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What Can I Do About My Elderly Cat’s Dental Disease?

March 12, 2017 By: The Paws and Effect Gang2 Comments

Dental disease in elderly cats is tricky, because it's hard to decide whether or not to put them under anesthesia for surgery. Get some answers on what to do in this post.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My family’s 18-year-old cat has come into my care in the past couple of years and I’ve noticed her teeth are quite bad. The plaque is very visible and recently her gums have turned red and she swallows her kibble whole. I’m sure they’re causing her pain. She is too […]

I Can’t Afford to Treat My Cat’s Dental Disease. Help!

October 30, 2016 By: The Paws and Effect Gang8 Comments

Dental disease can be expensive to treat, but help is available.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My beloved cat has really bad dental disease, and the vet has quoted me $1,000 for a teeth cleaning and extractions. There’s no way I can afford this. What can I do? Is there anything I can do for home treatment? I don’t want my cat to suffer! ~ […]

How Can I Get My Cats Used to Having Their Teeth Brushed?

July 31, 2016 By: The Paws and Effect Gang4 Comments

Cat teeth brushing. Photo CC-BY-SA John Morton

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I live with my two rescue cats–a gorgeous 2-year old-Russian Blue and a 10-month-old lynx point Siamese (at least they look like those breeds. As they were from a shelter I don’t really know their breed but for me they are as gorgeous as any show winning cat). I would like to get […]

My Cat Needs Dental Work But He Has a Heart Murmur. Help!

January 31, 2016 By: The Paws and Effect Gang3 Comments

A cat grimaces, his teeth are showing

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Rockie, will be 16 in March. He has a few health concerns. To start he has a mouth problem. The vet said the only way to fix this problem is to take about 10 teeth out of his mouth. His mouth gets swollen and it hurts to do […]

My Cat’s Gums are Inflamed. What Should I Do?

November 1, 2015 By: The Paws and Effect Gang3 Comments

A white cat gives a huge yawn.

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 1-year-old cat has inflamed gums for quite some time, but they are neither bleeding nor are they that red. Also my cat eats perfectly the dry food I give him and he plays all the time, bites, pulls on his toys, etc. Should I be worried about the […]

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