My cats have eye boogers

I'm new to the site so I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong area. I have two male short hair tabby brothers named Tom and Jerry. I had adopted them when their original owner died of cancer. They are between 3-4 years old and I am a first time cat owner. Jerry has always had a little bit of crusty stuff by his eyes once a day (it's just like when you wake up in the morning and you have that little crusty thing by your eyes). I noticed today that Tom has one as well. We wipe there eyes everytime we see them. I'm not sure if that's normal or not? They are playing, eating, and drinking just fine and have no signs of being ill. I was also informed that Jerry has gingivitis by our vet. When I asked what to do to help him with this she just said "You can try to brush his teeth but good luck with that." I've been giving them treats that are supposed to Help with Tartar control but I'm not sure what else to do. Please help!

The eye goobers sound pretty normal to me. Some cats get them more than others. Unless they start squinting their eyes or have discolored discharge I wouldn't be too concerned about it. As for the dental you can use dental chews, or brush their teeth, but other than regular dental cleaning there isn't much else you can do. Some cats are tolerant to teeth brushing others aren't. 

Thank you! Can you recommend a good cat dental chew?

coffeecat7117 said:

Thank you! Can you recommend a good cat dental chew?

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I've heard these are good, although I've never used them. https://www.chewy.com/virbac-cet-oral-hygiene-poultry/dp/41737

missmimz said:

I've heard these are good, although I've never used them. https://www.chewy.com/virbac-cet-oral-hygiene-poultry/dp/41737

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Awesome! Thanks again

Really, depending on how bad the gingivitis is, you might should get Jerry a dental cleaning done by the Vet.  Some cats are just prone to needing that done, even on an annual basis, even WITH having their teeth brushed.  I've got two 8year old cats.  One has "bad" teeth, the other has never needed a dental. They both eat the same things...wet food  with some freeze dried raw as treats.   Previously I had two other cats, same situation.  One needed dentals frequently, sometimes even requiring teeth to be pulled because they were so bad, and the other lived to be 16 and never needed a dental.  I think it's just genetics.  I do think brushing helps, and I think you can train your cat to handle it, with patience.  Maybe these threads/articles will be helpful:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/314032/brushing-teeth

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/gingivitis-and-stomatitis-in-cats

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/what-tcs-members-use-cat-dental-health-care