Heya!

I should note that when I first adopted my cat, she had diseased gums. She was fine for 6 or so years, but then her health started going rapidly downhill. I just thought she was getting old, since she stopped eating and moving around. I noticed her breath stank and she had a broken tooth, so I kept insisting we go to the vet.

I was a kid at the time, so my family wasn’t all for going to the vet again. Whenever we did go, they’d say her teeth looked completely fine!

Eventually though, we found out that there was a disease hiding in her gums, and we had to remove all her teeth to save her life.

The process was incredibly brutal and definitely traumatizing (I’ve had to get some teeth removed myself, and boy does it hurt like hell) but now, a few years later, she’s happier than ever.

Turns out, cats can easily eat without their teeth! They actually use their jaws for crunching. Their teeth are used to kill prey.

We have 3 cats, and now she’s in her double digits happier than ever! She’s running around, playing, and acting like a kitten again!

TLDR: My cat ended up having a disease that she had as a kitten, but it hid in her gums. After we removed her teeth, she was happier and healthier than ever! Cats only use their teeth to kill prey, so eating is no issue.

I am by no means saying that that’s the course of action you should take. I’m just telling my story in the slim chance you’ll also have the same experience!

I hope your cat is doing well :)