CATDOLL : The kitten is energetic but has bad breath

1. Cats have bad breath because their owners often feed them canned wet food with fishy smell. In this case, you can feed them some breath-freshening products, such as cat mouthwash, or brush their teeth, and the situation will gradually improve.

2. Bad breath may be caused by some oral diseases, such as stomatitis. The owner can check whether the cat's gums are flushed or have oral ulcers, or even obvious tartar. In this case, it is necessary to consider the cat's stomatitis caused by viral causes. Further testing for herpes virus, calicivirus, feline HIV, etc. is needed. After finding out the cause, symptomatic treatment is required. In severe cases of stomatitis, tooth extraction is also required.

3. Bad breath may also be caused by a lack of B vitamins. You can supplement it with some pet-specific vitamin B.

4. If a cat eats too much canned cat food, freeze-dried food or other snacks, it will make its mouth smell bad and cause it to get angry. Generally, just give it some light food and let it drink more water to relieve bad breath. If a cat eats too much and has indigestion, it will also have bad breath, and symptoms such as flatulence, vomiting, and diarrhea. You can give it some probiotics to promote gastrointestinal motility.

Is it normal for kittens to have bad breath?

1. It is normal for cats to have some bad breath. This is because the food residues they eat remain around their gums, which will cause bad breath over time.

2. If the cat has severe bad breath and also drools a lot, the owner needs to pay attention to it, as it may be an oral disease.

3. During normal breeding and management, you can buy pet-specific toothbrushes and toothpaste for your cat to brush its teeth.

4. A healthy cat’s breath does not have any peculiar smell, but it is normal for a cat to exhale a fish smell after eating, just like a person has a rice smell after eating. Therefore, it is very important to let a cat rinse its mouth after a meal.