Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2010 September 5

= September 5 =

Best methods for maintaining health of feline teeth?
Considering the advance of technology, I'm wondering what the best home methods of maintaining the health of feline teeth might be at the present time. I know there is a finger brush, etc. Is it best to just let the vet deal with it? Viriditas (talk) 03:40, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It's certainly easier. I think they sedate the cat while they're doing it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 04:50, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * One can get (at least around here in Poland) specially-composed edible chew toys (in shapes of bones or such) the compounds in which help to cleen the feline teeth. Ask at your local pet store or ask your vet. --Ouro (blah blah) 05:49, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Asking your vet is the best advice provided so far. I would hope that you see a vet whose opinion you trust, so theirs would be the best for you.  I recently asked my own vet a similar question.  From what I understood, dry food was better since it kept the cats using their teeth by chewing their food.  But he said that there was some research that suggested that dry food stuck to cats teeth more and therefore caused more problems due to bacteria being given a home.  Dismas |(talk) 07:54, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There are proprietary products that claim to help with cats' dental hygiene. This, for example, is a product I have used with our cats; it claims to help keep cats' teeth clean as they eat it, through its texture and shape. NB: this is a link to the manufacturer's website; I can offer no opinion on the claims it makes, and there are probably other products out there that claim to do the same thing if you look.  All I can say is that our cats eat them happily when they are offered, so they probably taste OK.  Your vet will be able to advise you on what's best for your own cats' teeth, as others have said above.  Ka renjc 10:19, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * A web search finds this online guide to cat teeth care. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 13:45, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There are also varieties of dry cat food available commercially that purport to help clean feline teeth. Typically they are formed in largish kibbles and contain a higher than average proportion of vegetable fiber.  Several brands are available.  My cats like them, but I have not performed any controlled experiments.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.41.40.21 (talk) 17:47, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Buttermilk vs yogurt
what is the difference between buttermilk & yogurt and their usage —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.8.252 (talk) 10:14, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * See buttermilk and yogurt. They are quite different.  Dismas |(talk) 10:21, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

two-way radio
With two-way radios that are free and don't need a license, like Citizens Band, is there any limits on how long you can broadcast on a channel for, or could you clog up say channel 37 indefinitely? (obviously only in the area where you are using it, not global or whatever) 82.44.55.25 (talk) 12:29, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has an article about Citizens' band radio. Radio regulations vary from country to country so we cannot comment specifically without knowing your locality (the UK ?). All regulators may prosecute where excessive transmit power, off channel or interference with other services are reported. Excessive occupation of a frequency would sooner or later lead to complaints from other users. That would constitute interference which might lead to legal action. I don't know of any prescribed usage time limit, but continuous broadcasting is obviously not a permitted "two-way" use. (The article Citizens Band radio in India describes specific local frequency allocations.) Cuddlyable3 (talk) 13:40, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Tomato Ketchup
Does Heinz ever sell the other 57 varieties? —Preceding unsigned comment added by SoMinxy! (talk • contribs) 20:24, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * According to Wikipedia's article on Heinz 57, the '57' was chosen for promotional reasons- Heinz was already selling more than 60 different products when they put the '57' on its labels, -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 20:37, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed. See snopes.com. --ColinFine (talk) 20:55, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Plus, they didn't mean 57 varieties of ketchup. It was more like 57 varieties of soup and other products.  But as other have pointed out, there never was an explicit list of 57 varieties. SteveBaker (talk) 22:27, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I always thought it was 57 varieties of tomato that went into the ketchup... until I read snopes a few years ago. -- WORM  MЯOW  10:28, 6 September 2010 (UTC)