Hello!
I have just recently adopted my lovely 3 year old Zumba from owners who had previously bred her (but had her and her mother neutered before deciding due to family circumstances changing she needed to be rehomed and they would keep just her 4 year old mother). She is my first cat, and my partner had many furry cats growing up.
She has already been checked over by a vet last Friday, who after looking at her teeth agreed I should try start brushing to work towards at least once a day. Her front teeth have improved a lot in the past week of daily brushing with a cat toothbrush and paste. Our routine currently is I put some paste on the brush for her to lick off, then reload and brush just her front teeth for a few seconds each until she starts to wriggle too much. As I've seen building up trust and normalising the routine together is important when introducing brushing especially to older cats.
I am though concerned about her back teeth, as shown in the photo below (i promise im holding her very gently and gave her a small treat after this she just really doesn't like letting me see her teeth!). Does anyone have any advice on keeping on top of her oral care above just brushing?
She is happy eating and drinking and a lively cat currently with no bad breath so her teeth/gums don't seem to be affecting her daily life- I just want to get into the best routine possible for her going forward.
Thank you all for reading
(I cannot currently afford out of pocket dental veterinary care and insurance doesnt cover this, so would like to either know for certain I must save for this and have some proactive steps to take starting now)
I have just recently adopted my lovely 3 year old Zumba from owners who had previously bred her (but had her and her mother neutered before deciding due to family circumstances changing she needed to be rehomed and they would keep just her 4 year old mother). She is my first cat, and my partner had many furry cats growing up.
She has already been checked over by a vet last Friday, who after looking at her teeth agreed I should try start brushing to work towards at least once a day. Her front teeth have improved a lot in the past week of daily brushing with a cat toothbrush and paste. Our routine currently is I put some paste on the brush for her to lick off, then reload and brush just her front teeth for a few seconds each until she starts to wriggle too much. As I've seen building up trust and normalising the routine together is important when introducing brushing especially to older cats.
I am though concerned about her back teeth, as shown in the photo below (i promise im holding her very gently and gave her a small treat after this she just really doesn't like letting me see her teeth!). Does anyone have any advice on keeping on top of her oral care above just brushing?
She is happy eating and drinking and a lively cat currently with no bad breath so her teeth/gums don't seem to be affecting her daily life- I just want to get into the best routine possible for her going forward.
Thank you all for reading
(I cannot currently afford out of pocket dental veterinary care and insurance doesnt cover this, so would like to either know for certain I must save for this and have some proactive steps to take starting now)
