My cat is fourteen years old and she has a runny eye and her tooth is obviously sore because the right side of her jaw is swollen. It's hurting her and what exactly does a vet do for that? She's a very loving cat who has an almost thirteen year old son. Does the vet operate on the tooth, or should I just let it fall out naturally?
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the vet should look at it and then tell you what he will do to the tooth, depending on the severity of it.
good luck!
get to the vet
You do NOT ignore the problem anymore! That is called ABUSE.
Get off your butt and get that poor suffering cat to the vet. The reason her eye is watering is probably because you waited so long that the tooth has become infected, and it may even have spread to her sinuses. The vet has antibiotics that can deal with the problem - and she needs a good dentistry as well. Go to a board-certified vet that specializes in dentistry. You will actually save money, since you will not spend money at your regular vet, then get referred to a specialist and have to pay for TWO visits.
My cat lived to be 18+ and had her teeth cleaned, so don't assume your cat is too old. She is suffering so MOVE! Don't wait any more. What you are doing is cruel.
Well, the first thing to say is she needs a vet. I'm sure you know that. If her tooth hurts and her jaw is swollen, she probably isn't eating well, either. So, that being said, here's a couple of things that could be going on:
1. She has an infection in at least one tooth.
2. She could have a sinus infection.
If it's a tooth infection, the eye is runny because (depending on the tooth) the tooth roots go up near the sinuses and if it's infected and swollen, it's probably pushing on the sinuses causing drainage in the eye. If it's a sinus infection, again the roots are close. This could cause the swelling and the drainage. I'm betting on an infected tooth though, considering the jaw swelling.
As for your question about the vet operating, I would take her in. Being that old, this infection could go systemic and she could possibly die from it.
Sounds like the cat may have an abscessed tooth.
This is very painful and probably very infected.
You want to have it treated by a vet.
Don't wait until it gets so big that it bursts through the side of their cheek. This is not kind to the cat and it just keeps the infection spreading throughout the body, doing more damage along the way.
The vet will anesthetize her so she does not feel anything, then remove the tooth, clean out the abscess, put stiches in it if it needs it and while she is there, they will probably clean her teeth as well so that she has clean teeth, nice breath, and she can eat again.
Since she is 14, they will want to run some bloodwork to make sure that she will be okay under anesthesia and they should place an IV catheter and have her IV fluids. This is recommended for all senior pets over the age of 7. They will probably put her on antibiotics as well to take care of the infection.
oh please take her to the vet. her tooth is hurting her. the vet will numb it and probably sedate the cat and pull the tooth. the vet will probably also prescribe antibiotics. just like we hurt when we have a sore tooth so do cats. they just can't describe it.
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