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Please check your kitten's gums regularly! Both of my rescues are toothless since before they were 18 months old thanks to my vet having a cat with this autoimmune disease! (www.ocregister.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/cat@lemmy.world
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[–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your cats are toothless because your vet's cat has an autoimmune disease?

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh! Sorry! Well, kind of. The first vet said how to treat this common gangivitis with meds, the other vet said that we need to remove the teeth now, otherwise we’ll need meds the cat‘s whole life and even then we might end up having to remove the teeth when they’re older because the body’s reaction is too aggressive.

    This article is from 2010 - a lot more research has been done since then and I think it’s amazing. But it still persists: if untreated, the cat suffers hard.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    One of my cats has problems with his gums. I give him kitty toothpaste every day, and sometimes even brush his teeth a bit. As long plaque won't form, he'll be fine my vet said.

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