Comments on: Feline Friday: The patient at home http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/ "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." --Albert Schweitzer Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sharon Lange http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-23718 Sharon Lange Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:01:16 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-23718 Our male cat, an adoption from the local shelter, is only about 2 1/2 yrs. old, and we've had him 6 mo. I noticed his breath seemed a bit rank and took him to our vet recently. She said his teeth look pretty good, but then she saw red sores in the earliest stages at the back of his throat and said he has plasma cell stomatitis. All teeth need removal! He'll go to a specialist next week for evaluation. I'm so very glad to know cats can live contented lives w/o teeth! Thank you for this site, and your cat Lyra is just beautiful! Our male cat, an adoption from the local shelter, is only about 2 1/2 yrs. old, and we’ve had him 6 mo. I noticed his breath seemed a bit rank and took him to our vet recently. She said his teeth look pretty good, but then she saw red sores in the earliest stages at the back of his throat and said he has plasma cell stomatitis. All teeth need removal! He’ll go to a specialist next week for evaluation. I’m so very glad to know cats can live contented lives w/o teeth!

Thank you for this site, and your cat Lyra is just beautiful!

]]> By: Kirsten http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19288 Kirsten Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:41:26 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-19288 I am so happy to have come across this site. To hear that Lyra and others are doing well after having all or most of their teeth removed is very reassuring. I am about to pick up my cat from the vet. She too has had most of her teeth removed. She is quite young still at 5 years, so to learn that most of her teeth are gone, was very upsetting to begin with. I couldn't believe that the problem had progressed as much as it had, in such a short period of time, to lead to teeth falling out and extraction. That was until I read the above posts. I am now confident that my baby will be fine. I am so happy to have come across this site. To hear that Lyra and others are doing well after having all or most of their teeth removed is very reassuring. I am about to pick up my cat from the vet. She too has had most of her teeth removed. She is quite young still at 5 years, so to learn that most of her teeth are gone, was very upsetting to begin with. I couldn’t believe that the problem had progressed as much as it had, in such a short period of time, to lead to teeth falling out and extraction. That was until I read the above posts. I am now confident that my baby will be fine.

]]> By: Audrey http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-16216 Audrey Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:50:57 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-16216 You cannot believe how your website and all the comments have been a comfort to me. My cat just had all her teeth removed two days ago due to serious infection throughout her mouth. Although it is a drastic move, I think removal of teeth can bring a ton of relief to our furry friends in need. She seems to be more loving than ever - a true testament to the procedure! You cannot believe how your website and all the comments have been a comfort to me. My cat just had all her teeth removed two days ago due to serious infection throughout her mouth. Although it is a drastic move, I think removal of teeth can bring a ton of relief to our furry friends in need. She seems to be more loving than ever – a true testament to the procedure!

]]> By: Anna http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-15318 Anna Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:40:20 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-15318 I am so glad she is doing well. She is a beautiful feline and reminds me of one of our cats, who went missing this December. He looked just like her, except he was black. I am so glad she is doing well. She is a beautiful feline and reminds me of one of our cats, who went missing this December. He looked just like her, except he was black.

]]> By: Mary http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-15231 Mary Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:10:57 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-15231 Lyra is a beautiful cat and reminds me of a cat I had years ago named Tony. He had been my favorite cat ever, but that title now belongs to a little old black cat named Pepper that I got from the local shelter. He was confiscated from a collector who had at least 40 cats. Pepper had horrible dental problems. After his dental work, he was left with only three teeth. His decayed teeth were infected and he developed endocarditis, an infection in his heart valve. Months later, his heart looks much better but we're still trying to get rid of the lingering cough caused by the infection. He was just put on antibiotics for two more months. Ignoring dental problems can have terrible consequences, so it's great you had this resolved so quickly. Hope Lyra is doing well. Lyra is a beautiful cat and reminds me of a cat I had years ago named Tony. He had been my favorite cat ever, but that title now belongs to a little old black cat named Pepper that I got from the local shelter. He was confiscated from a collector who had at least 40 cats. Pepper had horrible dental problems. After his dental work, he was left with only three teeth. His decayed teeth were infected and he developed endocarditis, an infection in his heart valve. Months later, his heart looks much better but we’re still trying to get rid of the lingering cough caused by the infection. He was just put on antibiotics for two more months. Ignoring dental problems can have terrible consequences, so it’s great you had this resolved so quickly. Hope Lyra is doing well.

]]> By: Aloysius http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-15061 Aloysius Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:13:52 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-15061 Hearing about Lyra's trouble makes me so sad! But at least she has good humans who protect her. Hearing about Lyra’s trouble makes me so sad! But at least she has good humans who protect her.

]]> By: TM http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-15011 TM Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:45:55 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-15011 Dental health is important in cats and dogs. I had a dog die as a result of bad teeth.....she developed endocarditis (infection of the heart)and the infection attacked her joints resulting in her losing the ability to walk. Your baby is luck to have such caring parents! Dental health is important in cats and dogs. I had a dog die as a result of bad teeth…..she developed endocarditis (infection of the heart)and the infection attacked her joints resulting in her losing the ability to walk.

Your baby is luck to have such caring parents!

]]> By: Kimberly http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-15007 Kimberly Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:32:26 +0000 http://musicandcats.com/2007/02/feline-friday-the-patient-at-home/#comment-15007 Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments. My previous cat lived almost 20 years with nary a tooth extraction, so I had no idea that it was so common in cats of all ages, nor that they would do so well with few teeth. Lyra is recovering well. After a couple of days of hiding under the sofa, she is almost back to her normal affection-sponge self. We hope that she is not developing an addiction to buprenorphine. Today I snapped a shot of her as she was waking up from a nap. When she yawns, you can see that those <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlymck/80104472/" rel="nofollow">cute little fangs</a> are missing: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlymck/394742622/" title="Photo Sharing" rel="nofollow"><img border="0" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/394742622_5fe9574350.jpg" width="450" height="300" alt="5074-a yawn without fangs" /></a> Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments. My previous cat lived almost 20 years with nary a tooth extraction, so I had no idea that it was so common in cats of all ages, nor that they would do so well with few teeth.

Lyra is recovering well. After a couple of days of hiding under the sofa, she is almost back to her normal affection-sponge self. We hope that she is not developing an addiction to buprenorphine. Today I snapped a shot of her as she was waking up from a nap. When she yawns, you can see that those cute little fangs are missing:

5074-a yawn without fangs

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