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If your dog exhibits bad breath without any symptoms of underlying problems, you may need to start brushing your dogs teeth. In order to begin a brushing routine, start slow and get your pet accustomed to having you touching the teeth and inner mouth. Use your finger or a damp rag or piece of gauze, and lightly brush over all of the teeth. Use praise and petting as positive reinforcement if your dog behaves well and allows you to do this. Slowly continue this process regularly until your pet is comfortable with it.
Once your dog is comfortable with you touching his or her teeth, you can move on to use a pet or child toothbrush. Many toothpaste products for humans will cause your dog to feel sick to his stomach. Therefore, you should use toothpaste specifically for animals. Brushing daily is ideal, but even brushing only twice a week will help your dog to maintain dental health.
Aside from tooth brushing, there are many toys and treats available to help with dental care. Toys & treats may be a good option for pets that will not cooperate with teeth brushing.
It is important to know that bad breath in dogs is not always normal, and can indicate an underlying problem. Most commonly, dogs with bad breath suffer from dental disease. When a dog has dental disease, bacteria causes tartar to build up on your dog’s teeth, and therefore causes bad odor.
You can check for dental disease by checking inside your dog’s mouth for tartar build-up on the teeth, this will look like a hard brown or yellow build up near the gum line. Also check for any swelling or redness which could be a symptom of other dental problems such as a broken tooth, absess, or foreign object. You should call your vet if you see any of the above symptoms in your dog, or if you provide your dog with great dental care and he or she still exhibits bad breath.
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