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Old August 19th, 2009, 11:33 AM
2catwoman 2catwoman is offline
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Gum hardening after extractions in a feline...

Hello out there! My kitty had nearly all of her teeth (mostly molars and pre-molars extracted recently. This was necessary due to a chronic gum condition that required constant steriods and occasionally a antibiotic. The vet felt that the only way to get her off steriods was to extract those back teeth. Before the extractions, all she would eat was hard food. She won't eat canned foods very well. So, I'm wanting to see if anyone else has a toothless cat, and what your experience is once major teeth have been extracted. I hope the gums will harden quickly because I'm concerned she won't get the proper nutrition until she can return to hard foods. I sure hope she will be able to get the hard food down! Any advice???

Thank you!!
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