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My pet's teeth are brown/yellow and smell bad. Is it gingivitis?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 5 months old | 10.3 lbs

Why does his teeth look like this? What’s going on in his mouth!?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 28th, 2018

Poor Simba. He has gingivitis and a lot of tartar on his teeth.. This actually causes a tooth ache and can cause bacterial infections of the heart and the kidneys. You should schedule a dental cleaning for Simba, which will remove this tartar and the bad bacteria living in the pores or the tartar and it will also take out the inflammation from his gums.

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