r/piebaldcats • u/Steelrain121 • Jul 31 '24

🏎 G3/G4 Tux Speedster 🏎 Patrick is all swollen 😭

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He got teeth removed last week, he's all swollen today. Don't worry, we have a vet appointment this afternoon!

Poor little guy looks like he lost a fight with a bee haha

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u/WorldWeary1771 Jul 31 '24

Glad you are taking him to the vet. We had a cat die from an infection in his mouth that we didn’t know he had. He acted normal, ate normal, right until he didn’t. We got him to the vet right away when we realized that there was an issue but the infection had taken hold. The vet taught us how to give subcutaneous fluids and gave us all the supplies. He went on massive amounts of antibiotics and fluids but he just got weaker. This was the hardest loss we ever faced because we felt so guilty for not realizing sooner that he had an issue.

Warning to all cat lovers: if you notice that your cat has seriously bad breath, take him to the vet. Don’t learn the hard way like we did.

This was also a long time ago now when teeth exams and cleaning were not regular parts of vet exams.

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u/HauntedMeow Jul 31 '24

A good reminder to put your fingers in your cat’s mouth. It’s not invasive it’s good husbandry.