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Thank you for the link. I did go to check it out but it looks like it costs $22 to view it, so I'm going to hold off on viewing until I feel a bit more desperate. I think I have the general idea ... let her chew on the brush without toothpaste, get her familiar with my messing with her mouth, slowly start doing a little brushing, then add the toothpaste? The toothbrush hasn't arrived yet, and I had a (very faint) hope that if I just put some on my finger she would lick it right up, but oh well.
Yes, most cats won't just eat it immediately! Our vet suggested we use the methodology in this video (link here) and it worked well for us. (We even took some of the phases quickly because the cats were so interested in the brush and toothpaste.) Good luck!
Before I gave up on the dental wipes, I did have a routine with her before breakfast, when she's hungriest, of rubbing at her teeth a little with my finger, and she did tolerate that. So I'm thinking that might be another way to introduce the toothpaste. I'll be experimenting tomorrow morning! I feel a bit like a mad scientist. Mwahahaha...