hi

Kayla had her annual injections yesterday and the vet said her gums are very sore and she has gingivitis (her breath does stink) . Said that she needs to have her teeth cleaned soon before she starts losing her teeth which will be about £180 and that really I should put her on dry food which I said I didn't believe in. Why do vets apart from the one I met at Lily's kitchen always recommend dry food

anyway Kayla is 6 and she is on Bozita wet, mostly the gravy/jelly but have introduced her to Bozita pate which she really likes. Unfortunately she won't eat ther other types of Bozita

My question is, is there anything i can do to improve her dental health in terms of food etc. She won't let me near her to do her teeth so is there anything on the market that is good for their teeth that is like a treat or something i can add to her food.

Also is it worth getting her teeth cleaned by the vet as I want what is best and hate to see her lose her teeth

thanks

Kk

If the vet has recommended her teeth are cleaned you really ought to take their advice as neglecting them at this stage will lead to infections and teeth having to be extracted, which cause cats a lot of pain as we don't usually notice what's going on inside their mouths until it makes them ill or puts them off eating. This will undoubtedly cost more money than the treatment your vet is advising now. If you have pet insurance, keeping up dental treatments/care is usually one of the terms of your insurance, as neglecting it can lead to other health problems.

Some people on here give their cats a raw chicken wing once or twice a week for them to chew on to clean their teeth, but when I tried it I just got a "What the hell is that?" look.

I don't like dried food either, but have got a bag of the Hill's Dental stuff of which Raffles, our tabby, has a handful before bedtime. The Burmese keep their teeth beautifully clean by chewing cardboard boxes!

There is a gel that you can add to their food, but I don't know how effective it is. Someone else might ....

Have you tried cutting not the skin a bit and bashing it with a hammer to break the bones - also a very quick 5 sec blast in the microwave makes it smell nice without cooking the bones.

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thanks i will try the chicken wings again...she liked it when i first tried but after that she won't go near it

will make appointment for vet for her teeth and will claim on pet insurance- her breathe is really pongy

thanks for the advice
x

by the way Janshef loved your bit about your Burmese


'The Burmese keep their teeth beautifully clean by chewing cardboard boxes! '

made me really chuckle

Yeah, I think they must have been hamsters in a former life.

My pet insurance doesn't cover routine dental care (Petplan) but they state that it must be carried out (at my expense) as one of the terms of the insurance. I suppose so you can't neglect it, then try to claim when it becomes a medical problem, eg abscesses and extractions. I'm sure I've read somewhere that dental infections and problems can contribute to kidney failure, though I'm not sure how. Best to keep on top of it though.