Hill’s Science Diet Oral Care, Adult 1-6, Plaque & Tartar Buildup Support, Dry Cat Food, Chicken Recipe, 3.5 lb Bag

This food works miracles.
My cat has had gum issues from a young age due to allergies. I’ve been feeding her Hill’s Science Diet Sensitive Stomach & Skin dry food. She’s now 5 years old and had tartar buildup on her back teeth. The vet wanted $2,000 for a dental cleaning.I saw this food on Amazon and decided to give it a try. I didn’t expect it to remove the tartar, but I figured it wouldn’t do any harm either.At first, I was disappointed. My cat started vomiting after eating this food because the kibble pieces were much larger than what she was used to (she usually just swallows her regular food). So I gave it to her as a treat instead, without replacing her main food. Gradually, she learned to chew the bigger pieces.I started checking her teeth from time to time. After a few weeks, one of the back teeth was completely clean — no more tartar. On the second tooth the very tip had cleared. But today, when I checked again, both teeth were completely clean. Wow. It’s so rare when a product actually lives up to its advertisement.After almost 3 months, her teeth are totally free of tartar. I’ll definitely keep buying this food. Thank you to the company for creating such an amazing product that keeps pets’ teeth healthy and saves money on dental care!

My kitty couldn’t have his teeth cleaned
My cat is not able to have his teeth cleaned because his liver counts were off a little bit. He is 13, and he absolutely adores this food. His breath is already so much better after feeding it for about five days. I had been feeding only canned food, which I feel is healthier for a cat than dry food, because they get most of their moisture from the food they eat. He seems to be drinking quite a bit of water, so I feel OK about feeding this to him currently. I may also intersperse with some canned food meals. It’s really bad when your cat‘s teeth collect tartar like my cat does. My previous cat baby collected no tartar on his teeth, except a little tiny bit toward the gumline. He never had to have his teeth cleaned. But my current cat baby collects tartar like crazy! I am so thankful for this food because now I feel that his teeth and gums are going to be much healthier. Also, I can let him sleep next to me now, without smelling his terrible breath 🫢Update December 10, 2023Success!! I just checked my cats teeth, which he hates and generally will not let me do, I had to put on Medi gloves to do it, but I looked at his molars, and I do not see a trace of accumulated tartar.I am over the moon happy because not only is it saving me about $700 in teeth cleaning, yes, that is what my cat vet charges, and the Discount vet charges about $400 plus the blood work, but I do not have to have my cat anesthetized, which he probably couldn’t do anyway because of his liver counts.This food is really the answer to fresh smelling breath for my cat. When My cat, Pasha, licks my hand, I smell absolutely no bad smells in his saliva, and when he lies next to me in bed at night, there is no bad breath smell. I would say it has taken about six months for his teeth to completely clean up. I think I started feeding him this food in about July 2023. I still feed him premium, canned cat food morning and evening, but he likes to munch on this dry food in between so it cleans the canned cat food from his teeth, as well as the accumulated tartar. I can tell that he feels better too. I believe his stinky mouth was really bothering him. I still don’t know why one of my vets did not recommend this food, especially for a cat who couldn’t be anesthetized to have his teeth cleaned. I may have to mention that at the next vet visit.

My cat loves these. Missing a few teeth, don’t need a prescription for this version.
My vet recommended the prescription version of this. Handy if you don’t want to get a prescription every time as it seems to have similar ingredients. It doesn’t seem to be the best ingredients, but it my cat seems to love the taste of these. He actually thinks they are treats when I got the sample from my vet of the prescription version. They are larger so he has to chew them. He had an issue with puking because he would inhale his dry food so fast and swallow it whole, then two minutes later vomit it all back up. And the cycle repeats. He also had some teeth removed, so this forces him to use his teeth and chew. The smaller kibble might be uncomfortable as it might hit his gums between his teeth if he tries to chew. Not sure.

Works, works, works!
Would give this 6 stars if I could. My cats breath really started to stink. Checked her teeth and found a lot of tartar buildup. Checked into dental cleanings and realized I was in for hundreds of dollars. Decided to try this first. After 3 weeks her breath is good and 90% of her tartar is gone. The food is designed to force the cat to chew. Big food pebbles that scrape against the teeth. The best part is she actually likes the food. No transition needed. A great product that I highly recommend.

I bought it because normally cats love the taste of any Hill’s product. My cats tried to eat it and couldn’t.Even starving street dogs refused to eat it.I think it was stale, expired product that was lying in the Seller’s store for many months. There is mot date of import or date of manufacture given anywhere on the packaging.I just lost Rs. 1447 on this.

Much cheaper than buying in the pet store. Great value.