I noticed a few weeks ago that Chase (our cat) had really bad breath. I got out our little finger toothbrush thingy so I could give her a cleaning and realized that her gums were very imflamed. It looked like it was time to have her teeth done again.
So I called my friend to get a number of a good vet and called to make an appointment. Yesterday I took her in to get the work done. I ended up also having to do blood work on her since she is getting older and we had her microchipped as well.
I picked her up late yesterday afternoon. She seems fine although her cheeks looked a bit puffy all evening. I softened up some hard cat food for her and she ate (good sign). They sent me home with some pain killers for her because it seems they had to extract a tooth (that might be the foul smell). She seems to be doing okay and other than administering her pain killers, I haven't tried to see in her mouth yet. I will give it a few days and then I might try to see which tooth they ended up taking out...
I had to explain to them before they saw her, that she was not subjected to abuse...just a really bad hair cut.
3 comments:
Poor little kitty! Glad you got her all taken care of! Stinky pet breath is some of the worst.
We've got to get both our cats in and I'm not looking forward to it. Ella (the evil one) will NOT go in a box, so it will be interesting to see how she does. We're thinking of taking them together. Abby (the grouchy one) doesn't seem to mind the other one when they are in a stressful situation.
I'm glad Chase is doing better. Poor kitty!
I am glad you took her in, bad teeth can affect the heart in animals just like it can in people. I am glad she is doing much better and that they did not arrest you for kitty abuse...you are a very loving kitty parent. I watched Splash the other night at Chicken's and thought of our sweet Madison....
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