Dental Healthcare for Your Cat

Cats are notoriously fussy when it comes to food and they usually prefer the type of food that is worst for their dental health.

Soft food with gravies and jellies often means that as a cat ages their teeth develop hard calculus - calcified plaque. This is effectively a layer of hard material that adheres to the outside of the tooth and creeps up under the gum line which will cause loosening of the tooth, infection and eventually loss of the tooth after considerable discomfort. Layers build up on layers and a tooth can be completely covered in calculus with considerable damage to the gums and exposure of the roots of the tooth.

What's Involved

Dental treatment involving a short anaesthetic and descale (removal of the calculus with ultrasonic equipment to break it up into little pieces) and then polishing the tooth to make it difficult for plaque to re-adhere to the tooth surface is often what's necessary to treat affected teeth.

We can try to reduce the build up of tartar/calculus by feeding a specific tooth - friendly diet and if you're feeling very brave you could even try brushing but unfortunately most cats don't tolerate this very well!

Further Information on Dental Healthcare for Your Cat

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