Cat's teeth

Bibbitybob

amszephyr wrote: »

I don't think there'd be any vet who would recommend this unless it is completely necessary

Not always the case, sadly (read the comments).

The vet above told me that my cat needed teeth removing but a second opinion declared her to be perfectly healthy. I am not a vet and knew very little about cats (she was a new addition to the family at the time!) so would not have known any different - it was only a chance conversation with a friend that led me to doubt him. If you're not sure Quenastoise, I'd suggest asking another practice for a second opinion. Hopefully the experience I had is a rare one; of course a vet may notice things you may not know to be aware of, hence you being unsure whether Murphy really needs treatment, but it never hurts to double check.

Hectors_House

Ms_Magnetite wrote: »

I had one that lost all but three teeth when it was run over as a kitten.

At 17, she was still gumming furious little birds to death as supplementary nutrition

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Quenastoise

Ms_Magnetite wrote: »

They have a mixture of foods - crunchies in the morning (can't face the smell of meat blobs at 6am),
2nd breakfast of some random treat meal (shared between 3) mid morning to lunchtime,
they get the occasional bonus of a slice of ham/beef/chicken at my lunch,
plus something as I cook dinner (a blob of raw mince/offcut of chicken breast/trimmings of fish fillets/the water from a tin of tuna, etc)
and then soft food at dinnertime.

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Meal planning for cats - Murphy usually gets a mixture of wet and dry food with the occasional treat thrown in (so not too worry, SnowyOwl, but thank you for mentioning the salt content, I wasn't aware of that) but I'm all for improving on his diet/oral care. Do you have to get the Hills food from the vet ? Do cats like it ?

Thank you for all your input

bacardi66

You can get the Hills Science Diet Oral care from most pet shops. My cats have always loved it and preferred it to other dried foods. Pets at Home sometimes have it on offer.

Some people feed their cats raw chicken wings which are meant to help with their teeth - I gave my cat one but he took one sniff, glared at me and stalked off maybe its something you need to start at a young age!