Thread: Why canned food?

With Candes on that Elismom,my boss would like you working in his surgery,unless you feed the special dental dry food that has the "cleaning effect"& not sure that works kibble does nothing to help make the teeth any cleaner or stronger,same with dogs,the only thing that really works is good old natures way catching furries & gnawing on bones,we can always tell the difference in surgery between cats that catch a lot of prey & dogs that are given good old bones to gnaw on ,nine times out of ten they have lot cleaner back teeth,haven't ever noticed more tooth problems with cats that are fed wet only,think they are like us,some more prone than others to problems whatever you do,my old girl that we have just lost went to her grave with super set of teeth at nearly fourteen being fed on wet canned food mainly with only a sprinkling of kibble & touch wood at the moment except for Bruce who is fighting a tooth root abscess at this time all the others are fine too .
A lot of it is down to what you say Daysea,personal preference...x

I agree,have never tried it on mine thats why I don't know how or if it works & don't know anyone who does.,I know some clients swear by a product called "plaque off" think it is a natural product from seaweed but as yet have seen no reason to worry about anything,Bruce is the one that has suffered badly from gingivitis in the past but but with age thats improved dramatically,nothing would have stopped his tooth root abscess & at the moment touch wood ab's seem to be settling that down,dread him having to have tooth out when two of the three roots are fine but might come to it if it flares again quickly but other than that all can produce a set of smiling white gnashers front & back with no help from me .....

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

the only thing that really works is good old natures way catching furries & gnawing on bones,we can always tell the difference in surgery between cats that catch a lot of prey & dogs that are given good old bones to gnaw on ,nine times out of ten they have lot cleaner back teeth

I agree Jackie, nature's way is best when it comes to dental health for cats, apparently it's not only the bones but the fur which helps - think hair toothbrushes. I always thought that kibble did a similar job, but there you go, it's amazing what you learn around here!

It now occurs to me, could it be that brushing a cat's teeth is a ludicrous idea being pushed on us by the pet food/pet care industry? Think about it- the official advice is to only feed processed food, which actually doesn't clean their teeth, which then goes on to create a need for teeth cleaning with little brushes and cat toothpaste! Cynical, moi?

Thank you so much everyone! I just wasn't really sure if it was something I should be doing or not. I prefer not to...And Phoenix seems to be drinking lots of water so all is good there...

I think the RC MC food should be good for helping to keep teeth clean because they have to chew it time will tell