People who have raised pet cats know that cats have poor teeth is a big problem. Just like human dental problems, in order to protect oral health, we brush our teeth in the morning and evening and do oral examinations regularly. But for cats, they w...
People who have raised pet cats know that cats have poor teeth is a big problem. Just like human dental problems, in order to protect oral health, we brush our teeth in the morning and evening and do oral examinations regularly. But for cats, they will never take care of their oral health. Whether a cat's teeth are good or bad depends entirely on how parents take care of them.
Precautions for cats to clean teeth:
1. Anesthesia: There are two ways of anesthesia in cats: injection anesthesia and inhalation anesthesia. If it is in a large city with conditions, inhalation anesthesia is recommended. Inhalation anesthesia is the safest anesthesia method so far. Cats can wake up from the anesthesia state after surgery. If the pet hospital in your city does not have inhalation anesthesia, it is recommended to use imported injection anesthesia as much as possible. Fasting 10 hours before teeth cleaning and water 4 hours. If it is a cat, heart examinations should be performed before anesthesia.
2. Teeth cleaning process: Nowadays, teeth cleaning generally involves ultrasonic vibration teeth washing machines. When washing teeth, water will spray water to cool down. Therefore, when washing the cat's teeth, keep its head lower than its body to avoid water being inhaled into the lungs and causing foreign body pneumonia. Generally speaking, pet doctors will notice this. If the pet doctor does not pay attention, the owner must remember to keep the cat's head lower than the body.
3. Remove bad teeth: If a cat has serious dentifritic stones, it will have bad teeth and loose teeth. For such teeth, the owner should not feel sorry for and pamper. He should remove the bad teeth to avoid infection with other oral diseases.
4. Postoperative fasting: Cats fast for 24 hours after cleaning their teeth, which is conducive to the recovery of gums.
5. Medication: After cleaning teeth, you should use anti-inflammatory drugs for a period of time and apply local medicines to eliminate inflammation and restore the health of the gums.
6. Since teeth cleaning requires anesthesia, and anesthesia will cause certain damage to the cat's body, so try to protect the teeth after cleaning. Do not perform too frequently in teeth cleaning. You can also wash the cat's teeth during other operations to reduce the number of anesthesia in the cat.
Daily care for cats' teeth:
1. Develop good habits for cleaning teeth: Like humans, regular cleaning of teeth will reduce the attachment of plaque bacteria, so when cats are young, it is a good habit for cats to clean teeth. There are toothpaste and toothbrushes for brushing cats on the market. Be careful to use cats for use, not humans. Families who do not have the conditions can use gauze dipped in light salt water to scrub the cat's teeth. Once a week.
2. Cats should try to eat less soft food such as canned food and fresh bread, and not eat rice mixed with meat, as the rice sticks to the cat's teeth. The main food for cats is cat food, supplemented by boiled or steamed meat. When giving the cat meat, don’t make it into small pieces, but give the cat big pieces of meat. Cats can have a good effect of cleaning teeth while biting the meat.
3. There are already some snacks and gadgets for cats for cleaning teeth on the market. It is recommended that owners with conditions prepare for the cats.
4. When you find that your cat has oral problems, you should go to the hospital for examination in time, and elderly cats should go to the hospital for examination regularly.
