A summary of feline dental welfare status in 2026 identifies where progress has been made, where challenges persist, and what remains most important for improving dental welfare outcomes in cats.
Feline dental welfare in 2026 shows genuine progress in diagnosis and treatment alongside the persistent challenge of prevention compliance. The technical capacity to provide better dental care exists and is improving. The welfare bottleneck is translating this capacity into daily owner action that prevents the disease before it causes suffering. The 2027 priority is finding more effective approaches to preventing dental disease in the millions of cats currently developing preventable pathology.