My old girl is about 20! and having issues with her teeth but I’m not sure what can be done about it.
A few months ago it seemed like she was getting food (particularly dry crunchy treats) stuck in her back teeth - I brought it up to the vet when she got her jags and the vet looked and said she was missing some teeth so it made sense.
In the last few weeks or so it has progressed and she’s now having bother with her teeth every time she eats, even with her Lick e Lixs 😣 so it can’t be food getting stuck, I think it now might be her teeth grinding against each other when she’s licking/opening and closing her mouth because she paws at her front teeth and there’s an awful crunching noise sometimes.
It’s not putting her off eating, but I feel bad for the poor girl because it’s a few times a day now and she is obviously getting annoyed! She’s on gabapentin and Arthrocam already for her arthritis, so i don’t think she’ll be in any pain, just grumpy.
Realistically, what could be done, would they operate on a 20 year old cat?! I don’t want to be a bad cat mum, but is there much point if she’s still eating OK?
She’s a torbico and still VERY feisty and strong - one of the vets couldn’t believe how strong she was 😅 so I’m not expecting her to go anytime soon. BUT she is still very very old for a cat.