My poor boy had an infected tooth!

**slick** · 07-13-2010, 12:25 PM

My foster kitty Merlin just went through that. He's 15 and his dental was last weekend - had two toofies pulled.

Coco kitty will need soft food for a day or two but then you'll see, he'll be right back to normal and feeling a whole lot better.

You will also need to administer some antibiotics for about 7 days after just to keep any infection at bay. My vet gave me liquid Clavamox and I mix his dose in with the wet food and he gobbles it up.

**Randi** · 07-13-2010, 02:14 PM

I'm glad to hear Cocoa tooth pulling went well.

I know I would have been worried, too. Do you know what kind of anethesia he got?

Fister (14) didn't have to have his teeth cleaned last time, other than having scraped a bit off one or two, while being checked for other things. I brush his gums every day - well on the outside, but it seems to help.

Slick, Merlin sure have been though an ordeal lately, but after having two teeth pulled, he must feel so much better.

**Medusa** · 07-13-2010, 07:22 PM

Aw, I'm sure glad all is well now. It's scary having to leave them there and to be put under anesthesia, too, especially when they're older but you didn't have much of a choice. He'll be feeling good as new in no time.

**aTailOf2Kitties** · 07-13-2010, 07:57 PM

Keep an eye on the hole, especially if they didn't send you home with meds (not just a shot at the vet). Havoc had a retained baby tooth pulled but the empty spot got infected a few days later and I had to take him back for oral antibiotics. He was having leg surgery the following week anyway, so we had to be sure he was clear of infection beforehand.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 07-13-2010, 08:23 PM

I'm sorry to hear this

but I'm glad to hear that everything went well for him.

My Storm had an abscessed tooth last year in Oct. and luckily everything went well and he was almost 14 at the time. I'm sure that Cocoa will feel better soon. Get well soon Cocoa Kitty.