Both my cats are super shy. It took me awhile to pet them but I still cannot pick them up.
It's been about 1.5 years and picking them up is just very stressful process for me.
Now, I am trying to brush their teeth because they are 2.5 and 3.5 years old and I feel like I should start taking care of it. I can already smell somewhat noticeable bad breathe from them.
I know there are annual or bi-annual teeth cleaning thing but honestly, I am somewhat worried about anesthetic and cost and etc.
I heard there is non-anesthetic but I heard that it is also painful so I want to do something in home regularly in order to prevent this situation in future.
I bought a cat brush and tried to brush but ok, not only I got huge scratches on my hand, but also both cats start running away from me and somewhat ruined the trust. I mean I tried to make them feel comfortable first and tried to use it but once they see the brush, they just run away and I had to scruff them or something to do. I also put a little bit of butter at the end of brush to attract them but they do not come to me anyway because of brush.
I think I already gave them a bad experience about brush from past two trials and I don't think I can use that anymore
What should I do to maintain them (cats) health teeth and/or gum? I've been also using the one that put on water but I cannot find that much difference. Any tip or suggestion would be appreciate! Thank you so much.
It's been about 1.5 years and picking them up is just very stressful process for me.
Now, I am trying to brush their teeth because they are 2.5 and 3.5 years old and I feel like I should start taking care of it. I can already smell somewhat noticeable bad breathe from them.
I know there are annual or bi-annual teeth cleaning thing but honestly, I am somewhat worried about anesthetic and cost and etc.
I heard there is non-anesthetic but I heard that it is also painful so I want to do something in home regularly in order to prevent this situation in future.
I bought a cat brush and tried to brush but ok, not only I got huge scratches on my hand, but also both cats start running away from me and somewhat ruined the trust. I mean I tried to make them feel comfortable first and tried to use it but once they see the brush, they just run away and I had to scruff them or something to do. I also put a little bit of butter at the end of brush to attract them but they do not come to me anyway because of brush.
I think I already gave them a bad experience about brush from past two trials and I don't think I can use that anymore
What should I do to maintain them (cats) health teeth and/or gum? I've been also using the one that put on water but I cannot find that much difference. Any tip or suggestion would be appreciate! Thank you so much.