How to Professionally Clean a Cat's Teeth
- 1). Learn about different types of oral diseases that cats can get by talking to your veterinarian. Decide on a plan of action for professionally cleaning your cat's teeth at home between vet cleanings. Ask your vet what tools are necessary for cleaning your cat's teeth and what toothpaste is recommended for cats.
- 2). Assess your cat's dental health regularly by looking at its teeth to see if any of them are discolored, fractured or missing. Check your cat's gums for signs of disease. Bad breath, tender, swollen gums, plaque and tartar accumulation at the gum line and obvious pain when touching the gums are indications of dental disease.
- 3). Wrap one of your index fingers with gauze that is 1 and ½ inches wide and three to four inches in length. Apply a small amount of toothpaste especially made for cats to the gauze and begin brushing your cat's teeth in a gentle, circular motion while speaking in a soothing voice to it. Initially, you should only brush one or two teeth until the cat adjusts.
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