well at our trip to the vet (it’d been a couple of years due to the 3 year rabies shot) our new vet got a good look at the kitty teeth. blue has a good amount of build up, but mo had enough build up to have irritated gums (in other words gingevitis). for a 6ish year old cats with no dental care…not bad. aside from being big boys that could stand to lose a bit of weight (we’re working on it) their report was otherwise good.
poor mo, i know i don’t like having my gums all irritated. the vet recommended that we consider having his teeth cleaned in the very near future and have blue brought in for cleaning later this year. i knew that if it was me, or chris, or crabby we’d be at the dentist getting routed, scraped, scaled, polished, etc ad nauseum. we don’t want the cats to have teeth fall or out have it get so bad that they need to be removed. so the cleaning was scheduled last week for today.
early this morning mo went to the vet…scared and annoyed with morning breath that would stun a herd of yaks. after a mild sedative and a healthy dose of anesthetic he had his very first “feline prophylaxis” complete with some antibiotic to help the gum irritation… think what they do at your teeth cleaning only on a cat (note to self…must find new human dentist in Austin). chris and i went after work to pick him up. poor baby, he was still groggy and while happy to see us, annoyed. his teeth are much cleaner and they said everything should be fine, no need for drilling or extraction (YEA!!!). i wonder if he’s noticed his fresher kitty breath.
blue will get his turn later this year…but for now mo is torn between sleeping it off and making us feel guilty for taking him to the evil place.