Do cats die from a dental problem? Mine has one and we don't have vets nearby. He's drooling and lost appetite. He also has bad breath, We brush his teeth every other day.

My female cat, 4 yrs old, Coconut has a black spot on her gums inside her mouth on the outside part/next to side of mouth - (not the tongue side). I adopted her from Larimer Humane Society, Loveland, CO in February 11, 2018. Her background: Larimer Humane Society received her into the clinic on January 26, 2018, on their report the vet exam noticed that she was drooling (but eating well) and had several small lesions/had an ulcer on her tongue. They suspected calici virus causing mouth lesions and foul odor was secondary bacterial infection. They used clavamox and meloxicam. After 3 days no drooling and was eating great. No developing URI signs. When I adopted her, she was still slightly drooling, but they said that was OK, just left over from numbing her tongue with medicine left over from the ulcer treatment. They said she was fine to go ahead and adopt her. I took her to Blue Sky Animal Clinic /Vet for a checkup on Feb. 15, 2018 and they said she was fine. This morning, July 8, she was lying on her back as I was petting her, and slightly had her mouth open. To my horror, there is a circle of black on her gum under her side teeth. She has been eating fine and drinking water fine, no difference in her sweet attitude, and doesn't seem sensitive to touch when I pet her, but what the heck is going on? Is this the recurring calici virus (that I have no idea what that means - please explain this to me) is this gingivitis? Is taking her to the vet the only option? Or can I just get medicine for her? I don't have much money to spare but I will call Blue Sky Animal Clinic on Monday morning and get an appointment for treatment.Can you give me an estimate of the cost involved of a vet exam and process of treatment? Thank you immensely! I love her! I want her to be well! Barbara Johns-Schleicher joy2baj@gmail.com

Indoor cat, male, around 11 years old. Went in to vets with extreme drooling for a gingivitus diagnosis. Given pain medication and scheduled dental work. Same night cat has a small seizure (less than 1 minute, inc run in circles, few seconds of shakes / hyperventalating, then yowling, then fine). Vets do blood work and it came back with high liver enzymes. Given diazepan for if it gets worse, with idea to still go ahead with dental. Had a seizure last night, not long enough for tranquiliser. Today his mouth has swelled on one side enough that his teeth have cut through his lips. Seems fine in himself, still eating food (and stealing the other cats crunchy food), though is a little clingy. Planning to sort out referal to have a MRI tomorrow when vets reopens. Would like possible second opinion what it could be. Brain related, teeth, infection, etc? Thank you

Hi my cat is 17 years old and she's not eating food, and she stopped drinking water has'nt drank that much today, has'nt gone poop since 12/31/17 and i think she is having pain in her gums because of her teeth

My cat is not eating for five days now although he wanted to eat but it seems that his tooth aches. But I am bottle feeding him with water and sometimes milk. I am so worried :(

My cat has a loss of appetite and is having mood swings. She is also growling when anyone touches her face (close to her mouth area). We bought a kitten in January this year and I'm wondering if a big change like that has caused anything to disrupt her in any way?

I recently took my 4 year old cat to a new vet, who was highly recommended, he diagnosed her with Feline Stomatitis. What I understand of this issue is cats are in extreme pain, they drool, cannot eat or clean themselves. None of which our cat is experiencing. Our previous vet never diagnosed our cat with gum issues let alone something as severe as stomatitis. Our current vet would like us to bring our cat back for a cleaning and possibly an extraction of the majority of her teeth. It seems pretty extreme for a cat who acts normal, eats, cleans and interacts playfully with our other cats. Would you recommend getting a second opinion?

I adopted a 9-year-old cat about 1.5 months ago. Her owner had just taken her for vaccines a few weeks prior (end of 2018) and said she was healthy, other than the fact that she had gum disease and 12 teeth removed a year prior. I took her for a check up anyway and the vet said she had advanced stage gum disease, as evidenced by red and inflamed gums. They put her on antibiotics and steroids for two weeks and when I went back for follow up, the vet said she would need a dental x ray and to have her teeth extracted regardless of what we found. I'm a little skeptical since the cat has been behaving normally and eating fine, and only has 4 teeth left (canines), none of which are in the region of inflammation near the back of the mouth. I don't want to have her teeth removed if it's not necessary or won't address the problem. Can anyone advise? Of note, she has not been experiencing any of the other symptoms listed above such as drooling, bad breath, receding gums, or bleeding gums. Also notable, she tested negative for FIV/FELV a few years ago and has not been outdoors or in contact with other cats since then.

Eats regularly plays with toys but when he eats or opens his mouth to bite down on toy or when you pet him on his lower jaw line or even yawns hell yowl and paw at his mouth for a few seconds,it doesnt happen all the but it does happen here and there possibly 3 times a week i try to look at his mouth and possibly into his mouth but im to afraid ill hurt him or cause him to freak out and paw at his mouth he doesnt have his cute little meows anymore they sound all raspy like hes.been smoking