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Ask A Vet: Cat won't eat due to dental pain

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 02/19/10

Q: My eight year old cat hasn't been eating much lately. When I took him to the veterinarian, she told me it looked like he had a resorptive lesion on one of his teeth. She said he wasn't eating well because he was in pain. I have him scheduled for a dental cleaning and extraction of the tooth. What could be the reason for this problem?

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A: From what we can tell, these dental problems are painful. In fact, even under anesthesia, if a dental probe is inserted into the lesion, sometimes the cat's jaw will chatter. How they continue to eat at all is incredible considering how we feel when we have a bad toothache.

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