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>>346096 Yeah sorry, I sometimes explain things a bit vaguely.
Not my own cat, but pic is a pretty much 'ideal' set of teeth. Compared to yours the upper teeth don't have the spacing in the middle, and there is no portruding tooth in the lower section. That's about it, and none of those are really something to worry about.
>>346100 You're certainly right to question them sometimes. It's kinda the same with human health care, you expect they know what they're talking about so you almost have to trust their judgement.. As for brushing, my vet also recommends it somewhat, though more for dogs than cats. He recommended me to just rub their cheeks over their teeth to help clean it a bit, and recommended feeding more dry foods instead of meat. I study veterinairy medicine and I don't think even there they have reached a concensus about wether it's really necessary or not.
I myself don't brush my cats' teeth, and have only had slight problems with one of my cats. She developed quite some plaque, which had to be removed, but she didn't have gingivitis. With my other cats (3, and 3 more which have died fairly early) I have never had any problems whatsoever, maybe except for just a liiiitle bit of plaque now and then. I feed them dry food as well as flesh, but almost no extras.
From my personal experience, I'd say just check their teeth regulary. If there's a lot of plaque forming, you might wanna get it cleaned before it gets more of a problem. If the gums start turning red, maybe even bleed now and then, you should really visit your vet soon.
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