Persian cat's teeth care

Stock: wooden spatula to open and examine a mouth, a children's tooth-brush. Cleaning of the cat's teeth - a thing unusual but if the cat allows to do it, cleaning can appear an excellent measure for prevention or reduction of a dental stone.

The majority of dental diseases of cats occur because of formation of a dental stone. Caries which people more often suffer, meets at cats seldom. Most of all a stone it is postponed on the top and bottom canines, small radical and first top molars.

The stone at cats is formed at growth on a teeth of bacteria, because of subsidence of the rests of food (plaque) and at sedimentation of salts (more often - hydroxyapatite calcium), contained in a saliva. If the cat actively uses teeth because of their friction on a surface of teeth only minimal layer of a stone is formed. Hence, cats who hunt and eat extraction (mice and birds), on a teeth have not enough stone. The same is possible to tell about teeth of cats which feed the big pieces of meat, dry cat's I peep or give a bone from which the cat chews meat. If a cat to feed with soft food, she works as teeth a little, and on them the stone can collect.

First the stone is postponed there, where least friction that is where the tooth grows in gums. The rough layer collects more and more bacteria and the rests of food, irritating gums which, eventually, inflames is a disease refers to gingivitis. Thus on gums around of a teeth the bright - pink or red strip is formed. Firstly the stone looks as yellowish-green tread, but in due course him collects so many that if him to not delete, the weight of stone to become more than the tooth. In process of putting off of a stone the inflammation is aggravated.

Gums exfoliate from teeth, and bacteria get access to their roots. Extensive infection finally can develop, take place shaking a teeth and even formation of abscesses. Such disease named a periodontitis, meets at cats enough frequently. The inflammation can cause plentiful salivation, and at old cats from a mouth the "icicles" of saliva moistening wool on their breast frequently hang down. At cats badly smells from a mouth.

Loosened teeth hurt, therefore the cat eats very cautiously, frequently - on one side of a mouth; sometimes the cat at all does not eat. It happens, that she comb or òðåò a paw the mouth. Delete a stone, breaking his tweezers, a scraper or an ultrasonic cleaner, under full anesthesia. Certainly, it is better to not suppose his accumulation. Ideal means are replacement peep or application of special plastic cuds, but some breeders prefer to clean on a regular basis him a teeth. It is the best way to take advantage of a children's tooth-brush, slightly having moistened her and having dunked in a tooth-powder. To not like cats tooth-pastes because of their taste and presence in them of a foamed washing-up liquid. It is possible to apply also baking soda and peroxide.

Place a cat on a table (in the best way in a sitting position) and hold her for skin, and your assistant will hold a cat for paws. With effort (but not excessive) lead a brush on a teeth from top to down and here and there. Clear the top and bottom teeth in front and behind, paying special attention to places where teeth are closed with gums. At occurrence of a bleeding stop procedure. If the cat refuses a brush, it is possible to clean her teeth the finger which has been wrapped up by a slice of a soft matter. Watch, that the cat has not bitten you. To avoid repeated accumulation of a stone, clean teeth weekly.