Forget the mints — start a dental hygiene plan for your cat.

By Susan Lang

Go nose-to-nose with your sleeping cat and give her a loving sniff. If it’s not sweet kitty breath that you know and love, but a stench that makes you wince, something may not be right. Just as the eyes may be windows into the soul, a kitty’s breath may hint to her health.

“A healthy cat’s breath should not be offensive,” says Eric Davis, DVM, a fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry and director of the Dental Referral Service at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. …

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