How to clean the teeth of the cat

You must clean the teeth to the cat once a week (or two, if he already has dental problems). He is wrapped in a towel to hold him. It is necessary to ask another person to hold him strongly and to pull the top lip; to pull softly the low jaw and to rub the teeth with a brush of finger, with a brush of teeth very smoothly, with a piece of fabric steeped in a saline solution weak or smeared with a special paste of teeth for animals: you mustn't use human toothpaste. If the cat is moving too much to be able to clean the teeth at home, it is necessary to take him to the veterinarian once a year in order to take out the deposit of the teeth from him.

Q/A How can I do in order for my cat to get used to having its teeth brushed?

It is better to begin when they are small but, if she is adult already, it is possible that it is not too much late. Use cotton bits to touch lightly the teeth, leaving her that gets used for several days. Put in the finger a bit of special paste of teeth for cats and let her to lick it, then, put her a bit in the mouth. After a few weeks try to do the first brushed , using your finger or a brush of finger (that can be obtained in a shop of pets). Ultimately, you will be able to use a small soft toothbrush.

My cat is always throwing saliva and rubbing the mouth with the leg. What can be causing it?

Open his mouth and observe if he has some strange body in the mouth: a needle caught fire on the language or a thorn among the teeth, for example. Check the condition of his teeth and gums and see if there is some weak tooth or injures in the palate of the mouth or in the tongue. If you find some problem and cannot solve it, you must take the cat to the veterinarian as soon as possible.

My veterinarian says that the teeth of my cat are too bad that must be extracted all. How is he going to eat?

The response is " much better ". The gums will be hardened to your cat and it will be able to eat even dry food. To chew with a few hard gums is much more comfortable that to bite with a few teeth that hurt.