Simba was one of my OAP ladies' cat who I used to transport to the vet.
She has just telephoned me to tell me the sad news that Simba was pts on Saturday. Simba had very severe stomatitis/gingivitis and we spent a year about 4-5 years ago going to the local animal hospital of a well known charity. After a couple of dentals they removed all his teeth leaving the roots in 3-4 teeth at the back. After that he was treated at my vet.
He had done well and at his last check-up in July they were talking about trying to remove the roots. The lady told me that recently he started to lose a lot of weight and was seen by the local vets but on Saturday evening deteriorated - rushed to vets and it was decided the kindest thing was to pts.
RIP Simba ginger giant - your mum and me will miss you loads.