I was told that chicken bones can splinter in the throat of the cat, and it's not to give them to the animal, so I don't.
Tangerine had her teeth cleaned after like 6 years of life.
I guess the reason our cats need their teeth taken care of by us, is the amount of canned/bagged food they eat. It doesn't clean the teeth as well as say a mole or a mouse with bones would. Also, since feral cats don't exactly have the longest life expectancy, they don't live long enough to develop the tooth decay and such that would happen/will happen to our indoor pets.
Some pets have trouble with it, others don't. I guess it's just like people, you hear about those people who never brush or floss, and have no cavities, but then when you don't brush for like a day, your face rots off.
