Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Again I turned to herbs to help Sage’s immune system and this time I decided to try Global Herbs Defenze Capsules. Being a capsule this supplement is a little difficult to give to cats, so I smear butter over it to make it slippy then push it down his throat once a day. I then syringe a little water to wash it down for him.
To help control the bacteria in his mouth I started to use Pet Dent Oral Gel and alternate it with Pet Dent Toothpaste. Both of these products contain Chlorhexadine which I have found very effective in helping to control his mouth problem. I put it on my finger and rub it over his top teeth and gums once daily, (he won’t let me put it on his lower jaw or brush his teeth). Read more
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Two years after the first attack of inflammed gums around his left lower canine tooth, in March 2009 we suffered another major setback. Sage began dragging his biscuits out of his food bowl onto the floor one by one, drawing them to himself and eating them gingerly. This was very odd but amusing behaviour and at first I thought he had developed yet another cute trait like the ARTHUR cat on tele, but it wasn’t long before he began hissing at his food again. I checked his mouth and to my horror both sides of his lower gums were severely inflammed and smelly. It was obvious to me then that the reason he had been dragging his food out of his bowl was that somehow he was blaming the food bowl for the pain in his mouth. Read More
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