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Painful tooth resorption common in cats

Q: The veterinarian says my cat has tooth resorption, so I made an appointment for her to have dental X-rays and probably tooth extraction. What can you tell me about this condition? A: Tooth ...
If your old cat is on the path to tooth resorption (TR), the only viable cure is tooth extraction. If your cat shows signs of TR, your cat's veterinary specialist will almost certainly recommend that ...
I know there will be some variability in this, but has anyone had to pay for a feline tooth extraction recently? One of our cats apparently has a bad tooth, but the estimate from our vet was a little ...
CatChannel.com reports that the top medical condition requiring surgery for cats last year was tooth extraction. Veterinary Pet Insurance of Brea, Calif, analyzed its database of 485,000 insured cats ...
My vet is telling me that she should have my cat’s long canine teeth removed. Why? She is fine. She is eating well and seems completely normal. True, she has started eating soft foods in addition to ...
One social-media user said: "Cats are really good at hiding pain and if you’ve had a bad tooth you know how much it hurts." ...
Q: The veterinarian says my cat has tooth resorption, so I made an appointment for her to have dental X-rays and probably tooth extraction. What can you tell me about this condition? A: Tooth ...
Maintaining healthy teeth is obviously important for us, but the same is also true for our cats. Although we may not think about a cat’s dental health quite as often as ours—and attempting to brush ...
Our 10-year-old cat recently had her annual physical examination, and our vet showed us a broken tooth, her lower right fang. The tooth seems to be split down the middle to the gum line. We can’t ...
Q: The veterinarian says my cat has tooth resorption, so I made an appointment for her to have dental X-rays and probably tooth extraction. What can you tell me about this condition? A: Tooth ...