What did your pet(s) do today?

[DapperButch]

Gemme, can you get a cat's teeth cleaned at the vet's like you can a dog? My guy gets his teeth cleaned yearly (when I have the extra cash). A dog's health is directly connected to their teeth they say...heart disease and the like.


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Originally Posted by Gemme

I disagree. He doesn't NEED it. He WANTS it. Difference.

Yes, wet food gives cats more water but given very regularly over time it does two things that are unacceptable.

One: it softens and could rot his teeth. The poor guy was ran over by a car and only has half a mouth's worth of teeth left. I'm not taking chances with his remaining chompers.

Two: he gets hooked on it and begs for it. If he gets it more than once in a blue moon, he's looking for it every day. Not. Bloody. Acceptable.

Thankfully, he's not the type for treats and actually usually doesn't like wet food in general but Alex hit the motherload with Meow Mix wet food when we were switching foods to find something that would keep Amber's appetite up. Paco would wait for Amber to finish and then help her clean the saucer.

Tonight, we went hippy style and got our cat high because he hates fireworks and it's the only thing that might remotely chill his ass out. It was working for a while and we had him on the couch, enjoying some loving but a particularly large boom set him off again. If we're lucky, there won't be any puke puddles for us to step in.