Good news Gary.My KiKi and BooBoo and my mom's cat that I took care of here before his passing..all were old when they had teeth pulled.And ALL did fine.And after the 10 day rule of soft food they really can swallow hard food as long as it isn't too big to choke on.My 16 year old BooBoo has very little teeth left after last months surgery and will have the rest out soon but he still loves both wet and dry.And does well with both.We've had teeth pulled on old cats I think 8 times in all and BooBoo will go in for more as he has Stomatitas of the gums.Every time it's between 5 and 700 dollars.Crazy but worth it.Thank goodness for charge cards.