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I was just reading the thread about "horrible kitty breath". I got to thinking. Damita's got bad breath. I had the vet check her teeth when she was spayed, but he said they looked good. I just compared her teeth to Lily's, & they both have the same color white teeth. Both have nice pink gums, no sign of any redness. I got to thinking now...could Damita's bad breath be related to her ear troubles?
I asked the shelter about it Saturday & they told me they couldn't afford to get Damita into a vet until next month.
(remember, she's my foster cat) I offered to pay for the vet bills, but they told me I'd still have to wait until next month as they have to do paper work & blah blah blah blah. I so want to just adopt her from them...she & Chico will never get adopted. A few weeks ago Damita was treated with Panalog for what I suspected was an ear infection. Her ears had wet black stuff in them. I cleaned them the day I started the Panalog & the day I was done with it, as directed.
Today, I see that there are scabs on her ears. She has some inside her ears. Admittedly, they look like they could be from Chico when they are playing(Chico has a love of ears). However, it looks like there is a little build-up in her ears again.
I examined her teeth by following the steps in this link.
http://cats.about.com/cs/dentalhealt...amineteeth.htm
Her breath smells like canned cat food, but I haven't given her any since 5pm last night. It's not too bad smelling, it just got me to wondering....
I really wish I could take her to a vet & plan on arguing with the shelter tonight when I am volunteering....so until then, any thoughts(about her teeth & her ears)? Could she have another ear infection? Did I not treat it right the first time? I should add that Damita had an ear infection in Feb that she was treated for right after being spayed. She seems to be prone to them.
I asked the shelter about it Saturday & they told me they couldn't afford to get Damita into a vet until next month.
Today, I see that there are scabs on her ears. She has some inside her ears. Admittedly, they look like they could be from Chico when they are playing(Chico has a love of ears). However, it looks like there is a little build-up in her ears again.
I examined her teeth by following the steps in this link.
http://cats.about.com/cs/dentalhealt...amineteeth.htm
Her breath smells like canned cat food, but I haven't given her any since 5pm last night. It's not too bad smelling, it just got me to wondering....
I really wish I could take her to a vet & plan on arguing with the shelter tonight when I am volunteering....so until then, any thoughts(about her teeth & her ears)? Could she have another ear infection? Did I not treat it right the first time? I should add that Damita had an ear infection in Feb that she was treated for right after being spayed. She seems to be prone to them.