One of my two perfect cats has bad teeth. Most of them were pulled years ago (really, a textbook case of meth mouth). At that time, the vet said, with the usual cluck-cluck of the tongue, "Oh, those fangs should probably come out too. They're just going to get infected too eventually." (These vets.)
That was about six years ago. The fangs (top and bottom) are still there, and the two lower-adjacent teeth as well. My cat derives great enjoyment from grooming his claws with those six remaining teeth in the front of his mouth. But the upper fangs do seem to accumulate some white pus at the gum line. I use enzyme toothpaste, but I would like to know if it's safe to use hydrogen peroxide on a Q-tip to disinfect that combat zone between his gum line and his fangs. Like I said, he really seems to enjoy claw-grooming via those few remaining teeth, so I want to keep them as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
That was about six years ago. The fangs (top and bottom) are still there, and the two lower-adjacent teeth as well. My cat derives great enjoyment from grooming his claws with those six remaining teeth in the front of his mouth. But the upper fangs do seem to accumulate some white pus at the gum line. I use enzyme toothpaste, but I would like to know if it's safe to use hydrogen peroxide on a Q-tip to disinfect that combat zone between his gum line and his fangs. Like I said, he really seems to enjoy claw-grooming via those few remaining teeth, so I want to keep them as healthy as possible for as long as possible.