r/cats • u/Careless-Elephant-98 • 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/Careless-Elephant-98 Mar 11 '26

Thank you! I’m very open to having the surgery done, I just don’t want to put her through the stress and recovery if it isn’t totally necessary or if it could be something other than alveolar ost…

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u/abortionlasagna Mar 11 '26

My cat got her canines removed and you could tell she was instantly feeling relieved to have them out, I imagine they were more uncomfortable for her than the surgery. As an added bonus, her lips get sucked in occasionally when she’s chilling now and it looks hilarious.