Advice for taking care of Cat Four’s teeth

[learieonthewildmoor]

Cat Four is one now and I want to make sure I’m not plaque shamed at the vet.
She won’t eat Greenie dental treats and is ignoring the raw chicken wings. I’m presuming she needs to build up her jaw strength.
Do I just shrug and proudly be a Mad Cat Owner Slave, and buy good steak for her? Is chicken tenderloin dense enough?
I’m thinking of trying dental cat food with squeezy treat on it to lure her.
Cat One,Two and Three chomped into meat and Greenies straight away so I’m a bit baffled and google isn’t being very helpful.

If paper was good for teeth I’d have no worries.

I’m trying plaque off powder for cats. You just sprinkle a tiny scoop on their food and it changes the enzymes in their saliva so plaque can’t stick. It’s expensive, but a tub lasts for months.

You can get enzymatic toothpaste for cats. Mine wouldn’t let me brush her teeth though, so that was a waste of time.

There will be no teeth brushing in the WildMoor house. I can’t find words to describe my feelings whenever it is suggested to me. My cats would hate me forever if I tried it.
I shall google the anti-plaque powder. Thank you!

You can get Plaq off additive for water as well.

Dental biscuits from Hills as a supplement, help to mechanically clean food off teeth.

I believe a completely dry diet overall helps keep teeth cleaner.

I use Logic Gel for Kitty, Learie. My vet recommended it.

The manufacturers obviously have cats. It says that if you can’t brush their teeth, try getting them to lick it off your finger. And if they won’t do that, put it on their paw so they have to lick it off.

Kitty licks it from my finger every evening quite happily.

She also likes Scrumbles dental treats, though she refused the Dentalife ones.

Thank you musical frog and Empress. I shall google logic gel and see if it’s available here.

https://www.petcircle.com.au/product/oxyfresh-dental-water-additive-with-oxygene-for-pets/2435

https://www.petcircle.com.au/product/oxyfresh-dental-gel-toothpaste-with-oxygene-for-cats-and-dogs

These seem to be the most similar products here.

My cats love the logic gel. I don’t attempt to brush their teeth but they will run up as soon as they see the tube and lick it off my finger. They think it is basically the same as a lick-e-lick - they’d eat the whole tube if I let them.