They got the teeth removed because their body rejected their teeth. They aren’t even brothers. One is the result of a friend‘s outside cat getting pregnant before the castration appointment, the other one we just found at 2 weeks old, scared, behind the brakes of my dad‘s car. They’re without any teeth since they are about 1 year old, so we all are pretty used to it.
The removal is a long story, the short version is that the old vet wanted to sell us special food and inject the cats monthly, the new vet told us about the possibile ways to treat it, naming risks and benefits as well.
Funny enough, the day they got their vaccines the doctor got a new x-ray machine for heads and he exitedly x-rayed the cats for free to test the machine - further showing that a removal of the teeth was necessary.
Anyway - if you‘re having problems with a toothless ambush predator, or want some infos due to an upcoming dental procedure - please just ask!
My cat had this, took us years to figure out what it was, but she’s been so much happier and healthier since we removed her teeth.
I’ve never run into someone else whose cat had the same thing, let alone someone with two such cats.
Those two aren‘t even related! My parent‘s dog had some problem with his teeth and I was curious and checked the cats. They both seemed to have gangrene, which led to the old vet. Nacho’s (the fluffy one) mom has the same thing. The new vet also told us that orange cats and mane coons are prone to this. If unchecked/untreated for too long it could lead to some type of blood poisoning.
Wild! My cat is black/white medium hair, breed unknown. She was a rescue from a feral colony so I never got to know if her parents or siblings had similar issues. Our vet seemed to think her issue was autoimmune - essentially her body rejecting her teeth as if they were foreign objects - but they’ve never been 100% sure.
She was very healthy for a few years after her remaining teeth came out, then got sick again, and it turned out that her lower jaw had started to deteriorate. She’s been on steroids ever since and that has slowed the progress of the disease enough that she can live out the rest of her days in comfort.
I’ve heard a lot of things that are genetically odd about orange cats though. Fostered 3 different orange boys who had extra toes - none of them from the same litters. Yours are adorable and I’m glad you found a cure for their teeth problems!
Autoimmune was the word! Thank you! Yes, this is what mine have too!
Due to them having lost their teeth at such a young age of 1 and 1.5 years the vet said they will be good for the rest of their lives!
Crazy to hear that all of them had the same problem! Send your kitty some cuddles from me! She‘s definitely a good girl!
Suggest best types of dry food they would like! I have one gummy shark with a voracious appetite but I worry sometimes the dry food I give her isn’t the best for her to eat. (I give her wet food too.)
This is the dry food we always have at home! Found at Lidl the ingredients are pretty good for dry cat food! Edit: it’s also pretty small kebble, they eat it without soaking it or cutting it
Once we were in Hamburg at the fish market and there was a guy who is a pet food and treats manufacturer. There we got them a 5kg bag of kebble and they absolutely loved it! Sadly I’ve forgotten the name or the brand :(
I have a cat with same issue - stomatitis- and removed his teeth about 5-6 years ago. Have never had an issue since. Still eats hard food and treats small kibble size. I’ve never had a vet try to sell me an additional procedure???
Yes, over here there’s a company called “Vet Concept” and they get commission when they sell you stuff. It’s expensive as it can be, but it’s also high quality food for basically any disease imaginable. The old vet said to switch their bowls for glass, feed them only this special food and get a cortisol shot every month.
The new vets never asked what we feed them, we told them anyway that we feed them the cheapest of cheapest food (35c per bowl) and they said “they are healthy and if they like it - why not?”
I like the second vet!!!
