With age comes pain... not just the arthritis that I am beginning to feel, but tooth pain. Toothache makes me grouchy and stops me enjoying my food.
Sometimes when I go to my bowl to eat, I remember how it hurt last time. I move towards the bowl, eat a little then retreat because of the pain in my gums.
Do humans notice this? No, with their dumb blindness they usually don't. They may think we are being fussy about food, when it just HURTS...
I hate all vets but I admit that my vet does know about tooth pain. She checks inside my mouth when I come for my annual vaccination and check up.
Now I have got to have dental work. I dread it. And for once my human would understand, because she dreads going to the dentist too.
Should we all get our humans to clean our teeth? I think not. Too invasive, for me. I'm not having some dumb human push a toothbrush into my mouth.
But getting an annual check up is worthwhile. Fellow cats, make sure your vet looks inside your mouth regularly.
Excellent advice! Thank you for this post! Everybody dreads the vets or dentists but prevention is better than finding out too late that all teeth need to be extracted! Once the teeth or gums start deteriorating ...there is little that can be done!
ReplyDeleteI have a very practical vet! He recommended 3x week 150 mg Vit. C for gingivitis! However, this is my vet so, please check with your vet for medical advice!
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