# Tiny toothbrush? (Reaching into back of cat's mouth)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 8, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-toothbrush-reaching-into-back-of-cats-mouth/788413 "2017-06-08T02:44:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-toothbrush-reaching-into-back-of-cats-mouth/788413/1 "2017-06-08T02:44:04Z")

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Nikki finally got a long-overdue checkup, and aside from being chunky the only thing noted was plaque on her back molars.  
I brush her teeth with pet toothpaste, which is supposed to leave an enzyme behind to keep working. Anyway I use a baby/toddler (human) toothbrush and apparently it’s too big to reach the back teeth.

Her front teeth are quite healthy and white. 😃 But I’d like to do better with her back molars … what can I try using instead to brush?

I did already try pet toothbrush finger cap thingies, but they were far too bulky, too.  
… hey, do those come in a tiny-breed size? (I think they’re marketed or geared more towards dogs.)

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**Author:** ![lilihob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lilihob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilihob)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-toothbrush-reaching-into-back-of-cats-mouth/788413/2 "2017-06-08T10:32:46Z")

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I tried to brush my cats teeth.  
He was not having it, but  
[https://us.virbac.com/product/dental/cet-brand-toothbrushes](https://us.virbac.com/product/dental/cet-brand-toothbrushes)  
I bought the tiny cat one, it’s designed to get to those back molars.  
I gave up and now rely on a mix of dental biscuits and mouse bones to keep his teeth healthy.  
I think a less:dubious: boisterous cat would do well with that brush.