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Choking and vomiting
Last night our 1 yr old tabby may have choked on and then vomited
a small treat. What needs to be for follow up? -- Member - Liberal International This is Ici God,Queen and country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! http://www.fullyfollow.me/rootnl2k That church which changes with the times cannot also be abiding in Christ |
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The Doctor wrote:
Last night our 1 yr old tabby may have choked on and then vomited a small treat. What needs to be for follow up? Cats can't chew. All their teeth are for tearing. So, it is best if you cut up their food into bite sized pieces. They sometimes try to swallow stuff that is really too large to go down smoothly..... |
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Bill Graham wrote: The Doctor wrote: Last night our 1 yr old tabby may have choked on and then vomited a small treat. What needs to be for follow up? Cats can't chew. All their teeth are for tearing. So, it is best if you cut up their food into bite sized pieces. They sometimes try to swallow stuff that is really too large to go down smoothly..... I will recall that for all treats he nibbles on. -- Member - Liberal International This is Ici God,Queen and country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! http://www.fullyfollow.me/rootnl2k That church which changes with the times cannot also be abiding in Christ |
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Choking and vomiting
On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:33:26 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: The Doctor wrote: Last night our 1 yr old tabby may have choked on and then vomited a small treat. What needs to be for follow up? Cats can't chew. All their teeth are for tearing. So, it is best if you cut up their food into bite sized pieces. They sometimes try to swallow stuff that is really too large to go down smoothly..... Hmm. My cat chews her kibble every day. She chews on her soft treats, too. |
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Gandalf wrote:
On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:33:26 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: The Doctor wrote: Last night our 1 yr old tabby may have choked on and then vomited a small treat. What needs to be for follow up? Cats can't chew. All their teeth are for tearing. So, it is best if you cut up their food into bite sized pieces. They sometimes try to swallow stuff that is really too large to go down smoothly..... Hmm. My cat chews her kibble every day. She chews on her soft treats, too. No, she tries to bite them into two pieces perhaps, but this isn't really chewing. You need molars to chew properly, and cats have no molars. |
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"Bill Graham" wrote:
We have an old one, with no teeth at all.... We try to feed him just the ground up stuff, or wet food that is shredded into very small pieces to make it as easy for him as possible..... You can also pour warm chicken broth on the kibbles and make a kind of mash for them to eat. They like this, but try to find a broth that isn't too salty..... I have an 18½-yr-old who has three canines and one premolar left. He has no trouble eating kibble and considers it an affront if I try to feed him kibble that has been adulterated in any way. -- Wayne M. |
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"Bill Graham" wrote:
No, she tries to bite them into two pieces perhaps, but this isn't really chewing. You need molars to chew properly, and cats have no molars. You're right as to function, but wrong as to nomenclature. Although a carnivore has no grinding teeth, its rear teeth are still properly designated as premolars and molars. -- Wayne M. |
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Wayne Mitchell wrote:
"Bill Graham" wrote: No, she tries to bite them into two pieces perhaps, but this isn't really chewing. You need molars to chew properly, and cats have no molars. You're right as to function, but wrong as to nomenclature. Although a carnivore has no grinding teeth, its rear teeth are still properly designated as premolars and molars. Yes... Old cats frequently lose many of their teeth. And, since they are very good at hiding their suffering, they must suffer greatly. We had one who developed mouth cancer, and by the time she stopped eating, it was way too late for us to do anything about it, so we had to put her down. We now have one who is about 17 years old, and he is missing most of his teeth...( The vet pulled all the bad ones about 10 years ago) But he will eat anything we cut up for him, since he started out life as a feral cat and was accustomed to robbing garbage cans and eating dog kibbles the first few years of his life. |
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