teeth care

[Desley (booktigger)]

My Molly is 16.5 and Zia is 19 (both came into rescue following owner illness, so we do know their age) and no one believes their age, Molly has always been a tiny cat, so size isn't always an indication of age - when i picked up Sam last year, i was told he was an 8-9mo female, he is more like and 11-12yo male!! Even the vet nurse thought he was a girl, as he does have a feminine look about him, and he is very small built for a male - he now has no teeth whatsoever, and is perfectly fine, he can still eat biscuits, and one of my bridge babes still ate raw meat with no teeth.

[Rosella moggy]

Of course he's called naboo.  Am I dim or what   

Just a quickie to say Freddie had the majority of his teeth extracted when he first came to us aged 5 so bad state of teeth shouldn't indicate age.  Having said that, our cat Dingle RIP who lived to almost 21 (she had great teeth) looked like a kitten until she reached about 15 

Why didn't the rescue centre have his teeth done?  Will they cover cost of dental work?  Perhaps it's a small set up that can't afford to.  You've prob posted details before, in fact I'm sure I've read about naboo but can't recall detail atm    Having said that, I chose to fund Freddie's dental work as (prob stupid of me but) didn't trust RSPCA to care for my little man.  As it turned out, my vet didn't fleece me bearing in mind the number of extractions he carried out.

[naboocat]

He's called Naboo.

The rescue centre told us he was 10 but I think he's much younger than 10, he's very small, everyone who has met him thinks he's a kitten.

Obviously I'm not an expert but I've been looking at how to tell a cat's age & he doesn't have any of the signs that he's an older cat apart from the condition of his teeth.

Will see what the vet says when i take him.

[Rosella moggy]

Suggest you wait and see what vet says but may be a matter of extracting bad teeth and all then OK.  Please don't get too upset if most of his teeth have to go. Our Freddie only has 2 canines and doesn't bother him in any way at all. 

If he was found as a stray, who said he was 10 years old and why?  If someone guessing his age based on condition of his teeth, perhaps that's not very reliable.  Don't know if he is insured but age really hikes up premiums from about 10 years old if you catch my drift and you may want to rethink his age before signing up with vet.  He may of course be a great deal older .....

What's his name btw?  Hope everything goes well for him 

[Desley (booktigger)]

I normally get the most comprehensive bloods done that are sent to the lab, and until they changed I was paying about £80 for bloods, but you can get more basic ones done. The most basic my vets do are the ones when they have an anaesthetic, I think they are £39.

[naboocat]

I would also be tempted to get full bloods done, as sometimes internal organ issues can cause smelly breath.

I did wonder this. It is so bad so did wonder if there was something else going on.

Do you know how much this usually costs?

[Desley (booktigger)]

there are things that can be used, but I would get the vet to check them before doing any of them, as most work better after they have been cleaned by a vet. There is Logic Gel, which is like a toothpaste, there is Plaque Off, which is a powder you can put in their food, there is Aquadent, which is a liquid you put in water, and then things like raw chicken wings, or chunks of meat. I would also be tempted to get full bloods done, as sometimes internal organ issues can cause smelly breath.

[naboocat]

Our 10year old cat has really breath.

We've only had him a month so not our fault, he was found a stray so no idea of his history. Looks like he has quiet a few teeth missing & they're in terrible condition.

I'm taking him to the vet to have his teeth looked at next week.

Just wondering what else I can do to keep his teeth healthy?