gingivitis?

Question

my aunt's cat has it, she's 12 yrs old and my aunt doesn't want to put her under anesthesia. the vet also said that she's very dehydrated and she might have kidney problems because of the gingivitis, what should my aunt do? she recently lost 1 cat to diabetes and old age so it would kill her if she lost this 1 2

Answer 1

Not treating gingivitis allows bacteria to circulate from the inflamed area into the blood stream which will be dangerous to the heart.

12 isn't old on a cat, you can also ask the vet which is kinder to use -- a liquid anesthesia or the gas type.

Unless the cat was underweight or over the age of 15, I'd go ahead and have the problem taken care of.