Thread: Worried

Awww! He is super cute! I'm glad he's eating and that all his bloodwork was normal. As a former vet tech I am obligated to say that yes, you should absolutely brush your cats teeth, but as a cat owner I know that it's easier said than done I will honestly admit that I don't brush Pikachu's teeth. I tried to when he was younger and for a while I faithfully battled it out with him once a week. But eventually it got to the point where I just didn't feel the benefits for his teeth were worth the stress on his heart (he has HCM/CHF)

As for his food, I would definitely keep him on kitten food until he is at least a year old and I agree with wivelspiker: let him eat whatever he is willing to and sort out the balanced nutrition and such later.

Luckily Pikachu only likes kibble (dry food) which does help reduce tartar build up and he LOVES his feline greenies dental treats, so his teeth are pretty healthy. I'm not sure how much the dental treats really help but he loves them and they're probably not making things worse.

It sounds like a lot of you are in Europe so I'm not sure if it is common there, but here in the vet clinic I used to work at we did yearly dental prophylaxis on cats and dogs. That is a full dental cleaning just like we get at the dentist, but it is done under anesthesia for pets. That might be something to look into for anyone whose kitty has dental issues.