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Bad breath and...?
A general rule, as I have read, is that bad breath is a harbinger of
illness in your cat in one form or another. But here's the thing - what should I be smelling for? It's granted that my cats are probably never going to have minty fresh breath as they seem to have an aversion to my tin o' Altoids, so smelling for anything can be a not-so-pleasant experience as a general rule. As such, is there a characteristic odor that one could keep an eye.... well, a *nose* rather, out for, and if it's anything specific (oppose the 101 things wrong by one sign), what it could mean? -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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Dennis Carr said:
A general rule, as I have read, is that bad breath is a harbinger of illness in your cat in one form or another. is there a characteristic odor that one could keep an eye.... well, a *nose* rather, out for I don't know about cats, but I can tell when my kids are sick before they show symptoms, just by the 'sick' smell on their breath. I can't describe it but once you smell it, you'll know it. Cats are probably no different. -- McQualude |
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A cat's breath would normally smell "fishy" after they have eaten. When
Amber lost a tooth however, her breath was foul from a foot away. She needed dental work. -MIKE |
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And a sweetish smell could indicate diabetes.
Karen And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:55:29 +0000, MacCandace wrote:
And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Actually, considering how hazardous ammonia is, if you smell that, your cat may already be dead from CRF. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:55:29 +0000, MacCandace wrote:
And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Actually, considering how hazardous ammonia is, if you smell that, your cat may already be dead from CRF. -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- |
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And a sweetish smell could indicate diabetes.
Karen And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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