Sparkling Cat having a dental tomorrow morning.....

[Sparklingbrook]

Nothing to eat from 10pm tonight. OMG. I will be crying as much as her.

[cozietoesie]

Seniorboy had one at 16, Sparkling, and he came through fine. Ate that night and slept like a log.

Best of luck to her, though.

[Sparklingbrook]

Thanks cozie. She needs it doing-so will just be glad when it's pick up time. Except for the paying bit obviously......

[cozietoesie]

Yes indeed. Boiled carrots for dinner at SparklingTowers for a couple of weeks, eh?

[Sparklingbrook]

Yep. I forgot to ask how much it would be. Too late now. Will try not to faint until I get outside.

[ClaraOswald]

Boiled carrots may well be a luxury. It'll be raw carrots and watery soup, gruel for breakfast.

All joking aside, I'm sure she will be fine.

[cozietoesie]

Depending how long it is, and your vet's scale of charges, the chump end of £2-£300 I reckon. (Check though for a discount - my own vet is doing a Pet Smile Month in September 2013 (10-15% discount on procedures) and you may be lucky.)

[cozietoesie]

She may be lucky, Clara. SparklingCat may leave her some bits of cat food on the dish to scrape off!

[WhereBeThatBlackbirdTo]

When our ancient ginger cat had his teeth polished he came home and ate, and ate, and ate, bowl after bowl ...

Better get some extra Whiskas in ready!

[Sparklingbrook]

Really- that much cozie? I was thinking £150 ish. Oh dear.

Will have to demote her from Felix to Smart Price cat food.

[willow777]

Mine had a consultation and then a clean up and four teeth out (blimey) and it was about 170 altogether but it was a 'dentist discount day' thing. Was a bit wobbly at home bless her, but ate things quickly and has been much purrier sonce :) aww

[willow777]

Since! Must go to dentist!

[Sparklingbrook]

How are we going to stop needing this done again? Sparkling Cat is not one for being interfered with generally so moggie toothbrushing isn't going to happen.

[cozietoesie]

It all depends, Sparkling - vet, age of cat, length of procedure, nature of procedure, drugs used etc. Maybe £150 to £200 is realistic for what SC is to have done. You're prepared anyway.

[cozietoesie]

Besides which, good teeth are pretty critical. A bad tooth/abscess etc can make them so miserable and can (if I recall) actually be a killer given their effect on the whole system.

[Sparklingbrook]

I will practice my poker face cozie. This is what you agree to when you own pets and she's worth whatever it is. And maybe no more fishy kisses hopefully.

[cozietoesie]

Raw bones to chew? (Free range chicken thighs for instance - free range and organic so that they're less likely to splinter.)

The bottom line is, though, that teeth go. I cant remember how old SC is but cat teeth simply aren't designed by nature to get through a modern cat's 15+ years of life.

Maybe other posters will have suggestions - Seniorboy hates having anything done with his mouth so toothbrushing or potions are a no go. And at his age, he's probably lucky to have as many left as he does.

[Sparklingbrook]

Well she's a rescue cat and we got her in 2010 when the CP guessed at about 3 but the vet thought 4 or older so I am guessing she's at least 6 or 7.

Wonder if this is any good?

[ClaraOswald]

My two are on a dry food only diet with occasional pouches/trays as treats. No dental work needed so far, girlie has a bit of plaque build up , but vet is happy given that it's less than he would have expected on an eleven year old.

[Sparklingbrook]

I could do with getting her onto a dry diet Clara. My Mum's cat has it. No smell, no mushy food on plates, fab in the summer, and much better for teeth.

I will give it another go, but it didn't go well last time.

[ClaraOswald]

I use the PaH seniors complete dry stuff.

[ClaraOswald]

plus the litter tray isn't as horrific.

[RightsaidFreud]

Best of luck, let us know how it goes!

[Sparklingbrook]

Will do Freud. I have just removed the food bowls. SC is out so when she comes in she will be very

I will buy her something nice for tomorrow night. She will have counted how many meals she has missed.

[timtam23]

I hope it goes well for Sparklingcat. I also do the "poker face" at the vet, the best one was £160 for a blood test, I like to think I didn't even flinch...

[Sparklingbrook]

Essential to do poker face at the vets timtam, don't let them see your shock and look like a tightwad not wanting to look after your pet properly.