Loose tooth on an older cat?

Hi Mickey...sounds like your cat will be soon evaluated this coming weekend for loosend tooth. Periodontal disorders of the teeth and gums are common with aging cats either from diet, age, accidental chewing of hard objects, etc.

Here are a couple web articles by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for Feline Health about feline periodontal disorders and how they are treated and the effects it causes (e.g. bad breath, foamy drooling, etc):

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/news/badBreath.htm

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/news/dentist.htm

The tooth may be loose, and even if it got lose from chawing on a dog treat, there's something wrong that needs to be fixed.

Most cats have gingivitis and most older cats have it to a significant degree. As in humans, gingivitis results in bone loss and loose teeth.

Kitty may be in serious pain with that bad tooth. It probably needs to come out, and when the vet puts him under to extract it, I'll bet s/he'll find more teeth that need to come out.

Please get kitty to a vet for some dental work. He could very well be in pain. Not eating on that side of his mouth, not "talking" and drooling spittle all suggest pain.

Take him to the vet - sounds like bad tooth of sore gums- the foamy spittle means he may be gagging a bit but it could be a combination of things. He has given you a lot of pleasure as a young cat and kitten, now you owe him, I am sure you love him and now he is getting on a bit he needs a bit of help, believe me he will be his old self once the vet has sorted him.

Cats, like people, lose teeth for various reasons. I have had cats live as long as 24 years without losing any teeth. The most frequent cause of tooth loss in cats is the same as in humans - gum disease. Cats need their teeth cleaned regularly which many of them don't get. However, if your cat is able to eat, then don't worry but keep an eye on her remaining teeth. If she loses them all eating could be problematic.

Yup, that sounds like a messed up tooth. Get the poor kitty to a vet immediately! They'll probably gas the cat up or give him light tranquilizers and pull the tooth. Imagine if you were in his shoes and you couldn't tell anyone what was wrong, you couldn't drive yourself to a dentist, you couldn't pick up a phone and call a dentist, and it hurts every time you even move your head. Kitty is probably miserable and hungry. Even if he's still eating on the other side, I bet it's not as much as he used to eat.

Take the poor guy to the vet, please!

It could be , but maybe he just needs dental work done.....teeth cleaning etc. Your vet would be able to tell, and if there is a loose tooth or an abscessed tooth he would be able to pull it and give the proper medication if there is infection.

It probably is a bad tooth. Take him to your vet soon because if it continues, the tooth can become infected and you could loose your cat.

It could be. Are you able to look into his mouth and find out if it is broken? It could be broken or just decaying. Either way, he'll probably need to have it removed. It could become infected and that could cause different problems.

its very normal ..but i would also suggest taking you'r cat to the vet..