Elderly Cat…should I get a dental cleaning/dental procedure done?
I can only speak / advise from personal experience. The way I look at it, animal dental work is another way for vets to make money off of ignorant pet owners. If this 15 year old cat were in the wild do you think they’d be running to the dentist? Hardly. I had a cat that lived to 18 and died with a mouth full of beautiful, sharp teeth. I only had her to the vet once after she turned 8, and the diagnosis there was perfectly healthy, but slight attitude problem I had another cat, a stray, so actual age unknown. I bought into the dental theory and had her teeth cleaned. She didn’t die from the anesthesia, but did die from infections shortly thereafter. Actually, I’ve had 2 cats that I’ve gotten dental work done on that died shortly after. So, long story short, I will never take another cat for dental work.
