does anyone have a cat with a chipped tooth

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

in article , Kuisse0002 at
wrote on 9/11/03 9:58 PM:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

Ihave heard of people who took this route. The "fang" teeth are tough to
remove and I think vets like to leave them unless the nerve is bad or they
abcess because the root goes close to the sinus covities.

Karen

in article , Kuisse0002 at
wrote on 9/11/03 9:58 PM:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

Ihave heard of people who took this route. The "fang" teeth are tough to
remove and I think vets like to leave them unless the nerve is bad or they
abcess because the root goes close to the sinus covities.

Karen

in article , Kuisse0002 at
wrote on 9/11/03 9:58 PM:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

Ihave heard of people who took this route. The "fang" teeth are tough to
remove and I think vets like to leave them unless the nerve is bad or they
abcess because the root goes close to the sinus covities.

Karen

From: (Kuisse0002)

If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I adopted an adult (~3) in June 1985, who had a broken "fang". I had it
removed. Except for the increase in his already prolific habit of drooling
when affectionate, he did just fine without that tooth (no tooth shifting, etc)
for the rest of his life (lNovember 2000). I wouldn't want a broken tooth
either.




Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

From: (Kuisse0002)

If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I adopted an adult (~3) in June 1985, who had a broken "fang". I had it
removed. Except for the increase in his already prolific habit of drooling
when affectionate, he did just fine without that tooth (no tooth shifting, etc)
for the rest of his life (lNovember 2000). I wouldn't want a broken tooth
either.




Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

From: (Kuisse0002)

If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I adopted an adult (~3) in June 1985, who had a broken "fang". I had it
removed. Except for the increase in his already prolific habit of drooling
when affectionate, he did just fine without that tooth (no tooth shifting, etc)
for the rest of his life (lNovember 2000). I wouldn't want a broken tooth
either.




Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On 12 Sep 2003 02:58:55 GMT, (Kuisse0002) wrote:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I'd leave it alone. One of my cats (Nico The Wonder Cat) chipped a
tooth very early in life and I was told to watch it. I watched it for
15 years until he died of something else.

On 12 Sep 2003 02:58:55 GMT, (Kuisse0002) wrote:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I'd leave it alone. One of my cats (Nico The Wonder Cat) chipped a
tooth very early in life and I was told to watch it. I watched it for
15 years until he died of something else.

On 12 Sep 2003 02:58:55 GMT, (Kuisse0002) wrote:

My cat had one ugly grey/yellow incisor - looks like its rotting - but shes
eating very well - wet food/ kibble and drinking well - as per normal.
yesterday the tooth broke half way. Today I brought her to the vet and the vet
said it looks like the tooth broke halfway only but did not touch the nerve
ends yet. if she's eating and drinking alright, it should be OK and we can
leave it alone. But to observe it in case an abscess develops, swelling, etc.
then we'll have to take it out.

My question is does anyone a have a cat with a 1/2 broken tooth and have not
had any problems with it for years. Is this normal? If I had a broken tooth,
I'd want it removed right away.

I'd leave it alone. One of my cats (Nico The Wonder Cat) chipped a
tooth very early in life and I was told to watch it. I watched it for
15 years until he died of something else.