Cat Tooth Infection Sneezing. My cat milo was sneezing and had a runny. A tooth root abscess develops when bacteria enter the exposed root canal of the tooth.
I assumed it was a uri but when i took him to the vet he said he had a tooth infection and that was causing the swelling. Most cats have been exposed to the cat upper respiratory viruses as kittens, and are chronic carriers of the virus. My 18yr old male cat was diagnosed with ckd in january.
Useful information about prevention and treatment, reommendations from vets.
When cat tooth extraction is necessary. The vet explained that a cat's teeth are such that most of the time you can't determine a rotten tooth from the surface, and that an xray of each tooth is needed in order to do that. Even though it didn't begin until after her surgery and tooth removal, it's still very likely associated to the dental impact on her sinuses. Chynna had many rotten teeth that seemingly looked good on the outside but were rotted under the gums and were causing her pain.