"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"dgk" wrote in message
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On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:08:55 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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"Jane" wrote in message
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Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She
had
her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at
12.7
lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise.

The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting
that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for
blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under
for a cleaning.

Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do
we
need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly,
I've
never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never
had a cat live more than 10 years, either).

It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can
lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the
heart.
Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His
teeth and everything else was great.
If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed.
But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you
off,
and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/
My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have
every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime.
I am prepared to pay more for that.

Tweed



Just like with people, teeth and gums are very important for cats. All
kinds of problems lurk there, and I just read somewhere that it is
important to take care of them before the anesthesia becomes a bigger
problem (as they age). So, yes, it probably is a good idea to get the
dental done.

I do need to ask my vet about that since my cats are starting to get
into that 9-10 year old range. Wow how fast time is going. Must be
something about relativity.


I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like
yesterday.
He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with
me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on
the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them
when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you
understand.
He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal
intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here.
He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would
bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself.
No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove,
and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and
put them in front of her.
He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now.
How did he know to do that?

Tweed

Boyfie is obviously a caregiver kitty. He knew what he'd want to eat, so he
brought them to KFC. I think it's very sweet.

Jill