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If I don't come into the kitchen when he cries, he'll come sit like this. (lemmy.ninja)

submitted 10 months ago by jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.ninja to c/cat@lemmy.world

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Scooter

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[-] marron12@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Scooter is adorable. I hope he got whatever he wanted.

[-] jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.ninja 14 points 10 months ago

Oh he always does. He gets wet food because he's got bad teeth (something called stomatitis) where he's allergic to his own tooth enamel. We are half way through having his teeth removed. Vet couldn't do them all in one session because some are still very well seated and he'd have to be under sedation too long. It sucks big time but he's a really good boy and has been a trooper through all the vet visits. Here is a pic from when I was ignoring him a few minutes before.

[-] skyler@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Aww. Poor Scooter.

My snowshoe had to have a tooth removed earlier this year. My vet said it's pretty common for the breed to have tooth and gum problems. He said my girl is likely going to need more teeth removed eventually.

[-] jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.ninja 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The vet said it's unusual to see it so young, and then also said he had never seen a case so bad, even in adults. His gums looked like hamburger meat and it broke my heart. He had given no indication that it was painful to eat the dry food. We've had to get steroid shots every month since we started and the vet said THAT can lead to diabetes, so we need to get the teeth out and hope that's the last of it. Surgery is on the 7th, so hopefully that'll be the end of it. I hope your girl fares much better!

[-] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 2 points 10 months ago

Poor kitty! One of my cats had all her teeth pulled before age two because of stomatitis and cracked fangs (she was a stray). She's going on ten now and is doing great. She eats mostly wet food with tiny kibbles as occasional treats. Hope Scooter has a speedy recovery like she did.

[-] Bebo@sffa.community 2 points 10 months ago

Oh my that sounds horribly painful. Good to know scooter would be free from that pain soon

[-] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

He's so polite.

[-] marron12@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Wow. I'd never heard of stomatitis before, but it sounds pretty painful. Hope he gets through it OK. Thanks for the extra pic! That's a face that's hard to say no to.