Common Cat Health Teeth Problems
Cat Health preservation includes Teeth health too. The important part of cat teeth health monitoring is the examination of the cat???s teeth at home. There are ways and means of doing it, here they are.
The smell of the cat??™s breath will give some idea about Cat Health, Teeth. Unpleasant odor will certainly indicate there is infection either in the gum or teeth. The infection could be due to accumulation of the food particle between the teeth, or at gums. One can try removing those accumulated particles at home or can take the help of the veterinarian.
But in order to assess the Cat Health, I mean Teeth heath of cat, one need to have a closer look at the mouth. The cats don??™t show their mouth that easily. If the approach is gentle the cats do obey and show their mouth. The pet owner while talking gently with the cat must tip the head of the cat back slightly. Then with the help of the index finger and thumb the cat??™s month should be opened from the side. Now the teeth of the cat can be seen clearly, provided enough light is available.
The teeth need to be looked for presence of tartar [dark material] or plaque [yellow material]. The color of the gum looked. The gum will be pink in color if healthy. In case the gums look pale pink or red, then there must be some problem with them. The teeth should also be examiner for the presence of crack.
There are few home dental care tips to protect the Cat Health by keeping the Teeth in good shape. Here they are
Brushing
Brushing the teeth of the cat is must if not daily, two times a week at least. Special tooth brushes are available to suit cat??™ teeth better. They can be purchased and used. Brushing must be started early in the life of the cat, i.e. from kittens. Flavored tooth brushes are sold in the market, which will make the job easy for the pet owner.
Rinsing
In case the cat??™s mouth has some problem such inflammation of the gum, cheek etc brushing the teeth is not possible. In those circumstances rinsing the cat??™s mouth will do lot of help. Many, many antiseptic mouth washes are available in the market. They can be used to rinse the cat??™s mouth.
Chew
Chews are the ones liked by the cats very much at the same time clean the teeth well. Chews flavored with fish, chicken meat, mutton meat etc with abrasive texture are sold by in the market by pharmaceutical companies. These chews clean the teeth of the cat by rubbing the teeth with their coarse outer surface, while the cat chews them.
By just following the simple tips discussed above one can safeguard the Cat Heath, I mean Teeth health with ease.
Glossary
Tartar- presence of dark spot in the teeth
Plaque- presence of yellow spot in the teeth.