Louis Catorze has been making a God-awful mess during feeding. Recently his mat and bowl have been covered in crunched-up fragments of Orijen, suggesting that the pellets are too big for him when, in actual fact, they’re smaller than those of Lily’s Kitchen and therefore should be easier to manage.
When I took him for his steroid jab I asked the vet to check his teeth, because I wanted to be sure that the little sod wasn’t having difficulty chewing. It turns out that the he has something called feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions or FORL for short, in other words absorbing a tooth back into his gums. Long story short, he will need surgery under a general anaesthetic to fix it, to the tune of £550-£675.
Cat Daddy: “He’s such a ****.”
I feel awful when I think that this may even be the reason why he lost weight, although he was showing no signs of having tooth problems. Perhaps I should have known something was wrong as he has been very clingy towards me lately, and Cat Daddy has a theory that he does this when he’s not feeling well. (Usually, as you know, he couldn’t give a shite whether I live or die.) Anyway, we have made an appointment for 10th September, and Catorze will hop aboard the Animal Bus to the TW3 branch and have the procedure there. We can’t do it any sooner because the surgery has to take place when the steroid jab is beginning to tail off but not worn down to nothing.
Meanwhile, I am dampening his Orijen with water to soften it and wondering what the heck else could possibly go wrong with him, because surely he’s now had every ailment there is? Here is some information about his freakish yet apparently common condition, if you’re interested.
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Resorptive tooth issues are pretty common. The pictures you’ve probably looked at indicate how painful it is.
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Yes, luckily his looks to be at the milder end of the scale, thank goodness! Not looking forward to the surgery, though. I just feel he’s getting too old for all this.
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Understood.
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Poor kitty!
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I know! He deserves a break!
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Maybe this has caused some of his weird eating habits. Then again maybe not.
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I am wondering that. It’ll be interesting to see if his eating improves with the dampened-down Orijen.
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Ah, poor Catorze. 😦 I do hope this makes feeding easier for all of you once it’s fixed.
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Aw, thank you. I do feel sorry for him, even though he’s not really complaining.
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Poor Louis. Fortunately, you saw he had a problem. Now, let’s hope he will be able to feed himself more easily when the vet fixes the trouble.
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I hope so! Poor little sod!
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Awwww, poor guy! Our Angel Tucker had a similar condition and after some expensive surgery, he was fine and lived many happy years after with no further teeth problems. Those fangs create a lot of problems!
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That’s really good to know! I really don’t want Catorze to reach the point where he can only mush wet pulp between his gums, because he doesn’t like wet food. 🙄
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Tucker had several teeth extracted and he crunched happily away after.
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Brilliant! At the moment I’m sprinkling water on his dry food and it seems to be doing the trick …
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Glad to hear he’s eating !
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Yes, it’s a relief!
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Poor thing. That sounds unpleasant. At least you figured it out
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Yes, I hope the surgery will fix it and that it won’t be too traumatic for him. 😐
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When ever my cats have been miserable it has always been tooth trouble. My two have one fang between them after lots of vet bills, they are both fine now!
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Thing is, he wasn’t really miserable. He was just a bit messy. Silly sod. Glad yours are ok with a total of one fang!
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Poor Sod 😿😿 May the surgery go well and get better.
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Thank you! It’s one thing after another with him! 🙄
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I’ve also noticed that some cats are more affectionate when they’re not feeling well. Poor things 😦 I hope the surgery goes well and that it helps Catorze with his appetite/eating!
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Yes, Catorze deffo is. 😢😢😢 Thank you for your good wishes!
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Good One.
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Hello! Are you a cat lover too? 🐈⬛
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Yes i am. 😄 But not too attached though.
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How many do you have? They’ll soon have you properly trained so that you’re scrabbling around after them like the rest of us! 🤣
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I have none.. I just like them. 😅
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You have none FOR NOW. They will find you!
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Hope so. 😅
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