2013 AAHA dental care guidelines for dogs and cats.
Holmstrom, S.E.
These guidelines of dental care for cats and dogs include aspects such as preventive oral health, oral health evaluation and treatment, materials and equipment and client communication tools.
The micribiome of the oral cavity is complex and plays a role in health and disease in companion animals. The article review the importance of the Oral Microbiome in Companion Animals, specifically in cats. Potential dietary interventions during pre weaning may be able to shape the oral bacteria
during this time to improve lifelong oral health in cats.
Review of the food allergy (FA) diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. FA is defined as "all immune-mediated reactions following food intake". FA is a non-seasonal disease with skin and/or gastrointestinal disorders. Therapy of FA consists of avoiding the offending food component(s).