First, you need to pay special attention to the symptoms of disease. This may be abnormally bad smell, obviously inflamed gums, excessive slobbering, difficulties during eating, tumors under the eyes on the jaw.
Debris on the teeth of your pet may soon be changed into a scale that is required to be removed in a veterinary clinic. Cat's toothbrushing will help to prevent a large number of other more serious diseases. Most clinics offer various types of cleaning - from the treatment by chemicals, to in a very neglected cases cleaning under general anaesthetic.
At home this procedure may be undertaken using special brushes but if there is no such gears, a soft children's toothbrush and toothpaste for cats with fishy flavor are good. In addition, you can not rinse such toothpaste - it is completely edible for cats. Don't use human's toothpaste for cleaning Toothbrushing should be very carefully with soft and blurred movements, so as not to hurt the gums. Do not try to remove the scale with improvised materials - there are experts for this. Keep in mind you should teach a cat toothbrushing from childhood, then the procedure will be familiar to it.
Now there's a liquid toothpaste for cats at a market - it is mixed with fresh water and it releases from such unpleasant procedure as mechanical cleaning both the animal and the owner.
Do not forget about special chewing toys. There is always a lot of such things at each pet store. Regular use of these goodies will minimize the time of toothbrushing and implement gentle massage of gums. With these simple tips you can save your beloved pet's health and get yourself rid of worries related to cat's health problems.
