Tara’s turmoil

Hi. Everybody.

My Tara, she will be 15 years old this year.

In human age, she is in 60’s or 70’s.

She seems healthy, runs so fast, ( sometimes, she runs like a crazy kitty.) and she is living a long life with me.

Recently, I noticed that she is losing weight.

Compared with black kitty Fluffy, she is only one year younger yet her weight is much, much lighter than her.

Adding to it, I also noticed that she is not eating crunchies.

Probably the aging thing, and her teeth are not doing too well.

When I looked at her teeth, it was brownish but her gum looked still ok.

She is losing weight and doesn't eat crunchies, so I gave her more canned food, then she gained her weight back.

Every time I feed her canned food, she acts as if she hasn't been eating for a week. I thought maybe she couldn't eat crunchies because of her teeth, and she must have been starving. I wish I could've realized it earlier.

She is eating but if I leave it, her teeth could get worse,

so I decided to go to the vet.

I didn't know this but believe or not, eighty-five percent of cats over the age of three have some form of dental disease.

On the way there, I was anxious and worried.

Thinking that, when they treat cat's teeth,

will she have to go under?

Anesthesia is very hard for her old body,

Do I have to leave her overnight at the vet?

Then when the doctor checked her teeth, he said her teeth are ok.

WHAT!!

But, she doesn't eat crunchies anymore. I exclaimed.

Then he continued calmly and said, that's because she prefers the wet food than dry food.

OMG. She completely fooled me! I was under her control.

She thinks she is the queen of the house.

But tartar build-up has certainly started, so it's better to start some dental care, the bonus is that her heart is also ok.

I was worried sick about her but her teeth are still ok.