Brushing A Cats Teeth
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Our vet advised enzyme toothpaste like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Virbac-C-T-Poultry-Toothpas...
Your cat won't like the taste but it doesn't involve a brush, just a dab on your finger and shove it in...
https://www.amazon.com/Virbac-C-T-Poultry-Toothpas...
Your cat won't like the taste but it doesn't involve a brush, just a dab on your finger and shove it in...
generationx said:
Our vet advised enzyme toothpaste like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Virbac-C-T-Poultry-Toothpas...
Your cat won't like the taste but it doesn't involve a brush, just a dab on your finger and shove it in...
Thanks I'll have a look at that.https://www.amazon.com/Virbac-C-T-Poultry-Toothpas...
Your cat won't like the taste but it doesn't involve a brush, just a dab on your finger and shove it in...
To be fair, cats can have teeth/gum problems in later life if fed exclusively on wet food.
Of my 2 old cats (RIP), the boy was fine as he only ever ate dry food. The girl had numerous gum infections as she'd only eat wet (unless she was starving).
Still wouldn't have contemplated trying to clean her teeth though.
Of my 2 old cats (RIP), the boy was fine as he only ever ate dry food. The girl had numerous gum infections as she'd only eat wet (unless she was starving).
Still wouldn't have contemplated trying to clean her teeth though.
One of ours had sore gums and build up of plaque (sp?) on her teeth.
Vet made the same suggestion to be and charged me a tenner for a tube of something. Just put it on your finger and rub her teeth was the instruction.
I don't know what the something in the tube was but I can tell you that it stung when it got in the cuts on my finger.
The other 95% of the tube is still in the cupboard.
She still has plaque on her teeth.
Vet made the same suggestion to be and charged me a tenner for a tube of something. Just put it on your finger and rub her teeth was the instruction.
I don't know what the something in the tube was but I can tell you that it stung when it got in the cuts on my finger.
The other 95% of the tube is still in the cupboard.
She still has plaque on her teeth.
chris4652009 said:
^^ exactly that
the vet is a money grabbing c***
sthe vet is a money grabbing c***
tty comment and wrong. Cats get dental disease and it can be very very painful for them, it can be possible to brush their teeth but not easy.
The vet was doing their duty by offering preventative care to maybe avoid the actual ga for dental treatments which can be costly.
Or 6 year old only eats wet food and is developing quite a lot of tartar.
We are using that very same toothpaste without trouble on our soppy lad.
I do think he’ll be needing a proper clean up at the vets soon to prevent long term issues. That’ll have to be under general.
He doesn’t object at all to the flavour.
The brush supplied is fine but you can also buy cloth finger puppet like cleaners. They are quite easy to use.
Good luck! Could be a challenge with a feisty cat!
We are using that very same toothpaste without trouble on our soppy lad.
I do think he’ll be needing a proper clean up at the vets soon to prevent long term issues. That’ll have to be under general.
He doesn’t object at all to the flavour.
The brush supplied is fine but you can also buy cloth finger puppet like cleaners. They are quite easy to use.
Good luck! Could be a challenge with a feisty cat!
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