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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004Bad breath and...?
A general rule, as I have read, is that bad breath is a harbinger of illness in your cat in one form or another. But here's the thing - what should I be smelling for? It's granted that my cats are probably never going to have minty fresh breath as they seem to have an aversion to my tin o' Altoids, so smelling for anything can be a not-so-pleasant experience as a general rule. As such, is there a characteristic odor that one could keep an eye.... well, a *nose* rather, out for, and if it's anything specific (oppose the 101 things wrong by one sign), what it could mean?  SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- Dennis Carr <ke6isf@spamcop.net> said: > A general rule, as I have read, is that bad breath is a harbinger of > illness in your cat in one form or another. > > is there a characteristic odor that one could > keep an eye.... well, a *nose* rather, out for I don't know about cats, but I can tell when my kids are sick before they show symptoms, just by the 'sick' smell on their breath. I can't describe it but once you smell it, you'll know it. Cats are probably no different. SignatureMcQualude A cat's breath would normally smell "fishy" after they have eaten. When Amber lost a tooth however, her breath was foul from a foot away. She needed dental work. -MIKE > A cat's breath would normally smell "fishy" after they have eaten. When > Amber lost a tooth however, her breath was foul from a foot away. She > needed dental work. > > -MIKE And a sweetish smell could indicate diabetes. Karen << And a sweetish smell could indicate diabetes. Karen >> And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) > And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be > pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. Actually, considering how hazardous ammonia is, if you smell that, your cat may already be dead from CRF. SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- > > And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be > > pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. > > Actually, considering how hazardous ammonia is, if you smell that, your > cat may already be dead from CRF. When you take a suspected CRF cat into the vet, that's one of the first things the vet does - sniffs the cat's breath for the ammonia odor. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > -- > Dennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, > http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. > ------------------------------------+------------------------------- Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >> > And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think >> > it has to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Cathy Couldn't pay me to deliberately sniff a cat's breath. ;) I get enough involuntarily as it is. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? --- Why are people with closed minds first to open their mouths? On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:44:16 GMT, "Brandy Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote: >Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in >rec.pets.cats.health+behav: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Couldn't pay me to deliberately sniff a cat's breath. ;) I get enough >involuntarily as it is. A healthy cat should not smell bad. > When you take a suspected CRF cat into the vet, that's one of the first > things the vet does - sniffs the cat's breath for the ammonia odor. I did not know that.... SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- circa Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:01:01 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Dennis Carr (ke6isf@spamcop.net) said, > > When you take a suspected CRF cat into the vet, that's one of the first > > things the vet does - sniffs the cat's breath for the ammonia odor. > > I did not know that.... Oh, most definitely. The first thing every vet does upon seeing Jacob is to stick his or her nose in Jacob's mouth and take a snootful. I always feel sorry for them until I catch myself doing the same thing at home. :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. circa 28 Mar 2004 16:55:29 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, MacCandace (maccandace@aol.comlitter) said, > And an ammonia smell would probably be CRF...although I think it has to be > pretty advanced for that to occur. My CRF kitty never had that. I can always tell when Jacob's tummy is unsettled, because his breath has a distinctive smell- it's not ammonia, nor acetone as I've also heard CRF breath described. It's more of a urea smell, IIRC. One of my old vets (before I moved) told me that only fifty percent of people are able to smell whatever it is that Jacob's breath will smell of (she could), so I guess I'm a "smeller". I just can't recall if she said that the smell was urea or something else. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. twinmountain@webtv.net (MIKE) said: > A cat's breath would normally smell "fishy" after they have eaten. When > Amber lost a tooth however, her breath was foul from a foot away. She > needed dental work. What if the cat ate chicken poop, would it still smell fishy? SignatureMcQualude >A general rule, as I have read, is that bad breath is a harbinger of >illness in your cat in one form or another. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >a *nose* rather, out for, and if it's anything specific (oppose the 101 >things wrong by one sign), what it could mean? A decayed tooth will give the cat bad breath and you certainly will know it. Also, any sore inside the mouth will give a bad odor. |
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