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[TsPoet]

Sheba is beautiful!

BTW, here's Riley, the female cat, sharing my morning coffee with me (pardon me if I've posted this one before).

Love it. I'd be a little afraid of the extra trouble a caffeinated cat could cause, though.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That Riley in the coffee is too much.

Poor Suki (aka Pookie)....she had a rough day!
She was an abuse rescue kitty from the shelter and when we adopted her 1 1/2 yrs ago she was only about 3 yet had very poor teeth due to her earlier infections and malnutrition taking its toll...she would always have poor teeth, but otherwise now healthy.
Her last checkup revealed some bad dental/gum issues, so today she went in for a major plaque cleaning and two of her teeth had to come out as well. A canine and a molar. They also told me she was already missing severl tiny front teeth and another back tooth. But this extraction should help her overall mouth health and the plaque removal is good too. They had to knock her out to do all this of course- valium followed by gas!

Now she's back home, and seems ok- she ate a big bowl of soupy food and is resting happily, still on pain killers. She's snoozing on her fave pillow now...tiny drops of blood on her chin.
I have more pain killers to give her over the next three days, plus she's on antibiotics now for 14 days to clear up the mouth while she's healing.
Sheba has strict orders not to bother Sukie for the next two days....but will she behave? (NOT)

Poor little thing! But I'm hopeful she will soon feel much better than before she had the teeth out. My baby! (this photo was from a year ago)

[smilingcat]

Riley is cute and helping himself to morning cup of joe

And Sukie, noticed her clipped ear. Was she part of catch, spay and release program then decided she was suited as a pet?

I've had full grown rescue cats who made my house as their last forever home. And yes many of them do have really poor dental health. Sukie is no different. She is doing fairly well from sound of things though... Some of my adult rescue toms lost almost all of their teeth. no teeth in the front between the canine, only one or two molars left... But surprisingly they do quite well with dry food.

For those with older cats and bad teeth, tell-tale sign that their gum is hurting is when they prefer dry food over wet food. Wet food gets stuck in cavity and its very painful. The cats will mouth the dry food and swallow whole. If your cat is doing this, then its a sure sign that the kitty needs dental work immediately.

I only have one Tom who came to me more or less fully grown right now. He was just under a year old when he came home with me. I love him to pieces. He also keeps order in our pride of 10 cats.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And Sukie, noticed her clipped ear. Was she part of catch, spay and release program then decided she was suited as a pet?

No, her missing ear half was not due to a catch/spay/release. When she was rescued/removed from her home by the humane society cruelty squad, she was one of about 30 cats and dogs living in terrible conditions in a trailer with a lady who had mental illness. Thus the malnutrition and multiple infections. But Suki also had had her ear bitten (dog?) and the top half was just sort of hanging there by its perforations and they could not reattach it so they removed it and sutured it up neatly. She was about 3 at the time. Now her half-ear just makes her even more endearing to us.

I've had full grown rescue cats who made my house as their last forever home. And yes many of them do have really poor dental health. Sukie is no different. She is doing fairly well from sound of things though...
...I only have one Tom who came to me more or less fully grown right now. He was just under a year old when he came home with me. I love him to pieces. He also keeps order in our pride of 10 cats.

Yes Suki is regularly checked out by the vet and she's quite healthy aside from her teeth now. We knew she had bad permanent teeth when we adopted her. She is SUPER AFFECTIONATE and we swear she tries to show us how grateful she is every single day. We are completely in love with both Suki and Sheba. oxoxo Adopted shelter animals are the best!

[Catrin]

Suki is so sweet! I love looking at the wonderful photos, even though they make me really WANT to test my cat allergies yet again.... (no, I won't, not as long as I have to live with carpet)

The great thing about the photos is their personalities just shine through and it is so easy to tell how loved they are!

[bmccasland]

We've been battling Bonnie Cat's hyperthyroid disease for 5 years... but yesterday evening her vet & I agreed that it was time to call it over. Now Bonnie was always very vocal, with a running commenary on everything. Silence was when she was asleep. I always figured she'd get in the last word, and she did. She had words for the vet tech holding her, and just to reinforce the message, she swatted her with her paw.

So now she's free of not feeling good being mixed with almost constant hunger. Maybe it sounds crass, but part of me is relieved that it's over. The healthy Bonnie has been gone (including her mind) for a while. Sigh.

Now it's just Calypso and me.

[NbyNW]

Beth, so sorry you had to let go of another kitty. It must have been so hard to decide when to let go of Bonnie.

[sundial]

We've been battling Bonnie Cat's hyperthyroid disease for 5 years... but yesterday evening her vet & I agreed that it was time to call it over.

Aw Beth, I had hoped she could have been with you just a little longer....her time with you is just too short. How relieved you must be to know she is no longer suffering and you don't have to dread taking her to the vet for what could be the last time. (((((Beth)))))

[badger]

We've been battling Bonnie Cat's hyperthyroid disease for 5 years... but yesterday evening her vet & I agreed that it was time to call it over. Now Bonnie was always very vocal, with a running commenary on everything. Silence was when she was asleep. I always figured she'd get in the last word, and she did. She had words for the vet tech holding her, and just to reinforce the message, she swatted her with her paw.

So now she's free of not feeling good being mixed with almost constant hunger. Maybe it sounds crass, but part of me is relieved that it's over. The healthy Bonnie has been gone (including her mind) for a while. Sigh.

Now it's just Calypso and me.

I'm so sorry you had to go through this, but glad that you have some comfort in knowing that she's not in pain anymore.