Sunshine

Sunshine is a sweet 3-4 yr old toothless ball of love! That's right, she has no teeth! And she loves everyone. The reason she has no teeth is because she had a disease called stomatitis, where a cat is allergic to the enamel in their teeth, causing severe inflammation & repeat infections. This disease can be very painful & the only long-term solution to reduce pain & maximize her health was to remove all teeth in a procedure called a full mouth extraction.She originally came to us from a hoarding case in Cache Valley when she was less then a year old, & is very likely inbred. At less than a year old she already needed a dental due to retained baby teeth & stomatitis. After getting her fixed up we adopted her to a nice family with the disclaimer that she would need further dentals in the future, to which her adoptive family readily agreed. Unfortunately, a few months ago Davis County Shelter called to say Sunshine was found as a stray, the family was not responding to attempts to contact them & her mouth was in such bad shape they thought she was a 12 year old cat. It's clear no dental care was done in the last few years. We immediately took her back into the rescue & got her the care she needed. She's now doing fantastic! She's still gaining confidence with her mouth (she still thinks it will hurt when she tries to play with toys) but she eats dry food with no problem. She gets along great with other cats & people. We have not tested her with dogs, but as long as they are nice I don't think she would have any problem with them. She loves to sleep under the covers & get ear & belly rubs. As a young kitten she would steal fruit snack wrappers & hide them under the bed. I hope as she gets more confidence with her mouth, she will do so again. She is really just a sweet ray of sunshine!

Sunshine is a sweet 3-4 yr old toothless ball of love! That's right, she has no teeth! And she loves everyone. The reason she has no teeth is because she had a disease called stomatitis, where a cat is allergic to the enamel in their teeth, causing severe inflammation & repeat infections. This disease can be very painful & the only long-term solution to reduce pain & maximize her health was to remove all teeth in a procedure called a full mouth extraction.She originally came to us from a hoarding case in Cache Valley when she was less then a year old, & is very likely inbred. At less than a year old she already needed a dental due to retained baby teeth & stomatitis. After getting her fixed up we adopted her to a nice family with the disclaimer that she would need further dentals in the future, to which her adoptive family readily agreed. Unfortunately, a few months ago Davis County Shelter called to say Sunshine was found as a stray, the family was not responding to attempts to contact them & her mouth was in such bad shape

Sunshine is a sweet 3-4 yr old toothless ball of love! That's right, she has no teeth! And she loves everyone. The reason she has no teeth is because she had a disease called stomatitis, where a cat is allergic to the enamel in their teeth, causing severe inflammation & repeat infections. This disease can be very painful & the only long-term solution to reduce pain & maximize her health was to remove all teeth in a procedure called a full mouth extraction.She originally came to us from a hoarding case in Cache Valley when she was less then a year old, & is very likely inbred. At less than a year old she already needed a dental due to retained baby teeth & stomatitis. After getting her fixed up we adopted her to a nice family with the disclaimer that she would need further dentals in the future, to which her adoptive family readily agreed. Unfortunately, a few months ago Davis County Shelter called to say Sunshine was found as a stray, the family was not responding to attempts to contact them & her mouth was in such bad shape they thought she was a 12 year old cat. It's clear no dental care was done in the last few years. We immediately took her back into the rescue & got her the care she needed. She's now doing fantastic! She's still gaining confidence with her mouth (she still thinks it will hurt when she tries to play with toys) but she eats dry food with no problem. She gets along great with other cats & people. W