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

[Sparklingbrook]

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.)

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

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!

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

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

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

Since! Must go to dentist!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

I use the PaH seniors complete dry stuff.

plus the litter tray isn't as horrific.

Best of luck, let us know how it goes!

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.

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...

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.