Didn't she already take him for fleas and get flea treatment? Everytime I take my cats for anything they get the once over by looking in their ears and mouth. Strange it wasn't spotted then.Had she taken the poor thing to the vets when it started happening, he wouldn't still be in distress (well he probably would because of the s hole he lives in) but the tooth pain won't be helping but she kept putting it off because her lives were more important, animal lover and all that though