septic, coconut oil can help with this, too make sure they get enough wet food from time to time. Then I've heard some veterinarian's say to much wet food can tear that stomach up, I would alternate it back and fourth. And I also recommend Greenies, a chewable vitamin or other brands that may be good to also to help cat's to have healthy teeth if you have a hard time with a tooth brush. And of course always keep fresh water. If a cat has a hard time with it's teeth you may notice a change in weight loss or a hard time eating dry food, inspect the teeth of a cat from time to time so you notice when this occurs, And feel down around the stomach for hardening of the kidney's getting hard for blockage that can lead to septic, and signs of the cat not using the litter box, not eating, and nausea, could be signs of septic building up before it's to late to save your cat's life, the earlier you notice the signs you can start to do something about it before it's too late. Sadly for me it came to late, they also change behavior and sometimes become more affectionate if they are getting ready to say goodbye if they are a loner cat that likes to be left alone. And if they always require a lot of attention, then a lot of times if they are closing death will want to be left alone, beware a lot of cats will try to hide from their owner or keeper when it is time say goodbye. Noticing these signs early can prepare you for the worst and saying goodbye, and maybe saving the cat's life. For me it came to late, when I finally noticed it was to late to do anything about it was to late respond, and by the time the vet open, he was to blocked up to loosen the kidney's up, and septic done taken over, I know now what to look for. God bless our pets, for God does care about the animals, that is why he had Noah built the Ark. And God Rest my Cat Big Tiggy! My cat was about around four years old. I loved that cat.
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cat's gingivitis
