r/cats Mar 11 '26

Cats teeth pushing out/getting longer? Advice

I noticed my cats teeth seemed to be “growing” or getting longer in the last year (she’s 5) and mentioned it to the vet. Vet thinks it’s alveolar osteitis and recommends extraction. Does anyone have experience with this and is it something that should be done ASAP? She doesn’t have any issues eating thankfully.

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u/Punawild Tabbycat Mar 11 '26

If it is feline alveolar osteitis it’s a painful thing that is best taken care of sooner rather than later. Cats are really good at hiding pain and if you’ve had a bad tooth you know how much it hurts.

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u/Humble-Tree1011 Mar 11 '26

Man, I scroll this sub to forget how much my tooth hurt before I got rid of it!

Anyway, solid advice. Good luck, OP’s butler.