Yes the toxins from gingivitis can make them feel wretched. People too. She'll feel much better when they're seen to and she feels comfortable chewing again. Good luck with that Pidgie.

Medusa, how is Puddy doing on the fluids? How long has it been now? Cleo started weekly fluids about a month ago and is much better for it. The weather has been very trying for a cat with CRF, hot and very humid, typical Sydney Frebruary, it is still hot but not quite so humid and the temps have eased a little bit. Cleo is eating better but I still have to remind her and encourage her with handfeeding sometimes (like if she knows I am going to work on a Monday morning she will sulk...)and she is steadily losing weight. She went up a few grams one week, now she has gone down a bit again and looks thin. She's having liquid potassium as well as the neomercazol for thryoid and the Norvask for high BP. She has 100ml fluids a week.
How does this compare with Puddy and how long is it Puddy's had fluids? And how old is Puddy now? (I'm sure you've said but I read about everyone's cats and can't remember everything) Thanks TC3