Thank you for the easy to read and understand article!

Brian

When I mentioned raw food like chicken necks she was very skeptical and worried that bones would be too likely to damage their teeth. I tried raw thawed chicken wings when they were kittens and while they had fun throwing it around they never really ate or chewed them. Despite all that, I’d like to try again. I’ve found your blog to be really helpful, that you for all the information.

Hi Wendy. Cats on restricted diets are always a challenge. My own cat is fed a raw chicken neck a day, but this is impractical for many people and unthinkable for others! Brushing their teeth, possibly even Morceau, and the only conventional alternative is having them regularly cleaned under anaesthetic.

Hi Stephanie. The purpose of the T/D is in fact that they have to chew them – the biscuits are supposed to be too large to swallow whole. If that is occurring, then the biscuit will have no benefit and you are better changing to a different strategy. As you have probably read, I believe that raw bone can be the most effective strategy as long as you are comfortable with the inherent risks.

Hi Fiona. It’s perfectly reasonable to continue using dental biscuits as long as a diabetic cat is well controlled. I would only move away from an effective remedy like this if you are having trouble with management. In my cat’s case, he’s very partial to raw chicken necks, which of course are the better option but very hard if a cat is not used to eating them.

Thanks,
Fiona

Hi Lorana. Most likely, your cat has plaque on the teeth that is not yet mineralised and therefore not yet visible. Improving dental hygiene should still help in the ways outlined above. Good luck.