Have you ever noticed that sometimes your dog has really bad breath and you\u2019re not even sure why?\u00a0 You\u2019re certain that your feeding them healthy food and not feeding them any treats or other foods that are sources of bad breath.\u00a0 Did you ever stop to consider the fact that maybe you\u2019re not brushing your dog\u2019s teeth enough.\u00a0 This could be the number one cause of bad breath in dogs. \u00a0<\/p>\n
There are a number of reasons why you should keep up with the task of cleaning your dog\u2019s teeth, and bad doggy breath is certainly at the top of the list.\u00a0 Sure you enjoy hanging out on the couch watching a movie with your dog right beside you, but not if his breath is so bad that you can\u2019t stand it.\u00a0 If you start to notice that his breath is bad, then that means that you have failed to keep up with the cleaning of your dogs teeth.\u00a0 You can also see that your dog needs to have his teeth cleaned by looking at them closely.\u00a0 You\u2019ll see buildup starting to show towards their gums which is often dark yellow to light green in color.\u00a0 This is generally what we know as tartar. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Bad breath is not the only problem associated with not cleaning your teeth properly.\u00a0 Your dog can also experience forms of gingivitis which is caused by not keeping up with tooth care, as well as a general weakening of the gums that surround the teeth.\u00a0 In order to prevent this and other types of conditions, you have to keep up with the daily care of your dog\u2019s entire mouth.<\/p>\n
So how do you clean your dog\u2019s teeth?\u00a0 Well it\u2019s actually pretty simple.\u00a0 The bare minimum tools require is a toothbrush, preferably one that is used for brushing a baby\u2019s teeth.\u00a0 Since dogs teeth and gums are more sensitive than human teeth, they require a softer brush so they are not scraped or scratched during the process of brushing.\u00a0 As far as the technique of brushing goes, you can use a similar technique that you would use when brushing your own.\u00a0 You can dip the toothbrush in a water to provide a more rinsing brush, or if you want to use toothpaste, there are certain types of toothpaste available for dogs that come in all types of flavors. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Cleaning your dogs teeth should be done on a regular basis in order to keep them as clean as possible and free from any issues such as bad breath, dog gingivitis, or other complications that may arise from not cleaning on a regular basis.\u00a0 Keeping your dog\u2019s teeth fresh and clean will keep your dog happy and you as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Have you ever noticed that sometimes your dog has really bad breath and you\u2019re not even sure why?\u00a0 You\u2019re certain that your feeding them healthy food and not feeding them any treats or other foods that are sources of bad breath.\u00a0 Did you ever stop to consider the fact that maybe you\u2019re not brushing your … Continue reading “Have you ever noticed that sometimes your dog has really bad breath and you\u2019re not even sure why”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[61,117,99,198,21],"class_list":["post-2667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cattle","tag-fresh","tag-soft","tag-tech","tag-tool","tag-tooth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}