Posted on 11/30/2004 12:49:10 PM PST by Jimmyclyde
I had an uncle who had that. He was one sick puppy for a while. But my vet still insists, FWIW, that cat mouths are cleaner than people mouths.
Bump for later.
I think that he may not eat many refined sugar products, although he drank wine and brandy for a couple of days during Thanksgiving celebrations, and evidently has a strong and active way of life. A real spunky critter.
BTW, a hearty equals eight minus zero to you too!
Hmmmm what if you wear dentures? do you get a plaque buidup on dentures i wonder? or is it just that these germs are in the mouth all the time and cleansing gets rid of them?
I kiss my cat too, I don't see anything wrong with that.
You vet sounds like a liberal infected with Cat Love Fever.
Talk to any ER Doc or RN about cat scratch/bite fever versus dog bite infections in spite of many more dog bites than cat bites.
May be some genetics at work, too, I suppose. Mr. Mew's family is full of folks with thin and/or weak tooth enamel. Their teeth need all the help they can get. Maybe this gentleman you mentioned has really strong teeth. Wonder if he gargles and/or flosses?
Well, again FWIW, according to my vet, the cats who have the nastiest bites tend to be outdoor cats whose little fangs get into dead/wild/nasty things. According to her, your average house mau doesn't chew anything nastier that catfood, and that helps decrease the risk. She always recommends proper first aid if there's a scratch and/or bite, followed by a doctor's visit if need be. But I think she was making more of a point about how filthy the human mouth can be and how we don't take that into consideration.
I've never seen a cat post at DU, and those people have filthy mouths!
Human bites can lead to very nasty infections. The so call "fight bites" in which one dude punches the other dude in the mouth but gets a wound in his hand from the other guy's teeth is notorious for development severe infection. The infection can spread along the tendon sheath of the hand and can also seed the knuckle joint.
An oral-maxillofacial surgeon friend of mine, who became sick and tired of being consulted in the middle of the night by his ER colleague physician for people with nasty rotting teeth complicated by severe dental abscesses, once said, "Da#n it! These people take better care of their assh@#le than they do their teeth." So I asked him why he said that, his reply: "They wipe their as# every time they shiiet but do they brush their teeth???!" Man has a good point.
And there ain't enough soap on the planet to wash them out....
YIKES Fintan you find the darndest pic's!
Also, what the cat licks all day can be a vector for some nasty micro critters.
I just read an account of the guy who maintains Slackware. He apparently has this and it took a very long time to diagnose.
I don't think he does, but he does come from really tough "peasant" stock, and still lives in a very active way...built his own house, 4 acre pond, etc.
We are all different, and have different strengths and resources. Perhaps those who are closer to the old-world "survivors" share a lot of their chartacteristics. It may be a high price to pay, though...but still, I think we would all be better off without some of our modern conviences and luxuries.
Yes. Especially if you are bitten by a set of large, sharp, pointy teeth.
I've gotten into the habit of keeping it in the shower and flossing with this specially prepared medicinal floss with great results.
This is why those of us with mitral valve prolapses need to be medicated with antibiotics before we go for cleanings/dental work so no bacteria sneaks its way into the heart and causes pericarditis
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