Cat yellow back teeth

[Sai_Rhy]

Hello.
I noticed some yellow colour on my cat's back teeth. I would like to know whether this is dental plaque or tartar, and most importantly, if this can be removed with toothpaste brushing.

P.S: He recently had surgery for mass removal and I am not too keen to do a repeated anaesthesia for him during the recovery period.

 

[di and bob]

You might try some Oratene water additive fro cats. My cats had yellowing like that and it got much better after a few months of using this. I have used it for years. it is the only one I have found that my cats couldn't detect in the water and will drink. My vet always commented on how good their teeth looked.

 

[Sai_Rhy]

This is great to here. Unfortunately I don't think I will find such water additive where I live. I am currently using a chlorohexidine cat toothpaste for the past few days. But I am not sure if this is hardened tartar, in which case it would be difficult to just brush it off. Did your vet mention anything about it being plaque or tartar?

 

[di and bob]

It looks more like plaque to me, tartar is a build-up, and looking closely you can see it.

 

[Sai_Rhy]

So to be safe, I decided to contact my vet. As you mentioned, it is plaque accumulating on the tooth. Hopefully, according to him, this should resolve within a month with more frequent brushing . Thank you very much for your help on this.
Hope your cats are doing great!