Cat With Teeth Tartar

[Prudie]

The vet has said one of my cats has quite a build up of tartar on her teeth and may need a GA to remove it if it's got worse next year. I know you can get all sorts of things for dogs to bite to help but any suggestions on how to improve this with a cat? She eats pouch food, I did give her dried to help with the teeth but she got fat. Don't bother suggesting a cat tooth brush, I've got no chance !!

[198kHz]

Had a similar report from the vet a few months ago.
Tried these, and it's done the trick - and she loves them.
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/303205599

[wolf63]

Whiskas have dental treats but I am not really convinced that a few of them a day will have much impact.

Frankie went in to get his teeth cleaned as he had plaque. He had four molars taken out (£400). It must be difficult working in such a small space.

I think the toothbrush idea is funny, even the Vet laughed when she mentioned it to me. It would be suicide to try.

[237SJ]

I don`t think you can ever really get rid of tartar via something you can buy on the high street. Cats in the wild would be eating kill and the bones would clean their teeth. Pouch food and dried food isn`t going to do it.

[Prudie]

Thanks for that suggestion 198, I will look for those, I'll try anything if it can avoid her going in for a scrape under anaesthetic.

[198kHz]

@Prudie
As per the link, Tesco have them. Our local Waitrose also stock them.

[wolf63]

This is the ones that Frankie likes -
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/284777613

[MartinMillar]

Years ago we had the same issue with one of my mum cats and the vet suggested raw bones! We did and it worked.
All my cats are now on dry food and even the 14 year olds have lovely teeth

[pastafreak]

I could never get Caspar to eat any cat treats...not even Dreamies...so forget anything for his teeth. He had 3/4 of them out when he was about 7 years old.

[Canary42]

It's all these "modern" foods which are the cause. When I was a youngster (1950s) we fed our cat on boiled herring straight from the local fishmonger, and had no problems with teeth (the bones doing the trick I assume). Smokey lived to a ripe old age with never a health problem. But nowadays cat-owners get seduced by modern marketing methods on what is best for darling pussy and they're hooked.

[ummmm]

Pot luck, Canary.