First I would like to say Thank you PHkitkat for taking the time to help me - I appreciate it! and your advice and insight is completely correct.The original vet that did the surgery did not pack the open cavities which is normal procedure.He did not even put stitches in which left these holes open and even though my cat was only fed soft food as recommended, the soft food went into the open cavity and created an abscess - I was horrified to learn this. Just today my little guy had surgery and now has stitches in his mouth.He has suffered uneccesarily so my advice to anyone taking their cats in for dental work is to 1.go to a veterinarian who has a radiograph(which is a dental x-ray machine) just in case it may be necessary to take x-rays prior to dental extractions to be sure what is going on. 2.Make sure that the open cavities for larger teeth like molars(which my cat had 2 molars removed)are packed with a packing which dissolves on its own but is most important to protect food from getting stuck in there and then healing over top resulting in an abscess. 3. Most vets give you pain medication to take home to use for the next few days(my vet did not even though I asked).Don't be polite like I was and ask and then the vet says no it's not necessary - if you have a vet like this, insist that he give it to you.The second vet I went to told me this is always given to take home especially with large teeth being pulled out. 4. Do not under any circumstance feed dry food after dental surgery. Apparently renal failure can set in after dental surgery also, which I did not know and don't quite understand so I have my fingers crossed that my little guy comes out of this okay after all of his unecessary suffering and pain as a result of an incompetent vet.I learned a lot in this last month.

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