Thread: Weight problem?

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