Does anyone know names /links for affordable dental insurance for someone who's 66 yrs old under medicare...?

She looks very healthy, good weight and quite a lucky girl to have a loving home! :) It's hard to predict if she'll get heavier because some do and some don't. Like people, cats have different body types and heredity factors that play a role in whether they gain little or no weight, or whether they become obese.

That doesn't let us humans off the hook though, because it's up to us to feed a healthy diet in healthy portions. Better quality cat foods (wet or dry) will have meat as main ingredient. No corn (cheap filler that doesn't digest well), no wheat gluten (fattening carb with little nutritional value), no by-products (by-products are garbage, i.e.

, 'chicken feet, feather and beaks). One caution about canned food... chunks/shredded pieces in gravy tend to be more fattening because of the gravy. As for the teeth... again as the case with humans, dental care is very important for their overall health and heredity plays a role too in teeth condition and gum health.

The bad breath could be indicating bad teeth, excessive tarter and/or gingivitis. Your vet can do a thorough exam and recommend the appropriate dental treatment needed (teeth cleaning, possible removal of bad teeth). The initial dental care may be on the expensive side, especially if they need to do pre-anesthesia blood work, x-rays, cleaning and possible tooth extractions.

Routine, follow-up dental care is typically much less costly, especially if you can find a vet who does routine cleanings and exams without anesthetic. My local holistic vet offers this service which is great, especially for older cats. Here's a very good link to help you find a reputable, licensed holistic vet in your area.

http://www.holisticvetlist.com.

She looks healthy though, I wouldn't worry too much about her weight unless the vet says something. My cat is also really small, we feed her Innova dry&wet and other random high-end can foods, but she is still only like 5 lbs and 4 yrs old. She's perfectly healthy though, some cats are just little.

In terms of her teeth- I think you really need to take her to the vet for that. There isn't too much you can do at home, she probably needs some dentist work at the vet. You can get cat toothbrush and toothpaste to keep her remaining teeth in good shape but definitely take her to the vet as soon as your mom will let you.

This video has tips on getting your cat to put up with getting its teeth brushed. http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pet/fh...

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