attention all dentists

Re: attention all dentists

lisa phillips — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:24:34 GMT

exactly!

cats being obligate carnivores should not be eating foods containing 4% meat!

add to that the imbalance created by adding excessive omega 6 to some foods and you have an increased tendency for inflammation especially in gingivitis/stomatitis cases.

Re: attention all dentists

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:11 GMT

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Why low cereal?

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Because cats are carnivores!

Re: attention all dentists

emerald — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:16:07 GMT

Why low cereal?

Re: attention all dentists

Mary Thomson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:04:51 GMT

So no zebra diagnosis for you then Mark?

I know that Diane Addie has some recommendations for low additive wet foods on her website- I think the suggestion is that they may be beneficial in gingivitis-stomatitis cases. Whilst raw diet might be the ideal solution for teeth, most owners just don't have the time (or access to adequate supply of zebra). I use TD but not generally as a complete diet- usually suggest to owners that they give some TD kibble for one small meal/snack a day (making sure I have explained to them that they should reduce the daily ration of any other food accordingly). Other than that low cereal foods would be my recommendation.

Re: attention all dentists

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:28:58 GMT

That explains why I never see zebras in practice these days! It's all *your* fault!

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:35:57 GMT

People do hypothesise that a cause of resorptive lesions is the mechanical stress of masticating crunchy "kibble", but it does not really make sense to me and there is definitely no evidence to support this hypothesis.

At the same time I think large crunchy kibble, as such, has little if any positive effect on periodontal health either. TD and its imitations probably help a bit but are not magical.

Big hunks of raw meat would probably be best for the teeth, but I don't think that is a helpful suggestion for average owners. I used to tell people that the best diet would be half a zebra chucked on the floor once a month, but I gave that up because too many people took me literally.