What's the best way to keep a kitty's teeth clean?

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Edison

You kids get- offa my lawn!

Purred: Fri Feb 3, '12 11:58am PST


	Yup, gotta go with the CET crowd. Edison won't let me brush his teeth, but my vet gave me a CET rinse to add to the water. It did help keep some of the tartar from sticking to his teeth. Before that, I used to have the vet clean his teeth annually, but we don't do that anymore. He's just so old, both the vet and I are afraid he wouldn't wake up from the anesthesia, so we rely on the dental rinse.

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Teya

House Panther

Purred: Sun Feb 5, '12 12:00am PST


	Check out Royal Canin Dental DD. When I adopetd Teya (aged 12)a few months ago she had pretty bad gums/teeth and my vet said she'd need a dental soon but she had some other health issues we needed to take care of 1st. I started feeding her 1 can of wet food and about 1/4 cup of the Royal Canin Dental DD every day and my vet couldn't believe how much her gums/teeth had improved after only a couple of months. Her gums are now pink and the pockets/inflamation is gone and her teeth are much cleaner and whiter. The kibbles are much bigger than normal and have lots of little fibres that act like brushing/flossing and are really effective.

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Merlin - An Angel- Forever

*Poof*

Purred: Sun Feb 5, '12 6:09am PST


	Prescription dental diets have pretty icky ingredients The Royal Canin one has ground corn, rice, wheat gluten, and powdered cellulous (basically wood pulp fiber) among other cheap filler things in it Yuck! The food might work but do you really want to feed those ingredients to an obligate carnivore? IMO, I would stick with regular teeth brushings and rinses and stuff. There's a very good video here of how to brush a cat's teeth: http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pet/fhc/brushing_teeth Don't give up after a few failed attempts. Many cats need time and plenty of rewards to accept teeth brushing. The CET brand of toothpastes is really really tasty so that will help the teeth brushing process go a little easier.

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Stinkers- Finn- Franscis

Singing No- Worries, About a- thing!

Purred: Mon Feb 6, '12 3:18pm PST


	Hello I'm not sure if you have decided on a kitty teeth cleaner. I just thought I would pop in my input. I get a lot of my supplies from Dr.Fosters and Smith. They have multiple different teeth cleaners, that are specially designed for kitty's. Here is the website if you'd like to check it out. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

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Napoleon

Zippy the Wonder- Dog!

Purred: Sat Feb 11, '12 7:44pm PST


	Pequena, I had the same problem for awhile. When I changed from a flavorless one to C.E.T. chicken flavour that helped a lot. I am able to brush the teeth of Napoleon and he had undergone dental surgery before I tried brushing his teeth. I wrap him in a towel or he would claw me. I am not having such good luck with my Maine Coon, Colorado. He doesn't claw so I wouldn't have to wrap him. He hasn't had the dental surgery but he needs it. I'm thinking of having it done soon. Dental surgery is so expensive and most pet insurances will NOT cover it. Colorado just hates that tooth brush in his mouth so maybe he has senstitive teeth. I watched the video suggested in this forum and I think I learned that I rushed the whole process way too quickly. I do recommend this video!

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