Thank you, MC.
I explained, this morning, breakfast would be later than usual. I had planned to feed everyone
after taking Lucy to the vet. Yeah, good plan but...not going to happen! There was all kinds of hissing and swatting. Sooooo, I put Lucy in solitary confinement and fed the others. Talk about feeling like a total creep!!
Jenkins (the non-people cat) kept running back and forth to me and to the door Lucy was behind. He doesn't meow, he squeaks. Squeak. Run. Run. Squeak. I think he was letting me know that I missed feeding one! That certainly added to the guilt. lol
Lucy just kept looking at me, with big wide eyes, and softly mewing. She is normally a yeller (and a hitter), if she wants my attention. The softness was sooooo out of character for her.
Anyway, once the vet got a good look inside her mouth... 4 teeth pulled and a 5th one was already gone!
She is home.
She ate a little of her favorite food. Checked out the house... like she is seeing it for the first time. Now she is resting. The others are totally leaving her alone. Thank Goodness.
It might be a bit late, but I think I am going to HAVE to "push" raw chunks on everyone. Other than brushing, that is the only way to keep their teeth in somewhat decent condition...right?
Lucy and Lola's recent dentals make me think of the people (myself included) that think their cats are just fine. The others (not me) are usually arguing for dry, but... it just floors me that a cat that seems "just fine," isn't.