They got the teeth removed because their body rejected their teeth. They aren’t even brothers. One is the result of a friend‘s outside cat getting pregnant before the castration appointment, the other one we just found at 2 weeks old, scared, behind the brakes of my dad‘s car. They’re without any teeth since they are about 1 year old, so we all are pretty used to it.
The removal is a long story, the short version is that the old vet wanted to sell us special food and inject the cats monthly, the new vet told us about the possibile ways to treat it, naming risks and benefits as well.
Funny enough, the day they got their vaccines the doctor got a new x-ray machine for heads and he exitedly x-rayed the cats for free to test the machine - further showing that a removal of the teeth was necessary.
Anyway - if you‘re having problems with a toothless ambush predator, or want some infos due to an upcoming dental procedure - please just ask!
I have a cat with same issue - stomatitis- and removed his teeth about 5-6 years ago. Have never had an issue since. Still eats hard food and treats small kibble size. I’ve never had a vet try to sell me an additional procedure???
Yes, over here there’s a company called "Vet Concept" and they get commission when they sell you stuff. It’s expensive as it can be, but it’s also high quality food for basically any disease imaginable. The old vet said to switch their bowls for glass, feed them only this special food and get a cortisol shot every month.
The new vets never asked what we feed them, we told them anyway that we feed them the cheapest of cheapest food (35c per bowl) and they said "they are healthy and if they like it - why not?"
I like the second vet!!!