When we discuss dog care, one of the primary Problems of dog lovers is how they can brush their dog's teeth. Unfortunately, there are also some folks who think that their dogs can forego brushing their teeth.
Now, just like eating and respiring, proper hygiene is a necessity for dogs. It doesn't take a genius or a mental arithmetic whiz to figure that out. And just to give you an idea of how vital doggie teeth care is, here is an excerpt of an article taken from Cesar Millan's website.
This is an article about the seriousness of taking care of your dog's teeth.
Grown dogs can learn how to become comfortable with dog teeth cleaning, but make things easier for yourself by working with your dog as a puppydog. And take your dog to the vet if you see signs of dental problems:
- Bad breathe
- Change in eating or dog chewing habits
- Pawing at the face or mouth
- Depression
- Excessive slobbering
- Badly aligned or missing teeth
- Darkened, broken, missing or crooked teeth
- Red, distended, distressing or bleeding gums
- Yellowish-brown tartar crust along the gum line
- Bumps or growths in the mouth
Assertive dog chewing on hard objects may cause damaged teeth. Make sure you are providing safe objects for your dog to gnaw on. And during your dog's yearly check-ups, confirm your veterinarian takes a close look at his or her teeth to keep an eye out for any issue you will miss.
Imagine what your teeth would feel a bit like if you didn't brush for 3 years. There would be delicate gums and an enormous amount of material and infection under your gum line. I'm of the opinion that I wouldn't let a dentist clean carefully under my gum line if they hurt that much!
The cause of maintaining good oral health is that it prohibits the bacteria and waste under the gums from causing life endangering diseases. You do not achieve this if you don't clean adequately under the gum lines, and you can't clean under the gum lines if it stings.
This is the dilemma. If your dog teeth cleaning were done on the daily, you will get away with cleanings while your dog is awake (if she is very docile). Generally awake dog oral hygiene focuses on removing the observable tartar and does nothing about the more significant disease under the gums. If nonetheless , like most of us, you don't brush daily, the sole option that will give your dog the additional years of life is to have the dog teeth cleaning done while under sedation.
Now, just like eating and respiring, proper hygiene is a necessity for dogs. It doesn't take a genius or a mental arithmetic whiz to figure that out. And just to give you an idea of how vital doggie teeth care is, here is an excerpt of an article taken from Cesar Millan's website.
This is an article about the seriousness of taking care of your dog's teeth.
Grown dogs can learn how to become comfortable with dog teeth cleaning, but make things easier for yourself by working with your dog as a puppydog. And take your dog to the vet if you see signs of dental problems:
- Bad breathe
- Change in eating or dog chewing habits
- Pawing at the face or mouth
- Depression
- Excessive slobbering
- Badly aligned or missing teeth
- Darkened, broken, missing or crooked teeth
- Red, distended, distressing or bleeding gums
- Yellowish-brown tartar crust along the gum line
- Bumps or growths in the mouth
Assertive dog chewing on hard objects may cause damaged teeth. Make sure you are providing safe objects for your dog to gnaw on. And during your dog's yearly check-ups, confirm your veterinarian takes a close look at his or her teeth to keep an eye out for any issue you will miss.
Imagine what your teeth would feel a bit like if you didn't brush for 3 years. There would be delicate gums and an enormous amount of material and infection under your gum line. I'm of the opinion that I wouldn't let a dentist clean carefully under my gum line if they hurt that much!
The cause of maintaining good oral health is that it prohibits the bacteria and waste under the gums from causing life endangering diseases. You do not achieve this if you don't clean adequately under the gum lines, and you can't clean under the gum lines if it stings.
This is the dilemma. If your dog teeth cleaning were done on the daily, you will get away with cleanings while your dog is awake (if she is very docile). Generally awake dog oral hygiene focuses on removing the observable tartar and does nothing about the more significant disease under the gums. If nonetheless , like most of us, you don't brush daily, the sole option that will give your dog the additional years of life is to have the dog teeth cleaning done while under sedation.
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