Follow-up question about canned cat food

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:15:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

Regular dry food provides very little dental benefit in cats since they
don't actually chew in the sense of true mastication. For a dry food to
provide a significant dental benefit the nuggets must be large enough for
the cat to sink her teeth into but not brittle so they don't shatter.
There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

"MGW" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:15:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

Regular dry food provides very little dental benefit in cats since they
don't actually chew in the sense of true mastication. For a dry food to
provide a significant dental benefit the nuggets must be large enough for
the cat to sink her teeth into but not brittle so they don't shatter.
There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?


I bet one is SD Oral Care..

"MGW" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:15:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

Regular dry food provides very little dental benefit in cats since they
don't actually chew in the sense of true mastication. For a dry food to
provide a significant dental benefit the nuggets must be large enough for
the cat to sink her teeth into but not brittle so they don't shatter.
There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?


I bet one is SD Oral Care..

"MGW" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:15:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

Regular dry food provides very little dental benefit in cats since they
don't actually chew in the sense of true mastication. For a dry food to
provide a significant dental benefit the nuggets must be large enough for
the cat to sink her teeth into but not brittle so they don't shatter.
There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

I should have included that in my previous post -- it must be the jet
lag.... and being knee deep in kittens...

Phil

"MGW" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:15:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

Regular dry food provides very little dental benefit in cats since they
don't actually chew in the sense of true mastication. For a dry food to
provide a significant dental benefit the nuggets must be large enough for
the cat to sink her teeth into but not brittle so they don't shatter.
There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

I should have included that in my previous post -- it must be the jet
lag.... and being knee deep in kittens...

Phil

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:57:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

So the Science Diet Oral Care doesn't provide dental benefit, even
though it's made by Hills?

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:57:54 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:

There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

So the Science Diet Oral Care doesn't provide dental benefit, even
though it's made by Hills?

There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

So the Science Diet Oral Care doesn't provide dental benefit, even
though it's made by Hills?


Yes, Oral Care is clinically proven to clean teeth and freshen breath (it is
similiar in concept to t/d although Oral Care isn't effective for periodontal
disease or gingivitis.)

There are only two feline dental diets that actually provide some dental
benefit -

Which are they?

Friskies Dental Diet Feline and Hills t/d.

So the Science Diet Oral Care doesn't provide dental benefit, even
though it's made by Hills?


Yes, Oral Care is clinically proven to clean teeth and freshen breath (it is
similiar in concept to t/d although Oral Care isn't effective for periodontal
disease or gingivitis.)

"GAUBSTER2" wrote:
So the Science Diet Oral Care doesn't provide dental benefit, even
though it's made by Hills?

Yes, Oral Care is clinically proven to clean teeth and freshen breath (it
is
similiar in concept to t/d although Oral Care isn't effective for
periodontal
disease or gingivitis.)

Marketing claims that diets "clean teeth" or "freshen breath" appeal to
consumers, but they are a bit ambiguous from a scientific point of view when
one wishes to compare diets. References to "dental benefit", or lack
thereof, without specific mention of what that entails can be similarly
vague. Therefore, it is important to note that the VOHC Seal is granted
only to those diets shown to reduce plaque and calculus accumulation by a
certain amount over a standardized dry diet control. (Theoretically,
reduction of plaque and calculus accumulation should lead to reduction of
periodontitis and gingivitis, however, measurement of those conditions are
not in the VOHC protocol.)

Cats fed dry diets generally do have less plaque accumulation than those fed
wet food, however, there are currently only three feline diets with the VOHC
Seal: Hills T/D, Friskies Dental Diet, and Science Diet Oral Care. This
does not mean that dry diets without the Seal have no dental benefit; it
only means that they have not been shown to reduce plaque and calculus
accumulation by a certain amount over a standardized dry diet control.
Regardless, when primarily concerned about pets' teeth, it almost always
makes much more sense to follow a proper home care regimen and see a
veterinarian for regular oral health evaluations and periodontal treatments.

Edward