When cats start to age and add more years to their existence, they undergo several changes in their physical appearance and their behavior or attitude.
Most of these changes are inevitable and occur suddenly. Some medical problems encountered by senior cats are hearing and vision loss, dementia, and dental disease.
Dental issues among cats include oral growths, periodontal disease, fractured teeth, inflammation, and tooth resorption. Tooth resorption is a defect in a cat’s tooth where the root disappears and is replaced by bones.
Here are the indications that your senior cats are suffering from these dental problems:
Drooling
Bad breath
Reduced appetite
Tartar build-up
Gum inflammation
Your cats may need to undergo treatments, such as dental cleaning, extraction of the diseased tooth, and pain management. It would help if you would bring your cats to the local veterinarian Webster NY regularly to have their teeth checked and to maintain good oral health.
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