Help with cat's disgusting breath, please !

[CW1]

I lover her to bits but my 5 year old's cat's breath is foul ! She was a stray but I know her history (from her chip) and no related problems there. The vet said her teeth are absolutely fine when I took her for jabs.
She has wet food and a few biscuits, as well as a couple of so-called "fresh breath" treats (which she loves !) and a tablet (taken very reluctantly, dissolved in her food) every day. I did sprinkle one of her meals with granulated charcoal for a while but was so fiddly with no improvement, I stopped.
Perhaps I should try that again ?

[boxtops]

Cats are like that - my Rover used to yawn and his breath would knock you out. If her teeth and gums are OK, and she's healthy, I'd just leave her along.
What daily tablet are you giving her, is it prescription medication?

[gollysailor]

Interesting name for a cat Boxtops!

[China Doll]

They don't have nice breath, just stay away from them if they yawn or miaow.

[rowanwitch]

its a carnivore thing

[boxtops]

We called him Rover, golly, because he thought he was a dog.

[micmak]

Until recently I have always had cats 3,4 sometimes 5 at a time. Never have I noticed bad breath. I would notice as we were all very close.

[CW1]

My other 'alf's got 5 cats and none of them have stinky breath. Maybe it's a reason she was "abandoned" (or whatever happened).

boxtops - not prescription, just a breath freshener tablet fr cats and dogs I happened to see on a site when I was looking for vitamin supplements for me. Contains peppermint herb powder, peppermint oil and menthol amongst a few other things.

[joggerjayne]

How ironic ... a cat with dogbreath !

[CW1]

'Specially one called Rover ! Mwahahaha!

[CW1]

Where did "Mwahahaha!" come from ??!! Never typed that !!

[ladybirder]

Here is an interesting link which should help you.

http://pethealth.petw...m/wiki/Cat_Bad_Breath

[notasyoungasiwas]

CW1 I think mwahahah is popping up a lot lately - Ed has decided to change l.o.l. Is that what you typed ?

[nungate]

Does Rover chase his/her tail and growl and run to the door when someone knocks? If so, I think we have his/her soul mate as our Molly behaves more like a dog than a cat - either that or she's having an identity crisis

[CW1]

ladybirder, that WAS interesting, if a bit worrying.

billandhiscat, take your point but giving her raw meat isn't going to happen. As a vegetarian, I'll bite the bullet and feed her canned and pouched meat, but couldn't bear to have raw stuff in the fridge or freezer.

notasyoungasiwas, that WAS what I'd typed *doh*

[CW1]

nungate - I used to have a rabbit who thought he was a dog, chasing me round the garden. Was hilarious !

[saxy_jag]

Have you tried garlic capsules? I used to use it on one of my dogs to help keep fleas away, but I also found that it helped her awful breath. Bad breath can be as much about the digestion as the teeth and I'm told garlic helps the former.

I'm not entirely sure if it's OK for cats though, so do check first.