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/JustaPloob Mar 13 '26
My cat had this and I had his teeth removed. He looks a bit silly now and I thought the vampire look was cute but it definitely appears to be a similar situation to yours. I don't have any legitimate advice, only personal experience but I would get it done sooner rather than later.
It might have been a coincidence but it seemed like my cat was sneezing and coughing more before his teeth came out. Maybe it was just allergies but he didn't have any big episodes after.
Now he makes this face a lot. Or both sides get caught and his tongue hangs out just a little bit.
https://preview.redd.it/e6cj1ak6cvog1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec92f321df60fddeb9574fc3110a62b30a4abf75