Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, dental, diabetes, obesity, pet food, veterinarians on January 6, 2010|
The new AAFP-AAHA feline life stage guidelines are published.
My initial thoughts, after a quick review:
I like that they recognize that the efficacy of dental treats/food is debatable. One more “mark” against the myth that dry food benefits cats’ dental health!
The use of dental treats and chews may be a realistic, practical alternative to daily tooth brushing, although data about their comparative efficacy is lacking.
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged dental, dentist, fear on August 6, 2009| 3 Comments »
I went to the dentist this week. I HATE going to the dentist. It’s not that my dentist isn’t super nice, she is! However, how ANYONE could not fear dental visits is beyond me.
Before I changed to my current dentist, I had another dentist (for a VERY brief time) that didn’t seem to understand at all why I was afraid. Well, let’s think about it. You’re going to put me in a big chair. You’re going to lean me way back, so I can’t sit up or get out easily. Then you’re going to stick SHARP POINTY metal instruments in my mouth and poke around. Then you’ll take a LARGE SYRINGE and STAB me with it. Then you’ll take a DRILL and DRILL into my teeth. I think I have every right to be scared!
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