Feline Tooth Resorption, might be extraction time

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I have 2 boy cats who are brothers. Almost 8.5 yrs old.
They were both diagnosed with this condition when they were 18m old, but in spite of visible tooth deterioration, they had zero signs of being bothered about it, so the vet's advice was to monitor rather than proactively extract. There are fewer teeth in their mouths at each annual check up.

Cat2 is still happy.
Cat1 lost an upper fang about 8 months ago & in last 2 months or so sometimes drools. Today for a short while was pawing at his mouth and obviously very upset (hasn't done that before). So I think we will take him for advice, expecting he's going to get an extraction soon after.

Does anyone have any experience or advice to share?

My cat had two dentals and was fine after, I’d get him booked in ASAP because the pawing is a sign of pain.

yeah, poor guy! Thanks for reply. He's been fine since, little sod....

Their good at hiding pain though aren’t they.

Our cat had six teeth out earlier this year because of this. She was a wee bit off her food for a couple of days (not finishing everything in her dish, which is unusual), but completely her normal self otherwise, racing about the garden, begging for treats, and stamping on my head at 6am. On the third day she didn't eat her breakfast and refused ham, so we knew something was definitely up, and rang the vet.

She was given medication between the appointment and the extraction, and after the teeth were removed we had to give her a mouthwash every day which she did NOT like. Within a day of the extraction she was 100% fine, and her usual greedy self again.

6 teeth, eek, I dread to ask what that cost.
I think DCat only has about 5 teeth left.
I'm getting more reports (from DC) of Cat1 pawing at his mouth a bit, but only a few paw efforts right after he eats then settled, not in the distressed or persistent way he was last night for ~5 minutes.

We were told they normally don't lose the canines from this but Cat1 seems to be following his own prognosis.
Will try to get appt with vet next week.
Thanks 4 replies.

About £750, between the initial exam and the actual op! Which, of course, the insurance didn’t cover. We were told she only needed a couple out, then the vet discovered it was worse than she thought when she was under GA, so the final bill versus the quote was a surprise! She’s just five, so I hope it doesn’t pop up again at her next checkup.

I think they can manage well with no teeth if need be. Hope your boy is okay.

I paid £350 for 5 teeth and a blood test to make sure his kidneys were ok for Ga.

Feline oral resorptive lesions are very painful and ideally all affected teeth should be extracted as they will inevitably fracture leaving a painful exposed tooth root.

Chronic pain in cats is very difficult to assess but if it’s got to the point where the cat has been pawing/drooling, it will be pretty significant

I’m surprised your vet has left the teeth alone to the extent that they’re breaking off due to natural damage - this will be very painful. If they aren’t confident at performing extractions then ask them to recommend a vet who is.
Hope they feel better soon

My cat had this and had an extraction a few months ago, he's only 3. My vet does fixed price feline dentals so it cost £250 despite them finding he needed 11 teeth out. He's been fine since, he was subdued for 2 days but then bounced back to normal. It hasn't stopped him killing small creatures but he doesn't seem able to eat them anymore, judging by the slimy mess he now leaves.

I guess the cats have been like Typhoid Mary. Actively disease ridden yet not in the slightest bit ill with it -- until one of them just recently.

*with added bonus that their condition isn't contagious.