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Is it necessary to have a cat's teeth professionally cleaned by vet each year to prevent tartar and plaque which can lead to periodental disease? How often do you brush your cat's teeth at home?
I would say that it is definitely not necessary to have it done professionally every year. That seems way too often to put a cat under anesthesia.Is it necessary to have a cat's teeth professionally cleaned by vet each year to prevent tartar and plaque which can lead to periodental disease? How often do you brush your cat's teeth at home?
I would say it depends on the cat. Some cats, like some people, just have terrible teeth and need to have them cleaned more often than others. If you brush several time a week you might be able to prevent annual cleaning if your cat has bad teeth, but maybe not. One of my cats had bad, bad teeth and needed dental quite often...at least every other year. Of course, we did NOT brush his teeth, but we did feed kibble, so don't let anyone fool you when they say kibble is good for their teethIs it necessary to have a cat's teeth professionally cleaned by vet each year to prevent tartar and plaque which can lead to periodental disease? How often do you brush your cat's teeth at home?
I only brush my cat's teeth once a week, I am hesitant to do it more than once a week because he swallows the toothpaste. If only I can train him to spit and rinse
I would say it depends on the cat. Some cats, like some people, just have terrible teeth and need to have them cleaned more often than others. If you brush several time a week you might be able to prevent annual cleaning if your cat has bad teeth, but maybe not. One of my cats had bad, bad teeth and needed dental quite often...at least every other year. Of course, we did NOT brush his teeth, but we did feed kibble, so don't let anyone fool you when they say kibble is good for their teeth. Now we feed only wet food, and we have one cat who has great teeth and one has has so-so teeth.