I would find another vet that specializes in dental care. I don’t think your current vet knows what he is doing. Your cat needs to get on a regular schedule for a professional teeth cleaning.
impossible to brush cats teeth!
hi there,
so my cat’s reality is he was diagnosed with periodontal disease last November and had two teeth extracted while one decayed and rotted away. This stemmed from the awful smell I noticed from his breath. I was advised by my vet to brush his teeth. I explained he doesn’t drink straight up water… maybe once in a blue moon he’ll take a sip or three but he’s obsessed with cat milk which I dilute with 80% water and he eats both wet and dry foods.
So initially I ordered toothbrushes made for cats and bought toothpaste made for cats and he was fine with me brushing his teeth even with a little resistance. Then out of no where a few months into it he started biting like really bad. He’ll continue to bite down on the toothbrush or my fingers. I imagined it’s due to pain? But he isn’t hissing or yowling or giving me any hint it’s painful. It’s like he just decided it’s enough of that no matter the alternative ways I try to coax him into brushing his teeth. I stopped trying for 2 weeks because he’s just chomping down and I am definitely not going to force his jaw to be clenched just to get to his teeth. He is eating and drinking fine…some days he’s not drinking his milk so I have to use water in a syringe and feed it to him throughout the day just to maintain hydration.
Long story short. I’m stressed the disease is worsening. He drools sometimes especially when I make attempts to brush his teeth. I’m not sensitive to smell but his breath has gotten so bad I had thrown up from it. Is it wise to just take him to the vet and go ahead and extract whatever teeth that is affected again or just force whatever patience he has and try to brush his teeth in between him chomping down on my fingers… or should I get a proper dental cleaning again? His vet says it’s up to me to decide because his latest health checkup didn’t indicate any severe issues excerpt for noticing his gum disease. I just feel terrible thinking he’ll have no teeth and how will be eat or play or chew on things
so my cat’s reality is he was diagnosed with periodontal disease last November and had two teeth extracted while one decayed and rotted away. This stemmed from the awful smell I noticed from his breath. I was advised by my vet to brush his teeth. I explained he doesn’t drink straight up water… maybe once in a blue moon he’ll take a sip or three but he’s obsessed with cat milk which I dilute with 80% water and he eats both wet and dry foods.
So initially I ordered toothbrushes made for cats and bought toothpaste made for cats and he was fine with me brushing his teeth even with a little resistance. Then out of no where a few months into it he started biting like really bad. He’ll continue to bite down on the toothbrush or my fingers. I imagined it’s due to pain? But he isn’t hissing or yowling or giving me any hint it’s painful. It’s like he just decided it’s enough of that no matter the alternative ways I try to coax him into brushing his teeth. I stopped trying for 2 weeks because he’s just chomping down and I am definitely not going to force his jaw to be clenched just to get to his teeth. He is eating and drinking fine…some days he’s not drinking his milk so I have to use water in a syringe and feed it to him throughout the day just to maintain hydration.
Long story short. I’m stressed the disease is worsening. He drools sometimes especially when I make attempts to brush his teeth. I’m not sensitive to smell but his breath has gotten so bad I had thrown up from it. Is it wise to just take him to the vet and go ahead and extract whatever teeth that is affected again or just force whatever patience he has and try to brush his teeth in between him chomping down on my fingers… or should I get a proper dental cleaning again? His vet says it’s up to me to decide because his latest health checkup didn’t indicate any severe issues excerpt for noticing his gum disease. I just feel terrible thinking he’ll have no teeth and how will be eat or play or chew on things
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Does he eat dry food ? Dry food is better for teeth. There are treats you can get that says dental . There is flouride you can get from your vet to add into water. Thanks for the reminder bc I need to do that ! Sometimes I forget but I do use it. My cat has had a few teeth extracted. She is kind of wild though. She will tear me up trying to brush her teeth. Maybe I should have had a kitten so she would get use to it. But she is 15 nowhi there,
so my cat’s reality is he was diagnosed with periodontal disease last November and had two teeth extracted while one decayed and rotted away. This stemmed from the awful smell I noticed from his breath. I was advised by my vet to brush his teeth. I explained he doesn’t drink straight up water… maybe once in a blue moon he’ll take a sip or three but he’s obsessed with cat milk which I dilute with 80% water and he eats both wet and dry foods.
So initially I ordered toothbrushes made for cats and bought toothpaste made for cats and he was fine with me brushing his teeth even with a little resistance. Then out of no where a few months into it he started biting like really bad. He’ll continue to bite down on the toothbrush or my fingers. I imagined it’s due to pain? But he isn’t hissing or yowling or giving me any hint it’s painful. It’s like he just decided it’s enough of that no matter the alternative ways I try to coax him into brushing his teeth. I stopped trying for 2 weeks because he’s just chomping down and I am definitely not going to force his jaw to be clenched just to get to his teeth. He is eating and drinking fine…some days he’s not drinking his milk so I have to use water in a syringe and feed it to him throughout the day just to maintain hydration.
Long story short. I’m stressed the disease is worsening. He drools sometimes especially when I make attempts to brush his teeth. I’m not sensitive to smell but his breath has gotten so bad I had thrown up from it. Is it wise to just take him to the vet and go ahead and extract whatever teeth that is affected again or just force whatever patience he has and try to brush his teeth in between him chomping down on my fingers… or should I get a proper dental cleaning again? His vet says it’s up to me to decide because his latest health checkup didn’t indicate any severe issues excerpt for noticing his gum disease. I just feel terrible thinking he’ll have no teeth and how will be eat or play or chew on things
I don’t understand why you keep giving milk to an adult cat.
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