Jan
07
2010
How To Help Stop Bleeding After Cats Tooth Loss?
Posted by: Alan in Cat Health Problem, tags: After, Bleeding, Cat's, Help, Loss, Stop, Tooth
My cat lost a tooth several weeks ago and has been taking medicine, drops, flushes, rinses, etc…to take care of it. The problem is (and the vet is aware) that his mouth bleeds regularly every day from the hole in his mouth. We can’t feed him dry food because it hurts him, we can’t feed him wet food because it gets stuck in the hole and further complicates matters. The cat is dangerously skinny as it is and I just want to either stop the bleeding and/or find a better diet that can keep him in better health. Any suggestions?
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January 7th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
The vet should not have left a hole – they are supposed to take a piece of skin and fold it over the hole and stitch it in place (they call it creating a gingival flap). This prevents all the things you’re talking about – cats do not appreciate flushes and rinses. I’ve had many, many extractions done on my cats over the past couple of years (including a cat with a full mouth extraction due to stomatitis) and have never had this sort of problem. I’d really question this one – it doesn’t sound like he’s one of those vets who keeps up to date on the newest procedures and research!
January 7th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
poor kitty ;(
sorry can’t really help but I love cats so hope your kitty gets better:)
maybe get some fortified kitten milk that she could drink, at least she would be getting some nutrition.