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My cat had 2 molars & pm tooth removed Apr.25/07.The cavities were never stitched or packed.My cat went in and out of the vets 7 times until after educating myself on the internet I found that no dental work should ever be done without radiograph dental x-rays, otherwise the dentists are really working blindly.After I learned this I had my vet call in a dental vet(they go to different clinics) and do the radiograph x-rays.Sure enough,debris had collected in the unpacked cavities and infections deep down in other parts of his mouth which went undedected without the dental x-rays(normal x-ray machines cannot see this.I had the dental vet do her thing and now 3 weeks later one side is not healing.The vet(not the dental vet)doesn't know why & is trying another course of antirobe antibiotics.My cat had bloodwork done & everything is fine except he is a bit anemic(of course due to his huge weightloss from 18lbs down to 9lbs.)While at the vet no one bothered to make sure he was eating which of course he was unable to & he was only placed on IV.They don't have the time or take the time to properly force feed.I have been hand feeding him very carefully with recovery food 4x day for 1 month and he looks much better & the vet was surprised the cat hadn't lost any more weight in my care.Sometimes he eats on his own but of course it is painful.Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks

Hi,

It might be a good idea for the dental specialist to take another look at your kitty. Especially since antibiotics do not seem to be helping.

If everything had been done correctly, your cat would be well healed by now. Since the veterinary dentist was the last vet to work on your baby, she should be the one to recheck him. Your cat may even have developed another abscess which might not be resistant to the antibiotic he is on.

As far as a vet that does not consider force-feeding as part of routine treatment in an anorexic cat, I would go elsewhere. IV fluids can only do so much. Anyone who works in an animal hospital can easily be shown how to force feed a sick patient and it does not take a lot of time, as you know.

Take care, and please let us know how things go.

Regards,
PHKitkat