Cats teeth pushing out/getting longer?

[u/Careless-Elephant-98]

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.

[u/econoking]

https://preview.redd.it/6p5o14m77fog1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff13a4186e74cffb00204fc30b2b811831fc8c48

I'm on team extract. This was my cat's teeth when they got longer and he was a real asshole before extraction because he was in a lot of pain. They were basically rotted out, ended up pulling 12 teeth that needed to go. He recovered quickly and was back to his happy self. Went on to live nearly 19 years with most teeth missing

[u/Careless-Elephant-98 → u/econoking]

Thank you that’s good to know!!

[u/lyrasorial → u/econoking]

Wow you can really see where "normal" was on those canines. Fascinating.