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Why does my cat have extremely smelly breath?
My cat is female, desexed, 3 years old, no teeth problems, drinks plenty of water, eats well, lives outside during the day but inside at night, has a diet of cat food (tin) & dry food aswell as raw and cooked bones as treats. Her breath has been stinky for about a year now. Her behaviour has not changed at all. Could someone tell me what they think.
9 Answers
- PlethoraLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Most cats breath will have a smell. But if your cats breath is extremely smelly she could have bad teeth or cancer. If she has not been to a vet recently. She needs to go to a vet, and have her mouth examined.
*The wet food could be making her breath stink as well.*
Here are some sites about bad breath.
http://cats.suite101.com/article.cfm/cats_with_bad...
- CSFLv 61 decade ago
Foul smelling breath could be a problem in her mouth with her gums or teeth. But if you are sure all is okay there, I would say she's probably catching mice outside and eating them or catching some sort of animal. Try keeping her inside for a bit and see if the breath problem changes. If it does, you found the cause. If it doesn't, I would suggest you make an appointment with your Vet.
Source(s): Vet Assistant ♥ - Anonymous1 decade ago
It's probably just build-up of food and stuff in her mouth. Mine got bad breath after about 3 years, too.
- 1 decade ago
its a cat there plenty of reasons:
-licks its butt
-licks its fur
-could have tongue scum
-teeth may be healthy but on the backside could have scum on them
i got nothing else for ya
hope this helped-just telling the basics
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- garnetcobrianaLv 41 decade ago
she's a cat. if there are no dental problems then thats just the way it is
- Anonymous1 decade ago
cuz it's a f*ckin animal.
We're HUMAN, we brush our teeth 3x daily, and some of us STILL have horrible breath! imagine YOUR breath if you NEVER brushed, AND then suddenly became a mangy animal!
- 1 decade ago
shes a cat. and cats lick their butts. i suggest you shouldn't get close enough to its mouth to have to experience the smell. :]
- Anonymous1 decade ago
