While I'm glad we have an entire month devoted to promoting oral health in pets, our animals may have
painful teeth year - round.
Not exact matches
All 20 baby
teeth are present at birth, but the
teeth must first emerge through the gums, which is a
painful process that can last until your child is about 2-1/2
years old.
That because the dental disease came on slowly, so owners just assumed that the cats were slowing down due to aging, but once the diseased
painful teeth are gone, and the mouth heals, they have a new cat that they haven't seen for
years, because their cat feels so much better without the chronic pain in their mouth.
This also happens over a several
year process, and in the meantime, as the
tooth is dissolving, it is very
painful as nerve roots are being exposed.
All too often, we will see a cat, recommend a cleaning, no cleaning is done, we see the cat a
year later, now we really strongly recommend a cleaning, no cleaning is done, and the next
year, we are recommend extractions because of the number of diseased
painful teeth in the mouth.
One of the most rewarding things that I've heard from clients is their 8 -
year - old cat is acting like a kitten again after having their
teeth cleaned and
painful teeth addressed.
Research present 60 % of cats six
years and older undergo from a
painful oral disorder known as
Tooth Resorption.
There is no joy more heartwarming than watching my twelve -
year - old rescued Italian Greyhound — who was locked in a cage for nine
years and all of whose
teeth had to be removed due to
painful infection — manically gum a bully stick for hours in sheer bliss.
Many cats suffer
years in silence with very
painful teeth.