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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls on November 13, 2009, 11:03:52 AM
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Ted needs to start getting his teeth brushed :scared: How easy/ hard is this to do? He has quite a bit of tartar and so the vets has recomended I start brushing them.
Which is the best tooth paste to use, and also which brush :-: They do have brushes in my vets but they seem the size for dogs, no way would I be able to get that into his mouth. Where can I get a cat toosie brush from?
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I use childrens toothbrushes! I use the chicken flavoured logic gel from the vet
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Silly me I didn't even think of that, and I do have a couple spare :doh: :evillaugh:
I will try the vets later on for some paste.
Which position is best to hold them and is it a 2 man job? Ted is a big lazy lout but dont know how he would react to getting his teeth brushed :shify:
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tbh in my house its an oh job - I'm too much of a baby to hold them down, you'll probably need to wrap him in a towel - they don't enjoy it
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I tried with Penny and Squeaky but it was a nightmare, I got the bits and bobs from the vet. My vet never suggested it for Schui though I had to use a cotton bud dipped in stuff to get tartar off every day :sick: until he had his teeth out.
eta: there is a link here of a video from our care guides section which may be helpful: http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/brushing_teeth/index.shtml
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Got some logical gel....wish me luck :scared:
I have already put some on the rest of the cats paws to lick off but dont think this will do for Teddy.
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This is the way you brush your teeth....Fluffy Flynn Power's tips to Ted! ;)
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The Clan Ferals advise full body armour :evillaugh:
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No tips but I wish you the best of luck - I've a feeling you're going to need it ;D
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Would he eat chicken wings?
If he has a lot of tartar it wont shift without crunchy bones or a professional scale. Tartar doesnt easily come off like plaque does :tired:
Plaque off and logic gel are good for slowing the build up on already clean teeth ;D
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LOL @ Flynn
I think it is tartar, it was a yellowy brown colour :shify:
The problem with chicken wings would be raw chicken all over the place, with the kids I wouldn't want that :shy: Although I could put him outside for a go :)
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Just tried and he let me do a little bit, then legged it :evillaugh:
Just noticed where I put some on Macey she has taken the fur off :Crazy: She did have a stress problem before where she would pull her fur out on her arms, so I dont think its a good idea for her :scared:
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You dont' need to brush with logic gel. It probably helps to get a bit of friction going, but the enzymes are supposed to work if you just add it to food or let them lick it from finger or tube. My 2 love it and lick it straight from the tube.
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oh i'm glad i saw this thread - Aside from the vet telling me this morning that Merlin has a heart murmur, she also said that his back teeth have some tartar, which has
caused his gums to look slightly inflamed. The estimate for cleaning his teeth is £350 :Crazy: :Crazy: as they have to put him under anaesthetic. Not keen on this idea, for cost reasons and also putting Merlin under if he has a heart murmur. Maybe i'll try the logic gel
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You could feed him in the bath cc, easy to clean!
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My God MP, it only cost just under £200 for my Ollie to have most of his teeth out (16 I think) and blood tests done :shify:
I wouldn't put Merlin through the stress of the GA not when he has heart problems :hug: