{"id":1773,"date":"2019-03-29T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ffc.devcoyote.co.uk\/?page_id=1773"},"modified":"2019-03-29T10:11:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:11:03","slug":"geriatric-cat-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/felinefriendlycare.com\/for-vets\/geriatric-cat-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Teeth and Kidney Care in Older Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"
Consistent, professional geriatric cat care may help you relieve or prevent many of the elderly cat issues pets can experience. Here are some issues to watch out for…<\/em><\/p>\n Major dental work (preventative geriatric care) involves removing damaged teeth before root abscesses cause bigger problems.<\/p>\n Removing all<\/em> the back teeth (keep the canines or long front teeth for face shape and defence) results in longer kidney life, reduced pain and much better breath!<\/p>\n Human periodontists have proved that taking out all the teeth of homeless people – whose dental hygiene is probably about the same as cats\u2019 – results in a lot fewer trips to hospital, and much better heart health (the human weak point).<\/p>\n Cats are just as keen to stay away from hospital, and a \u2018caudal clearance\u2019 helps them to do that. There is no proven benefit to just polishing cat’s teeth – and even if you brush them, they are just not designed to last.<\/p>\n And even cats with no back teeth can still CATch rats and mice – they just can’t peel them! \u00a0Learn more…<\/a><\/p>\n Your pet cat’s urinary tract is effectively a separate organ and so the cat vet can’t assess her health unless there is a sample.<\/p>\n Kidneys are a cat\u2019s weak point. 50% of cats die of kidney failure, and the other half die from cancer (with a few from heart problems). Now that there is so much more geriatric cat care we can do to help keep feline kidneys functioning for longer, the cats just keep on going!<\/p>\n I like to regularly check kidney function with urine tests and blood pressure measurements (yes, Dr Kim measures BP with pediatric cuffs and a special Doppler machine!). \u00a0See it in action in the video below<\/p>\nGeriatric Feline Dental Care<\/h3>\n
Always make sure your cat’s urine is checked<\/h3>\n
\nGeriatric Feline Kidney Disease<\/h3>\n
\nChecking blood pressure<\/h3>\n