Toothless, clawless cat?

That does sicken me, in almost 20 yrs of working alongside veterinarians, I can count on 1 hand the amount of cats that were declawed on all 4 feet. The only 2 reasons I've seen it done is if the cats rear toes were crushed in an accident and they were getting gangrene, so to prevent loss of a limb the toes had to be removed. And the other was an elderly woman on blood thinners that was getting scratched by the rear claws and her Dr suggested she get rid of the cat or declaw the rear. But those owners were given explicit instructions to never, ever let the cats outdoors again. As for the teeth being removed, I've seen a few cases of such severe stomatitis and gingivitis that no amount if dentals or antibiotics helped, which caused the cats to become anorexic from the pain. And removing all teeth has proved the only effective treatment. However, I cannot imagine this cat having both of those issues (that would be a huge coincidence) and the fact the cat got out and doesn't have tags or a microchip I assume? You can have the cat scanned for one at no charge at most vet clinics or shelters, but before handing the cat back over I'd want to know the circumstances in which a toothless, clawless cat came to be roaming the streets. That is just my opinion though.

If a cat is diagnosed with stomatitis, then the current 'best practice' is to treat aggressively and extract all teeth from the canines back. In some severe cases the canines are extracted as well. I have been "blessed" with three cats with stomatitis - one has her canines, the two boys have no teeth at all. Generally though the cat is a bit older when this is diagnosed - my one Siamese was diagnosed at 18 months (genetic in his case - he inherited a bad mouth), and the two others about 6. I suspect the cat's older than 1-2. A vet can tell you if the teeth have been rotted out, or if they were extracted. I do know of one case where the owners had the canines removed from an aggressive, biting cat (how awful) but he retained the rest of his teeth.

You'd have to take the cat to a good vet to ask if there is any reasonable reason this cat should have no teeth and have all 4 paws amputated. It's a very harsh and slow way to kill a cat--a cat without claws is at a disadvantage because she cannot defend herself nor can she hunt prey. Without teeth, she's going to need special food which she won't get able to get outside in the wild, someone is going to have to give her cat pate or food process balanced cat food for her to, basically, gum up. She does need her mouth examined as soon as possible by a good vet to make sure there isn't something else going on (and if her teeth were all removed, then that her gums have healed well).

Thankfully they came to the right house w/o being hurt. Chances are the idiots dropped the cat off at your place and took off. I doubt the cat would have been outside for long. It never would have survived.

Most likely they declawed and then when the cat started biting in defense took out the teeth. IMO it was not an ethical vet that did this!

My DIL's mother was in kidney failure and immuno-compromised. Her father was a small animal vet and said my DIL's cat would have to be put down because even a scratch or playful nip could be fatal to her mom. (this was 16 years ago). She packed a bag, grabbed her cat and ran away. After they found her, rather than put the cat down, her dad pulled all it's teeth and declawed it front and back. That cat is still alive. My grandchildren love it. SOMEBODY is looking for this cat. Advertise!

omg that's horrible/ Poor thing. Ppl like that shouldn't be allowed to have pets. I hope your gonna give her a loving home ? I just rescued a male cat who was abandoned in my friends driveway. He's been abused cause he flinches alot but he's coming around. he's the kindest most gentle loving cat ever we just love him/ Good luck with her

No vet is going to pull a cat's teeth. It's probably a lot older than you think it is and without anyone caring for it the teeth just rotted away.

Oh my goodness thats awful, poor kitty. She may of had a gum disease that was rotting her teeth so they had to be pulled. But usually if the owner can afford to they have the vet surgically put in dentures so the animal can eat and defend itself. I believe its inhumane to let your pet go without having any teeth or claws for that matter, its cruel.