u/BlackberryAlone9941

My 2 voids (female and male, 6yrs) had their yearly exam and I was informed they both need a dental cleaning and my male cat needs a left back tooth and right upper canine removed. I feel awful for him but I am a frustrated because my cats have always gone to their yearly appointments with the same vet and every year I ask should we do a dental. The vet would brush me off and say they are fine but now it’s escalated to needing teeth removed. Why didn’t they just tell me to do the dental cleaning sooner to prevent the extractions?

I started doing research after the fact unfortunately and discovered they should have had a dental at 3 but when I would push for it they would say it’s not needed.