Thread: Weight problem?

Hi Blue Gato,if your cat is eating ok he can't be suffering that much from his mouth although it would obviously be nice to get him sorted,at the moment it could be you who is more upset about it than he is.I have seen a lot of mouths working in a vets for as long as I have & you sometimes wonder how they cope but a lot of the time they seem too, in the wild they would have too & at the end of the day they are animals that have been domesticated by us. Bruce has had bad gums from a very early age but his teeth are spotless & he crunches through the large kibble with no problem at all so I would rather just use an odd course of ab's if required then put him under the stress of anaesthetic unless really necessary.
As for the weight of your boy at the end of his growing time he will be what he is meant to be,you are making sure of that by how you are looking after him.....
As for cleaning teeth I haven't gone that far but provides an interesting image of lining six cats up outside the bathroom before they go to bed, toothpaste on their little brushes,rinse & spit please !

Having read posts that have appeared while I was typing with one finger it seems that some of you do line them up,perhaps I will give it a go {used to use the meaty flavoured one for the dogs}

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Having read posts that have appeared while I was typing with one finger it seems that some of you do line them up,perhaps I will give it a go {used to use the meaty flavoured one for the dogs}

Not line them up so much as track them down around the house.... We brush at the end of the evening when they are not going to have any more canned food. A couple will actually come when they hear the brushes being retrieved from the drawer. They get brushed them get a little dollop to lick. Six would be quite a bit of work unless they are cooperative.

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

I would rather just use an odd course of ab's if required then put him under the stress of anaesthetic unless really necessary.

The problem is that if the cat's teeth already have enough tarter and plaque to cause bad gingivitis, the gingivitis will simply come right back after you stop the antibiotics. We started the brushing after two of ours needed cleaning, to put further cleanings off as long as possible. One of our had to have a tooth extracted at age 4 already. I know of cats where chronic gingivitis progressed to the point where the cats ended up having to have all of their teeth extracted. This is thought to happen because the cats immune systems way overreact to the bacteria in their mouths for some reason.

Here is an article on this:
http://www.peteducation.com/article....1+1371&aid=368

I always thought teeth problems were one of the breed problems our old fella was'nt to bad but did have to have 4 teeth out when he was 6yrs old he did like the dogs food though which may have helped it is dry kibble which we soak for them but he used to like a few bits of it dry its not much different in size to the MC rc food which says its designed for MC's teeth so hopefully Louie wont have any problems he has access to wet to but loves the MC food Ive also read that chicken wings are good for gingivitis to but it would be chaos try to feed them I think we would be flooded out byy drooling dogs at the site of Louie chomping on a raw wing there is this stuff to Bestpet Pharmacy - Logic. Oral Hygiene Gel - for Cats & Dogs

I feed chicken necks in the morning - to both the dogs and the cats.

I started with the dogs as my old dog had terrible teeth when I got her ( at 14 months)and was told by the vet to give them. When she died and I got my heeler I began her on chicken necks straight away and have never had any teeth problems and she is now 8 or my cocker spaniel who is 4

When Sarah came along she developed smelly breath on the kitten bickies but this stopped when I gave her the RC maine coon biscuits and 1 chicken neck in the morning which she now yells for if I am a bit slow in the morning.

Zack has now joined in screeching at me for one so now I have to make up bags of 8 - 3 for each dog and 1 for Sarah and 1 for Zack. ( Timmy doesnt like or appear to need them - must be the smaller mouth of a domestic cat)

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Hi Blue Gato,if your cat is eating ok he can't be suffering that much from his mouth although it would obviously be nice to get him sorted,at the moment it could be you who is more upset about it than he is.I have seen a lot of mouths working in a vets for as long as I have & you sometimes wonder how they cope but a lot of the time they seem too, in the wild they would have too & at the end of the day they are animals that have been domesticated by us. Bruce has had bad gums from a very early age but his teeth are spotless & he crunches through the large kibble with no problem at all so I would rather just use an odd course of ab's if required then put him under the stress of anaesthetic unless really necessary.
As for the weight of your boy at the end of his growing time he will be what he is meant to be,you are making sure of that by how you are looking after him.....
As for cleaning teeth I haven't gone that far but provides an interesting image of lining six cats up outside the bathroom before they go to bed, toothpaste on their little brushes,rinse & spit please !

I really thank you for your answer.
The truth is that his teeth are really white and nice. Although, i forgot to mention that he does have a smelly breath.

Originally Posted by Blue Gato

I really thank you for your answer.
The truth is that his teeth are really white and nice. Although, i forgot to mention that he does have a smelly breath.

The trouble is not usually the teeth but gums

I might try chicken necks.... though so far Gryfn has turned his nose up at chicken, eggs and raw fish....

Blue-Gato,smelly breath could be through lots of things, teething,the type of food you are feeding,or the resaon my boy has the odd course of ab''s gum infection which I think is where we kicked off on all of this.Have to say that I am going to try out some of the products that have been mentioned here,anything to help keep my lot with good healthy teeth has to be a bonus dread the time I take them to work & the boss says "dental tartar build up " because then it will have to be that dreaded anaesthetic word....