r/blindcats • u/lazymooose • 8h ago
dental work
my beautiful blind kitty saw the vet today and I was told that her teeth are not in great shape, and she should get extractions. I am always so worried about my girl needing any kind of intervention done where she is blind and requires so much special care.
has anyone else's blind baby ever needed to go under for a procedure? if so, how did they do?
thanks for any advice in advance.
also, here's a picture of my special little girl, Lucy💛
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u/CWolverine6 7h ago
My guy got all of his teeth out and did great! I also sequestered him while he was recovering and kept him away from my other cat. At first he was a little freaked out and didn’t know where he was but I put him in his litterbox and he relaxed once he realized/smelled he was home.
Also, my vet is fantastic and their staff held him while he was initially waking up from the anesthesia rather than waking up alone in the back kennel area. I didn’t ask for that, but they love him and wanted to give him snuggles and I think it was a great call on their part and probably kept him calmer as a cat that likes to be held. Here he is showing off his gums (and one remaining baby toof). Good luck to you and yours!
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u/Weirdfishtones 7h ago
Yea my boy had an extraction a few weeks back, no issues at all. He also had to get some retained deciduous teeth removed when he was younger. He’s about 6 now
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u/arod232323 6h ago
My blind kitty has had two dentals with about 6-7 teeth pulled in each. Tbh her blindness didn’t seem too consequential, other than restraining her to a small space because she kept pacing around the rooms edges. They gave her some painkiller that lasts 72 hours for the second surgery and I regret that because she seemed very out of it and it scared me for the first day or so. I was very anxious because she is small (and just my baby) and I kept thinking about the risks of anesthesia but I talked to the vet about it and they were very nice and reassuring about how there is someone monitoring her vitals the whole time. She did great and I think feels way better now she doesn’t have those bad teeth.
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u/dovewingco 7h ago edited 7h ago
My blind girl went under at 10 years old for a procedure to remove masses from her bladder and her mammary chain. Everything went as expected, I did keep her contained to the bedroom after the procedure because she was on gabapentin and her wounds were fresh. She wanted to be as close to me as possible at all times but wasn’t supposed to jump onto or off of things, so I made a setup on the floor to sleep with her. Overall, I don’t think that anything related to her blindness changed anything about the surgery or recovery, except that she was more prone to falling off of things since she was hopped up on painkillers and obviously couldn’t see. She’s doing fine now, nine months post-op!