I have a 6 year old cat and noticed her teeth have yellowed and her gums are red I have always fed her dry foo

She has gingivitis, infected gums, and you need to get her to a vet.





Left untreated, gingivitis will cause the loss of her teeth. Worse, the infection will eventually go systemic and could lead to fatal heart disease.





BTW, it's a myth that dry food is good for cats teeth. Cats don't have molars, so they don't chew like we do. When they bite into chunks of dry food with their pointed canines or sharp-edged pre-molars the bits shatter and they swallow the bits. They don't grind the bits into an abrasive paste like we would, since that would require flat-surfaced molars, and so dry food does almost nothing to help clean their teeth.





Dry food isn't good for cats anyway, at least not as a major portion of their diet. It's mostly grain, and cats are obligate carnivores. They lack the digestive enzymes required to digest grain and other plant proteins. All they can do is turn it into fat, then live off the fat as if they were starving. This can lead to all sorts of problems as they get older.





Check this out for information about properly feeding a cat:





http://www.catinfo.org





And get kitty to a vet pronto, while she still has her teeth and before those infected gums poison her heart!

I have a 6 year old cat and noticed her teeth have yellowed and her gums are red I have always fed her dry foo
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Reply:start feeding her canned cat food
Reply:maybe her teeth need to be cleaned!! (more often?)





red gums are a sign of stuff like gum disease.
Reply:its all about rogain!
Reply:Buy some cat toothpaste %26amp; a toothbrush. Otherwise, spend a hundred bucks on getting the teeth cleaned by your vet.
Reply:maybe she has gingivitis lol
Reply:Get your cat to the vet. Red gums are a sign of infection. An infection can lead to an abscess and serious trouble for the cat. Get the cat checked out now before it becomes a bigger and costlier issue than it already is. Good Luck!
Reply:She probably has a gum infection. Take her to a vet to have her checked out.
Reply:Take her to the Vet. She needs her teeth cleaned. Animals can get gum disease just like humans.
Reply:well feed her canned food and brush her teeth more often!!!
Reply:It sounds like you need to make a trip to the vets...It is hard to diagnose without the proper examinations and or tests.
Reply:Your cat needs a dental cleaning at your veterinarian. Even feeding your cat dry food (the best thing you can do for their dental health) can not completely save their oral health. Like humans, pets teeth will build up tarter and plaque. When enough tarter has built up, it will often cause gingavitis (the red gums on your cat indicate this). Gingivitis is an infection of the gums by bacteria-which is what tarter is. While you can treat this infection with an antibiotic like clavamox, it will come back immediately after you have finished antibiotics if your cat's teeth aren't cleaned. Also, tarter build up can lead to more serious oral health problems, and even to more serious health concerns. So, while its not an emergency, you should go to your vet and set up having your cat's teeth cleaned in the next month or so. Be prepared, dental cleaning for pets must be done under general anesthesia, so you will most likely spend $100-$200 or so.
Reply:Cats teeth like humans can get plaque, and gingivitis. The red gums are an indicator of gingivitis and the yellow is probably plaque. The only way to remove the plaque and start treating the gingivitis is through a dental cleaning. The cleaning requires general anesthetic. Some people will say they can do a cleaning without anesthetic but be cautious they are unable to clean below the gum line which is where gingivitis occurs.





Once the cleaning is performed you can start on routine care, teeth brushing 1-2 week and oral supplements like greenies for teeth and other products recommended by your veterinarian.
Reply:She has gingivitis, brush her teeth with specialized toothbrush and paste, not human it will make her sick. or have ur vet clean her teeth, and he could brush them for u too if u don't want to.
Reply:She probably has gum disease! Take her to the vet ASAP!
Reply:She's got an excessive build up of tartar, which is leading to gum disease. Get her to her vet, and make an appointment for her teeth to be cleaned. Most cats don't like having their teeth cleaned if it hadn't been cultivated in them since young. The teeth cleaning is done under general anaesthesia to prevent your cat from getting frightened and traumatised.


The vet should also be able to advise you on proper teeth and mouth care then, as well as advise you on how to care for her gum disease.


Also, you need to give your cat a more balanced diet. Dry food usually isn't enough. You need to give her enough nutrients for keeping her teeth and gums in tip top condition. You need to read the labels on the cat food properly to ensure she's getting what she needs.


Good luck.
Reply:take her to the vet to get her teeth cleaned