Poor Loki! We were having a cuddle on Sunday evening when I noticed Loki’s mouth looked a bit strange on one side. So I had a look inside his mouth and – eek! – his upper left incisor was all bloody. And so it was off to the vet’s yesterday. Always so stressful. I can never tell who gets more stressed out, me or the screaming cat – or the taxi driver who has to drive us (I always tip well) – but omg it’s awful.
Once we got to the vet’s Loki calmed down and, being the good boy he is, let Eva give him a check over and even pry his mouth open without making a fuss. And well, it’s not as bad as I had feared. The enamel on the front of his incisor has broken off but, aside from being a bit inflamed (not bloody) Eva says it should heal over. Which is GOOD NEWS as the only cat orthodontists in Spain are in Málaga and A Coruña. So Loki is taking anti-inflammatories for three days and after that I’ll keep an eye on him, with another check up in a month’s time.
As to how he came to break his tooth, the only thing I can think of is the hoisin chicken I made on Christmas Eve. I had put the bones in the rubbish but forgot to put the bag out on the balcony until I could take it out in the morning. When I went to bed that night it looked like a murder scene in there with the duvet covered in bones and hoisin sauce. Fucker had got into the bag while I was watching It’s A Wonderful Life and had a messy feast on the bed. I mentioned this to the vet and she said OH NO NOT CHICKEN BONES, THEY’RE THE WORST FOR CATS as if I had given them to him on purpose. Anyhow, our boy is eating well, so the tooth is apparently not causing him much pain, and he’s loving the drug-infused paté treats, so hopefully he will be better soon.
Our old guy Shadow had several bad teeth and had a constant low level infection going as a result. After dental work, he really thrived and continues to do reall well in his old age.
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Hoping this was just an accident and not actually a chronic dental problem. No way I could afford to take Loki to Málaga for dental work!
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Eeek! They are relentless when it comes to raiding something they want. I’m glad it doesn’t seem as bad as it looked. Poor guys. I have only ever had one who liked the vet.
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Can’t say he actually likes the vet! But he is submissive, unlike the girls, who squirm around like crazy.
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