Great health & behaviour site

[Desley (booktigger)]

Lisa, logic gel and Plaque Off can be added to food, and are supposed to help. I am terrible at remembering to put Plaque Off in their food though, as I have cats that eat in different rooms!!

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

Very good site Mark ... I would get Tan to add it to the links / health section.

[Millys Mum]

Dry being good for teeth is a myth, many cats swallow it whole and when they do crunch it just shatters on the tip of the tooth not at the gumline where tartar buildup causes problems.

The best thing for teeth is some raw to chew on, chicken wings, turkey necks and rabbit.

When i took Milly and Lola for their boosters i saw a different vet and in the same sentence she told me the girls had put on a bit of weight so watch them and to give them more dry for their teeth  more dry = obese cats = and no change in tartar.
I saw the same vet a few months later for Lolas cystitis and she asked what i fed her, i replied 90% wet diet and she said oh good, keep that up   

[lisa77]

Ive never even thought about it.. does that make me a bad mummy ?? 

[Dawn F]

we do brush them but not has often as we should, about once a month

[lisa77]

It mentions :

Keeping your cat's (or dog's) teeth and gums healthy requires a commitment on your part. Daily toothbrushing and regular veterinary cleanings are still important. The labels on even the special "tartar control" diets like Hill's t/d and Friskies dental diet recommend these additional steps. (Of course, brushing daily with periodic cleaning by the vet are sufficient to keep the teeth healthy by themselves, without using a special diet at all!) Dental diets are very different from all other dry foods. The kibbles are very large, and have a different texture than regular dry food.

Hmmm.. if I tried to brush Leos teeth .. well I don't think he would be too impressed ! do other peopl brush their cats teeth ?

[lisa77]

hmmm.. apparently not then ??

[lisa77]

Good for teeth tho 

[Mark]

There are loads of arguments against it (on that site and elsewhere)

Cats with CRF need a lot of water and it is dehydrating, dry food causes obesity. There are loads of other reasons.

[lisa77]

  Why andi drry food then ???

[Mark]

They are very anti-dry food and they seem to have a lot of good advice, especially regarding CRF.

[lisa77]

ooooooooo cheers Mark.. I will have fun reading through this tday - not as if there is any work to do !

[bluecat]

Excellent site 

Do you think maybe adding a links page to this site maybe an idea 

[Mark]

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library