When a dog runs towards you passionately and wants to have close contact with you, its bad breath always keeps people away. Isn’t it effective to help your dog get rid of bad breath? Maybe the method is not using the right method. Let’s teach you how to help your dog get rid of bad breath.

1. Food selection

Because dogs are omnivorous animals and mainly focus on carnivore. After eating, food residues are left between the teeth, which will cause a bad smell in the mouth.

1. Dry dog ​​food

Daily eating habits also have an impact on teeth. Generally speaking, dry dog ​​food is better than wet dog food (canned). Wet dog food can easily cause tartar to accumulate on the teeth, while dry food is harder and crunchier. Dogs chew dry food. You can scrape the surface of the teeth clean by the way. Some owners are used to leaving dog food there all day long, and the dog can eat it whenever he wants. In fact, this is not good, because every time he eats, the bacteria in the mouth will It is relatively active. If you feed it regularly twice a day, relatively speaking, the bacteria will only be active twice.

Dogs' teeth need to be sharpened regularly. Many dog ​​parents feel distressed when they see their golden retrievers chewing dry dog ​​food vigorously and only feed them soft meat or soaked dog food. In fact, this actually harms them. Often give the dog some bones (preferably from pigs or cows), dry hard snacks, or "dog chews" to let it bite. It has so much energy that it bites things randomly, which is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

　2. Vegetables and fruits

Remember to regularly feed fresh vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamins and high fiber. They can rub the tooth surface when chewing and help keep the mouth clean. Many owners feel distressed when their dogs eat very slowly, so they only feed them soft meat. In fact, dogs' teeth need to be sharpened regularly, which will harm the dog.

Pet food experts recommend eating specialized dog food instead of human food. In addition to being moderately crispy and tooth-cleaning, specialized dog food also has healthy formulas provided by experts, which can effectively ensure the nutritional needs of dogs in all aspects.

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Owners should feed their dogs more fresh vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamins and high fiber. You can also add some rough and crisp dog food and other special dog food and chewing gum to the dog food, which can rub the teeth when chewing. On the surface, this kind of food is not only good for the dog's body, but also very helpful for oral hygiene.

2. Brush your teeth and deodorize

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1. Scrub the mouth

Take a gauze strip dipped in some saline solution and wrap it around your index finger, then wipe the gums and between the teeth in sequence, doing so gently to avoid damaging the gums.

2. Brush your teeth

After the dog adapts, use a special pet toothbrush dipped in some pet toothpaste to brush its teeth. The specific brushing method is similar to human brushing. Clean the teeth one by one along the gaps between the teeth and massage the gums. If you can't buy a dog-specific toothbrush, a soft-bristle toothbrush for children will work. But never use human toothpaste to brush your dog's teeth. The taste of human toothpaste is very irritating to dogs and can cause discomfort in their digestive system.

The special toothpaste for dogs is made of aminotransferase ingredients without foam, so it is okay for dogs to eat it. Moreover, this pet-specific toothpaste is designed for dogs with their favorite flavors, including chicken, beef and other flavors. This way, although the dog may not be used to it when they start brushing their teeth, it will not be too objectionable. Brushing your dog's teeth is a step-by-step process, so don't rush or think about getting it right in one step. You must know that dogs are stubborn animals. If they think something is scary, they will always feel scary. So it is very important to start gently and do it gently. Over time, the dog will feel that brushing its teeth is a habitual procedure. Will totally accept it.

Generally, many dogs don't like brushing their teeth, so we'd better try a small gauze to gently rub their teeth when they are a few months old, so that they can get used to it slowly, and then switch to a small toothbrush specifically for dogs. , the toothpaste we usually use cannot be used on dogs, because ordinary toothpaste will foam, and dogs cannot spit out the foam like us. If swallowed, it will cause stomach discomfort. We should buy toothpaste specially made for dogs. , this toothpaste also comes in different flavors (such as chicken, beef, etc.), which puppies generally like.

If your dog is very uncooperative when you brush its teeth, you can buy some dog chew bones for it, which will be helpful. Sometimes you can also prepare some raw carrots for it to eat. The carrots can be scraped by the dog during chewing. Remove some tartar, and if you make oxtail soup at home in the future, don’t forget to leave a section of cooked oxtail for your dog to eat. While they enjoy the delicious oxtail, the fiber of the meat and tendons in the oxtail will play a role in the teeth. The cleaning effect of massage can even clean areas that are difficult to brush with brushing!

Once the necessary daily care is done, dog owners should also take your dog to the veterinarian regularly (once or twice a year) for professional teeth cleaning.

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Using the correct method to brush your pet dog's teeth can not only clean the dog's mouth, massage the gums, promote the dog's blood circulation, and enhance the disease resistance. It is more important to brush your dog’s teeth at night before going to bed because it can remove the threeFood debris accumulated on teeth. Otherwise, while sleeping at night, bacteria will breed in the dog's mouth, and the calcium salts of dirt and saliva will be deposited to form plaque and tartar, which will cause dental caries and periodontal disease on the dog's teeth over time.

3. Medical deodorization

If you have unbearable bad breath, your dog may be suffering from oral inflammation, gingivitis, periodontitis or gastrointestinal disease. This requires going to the hospital for treatment.

Studies have found that bad breath in dogs can cause problems with other body organs and stimulate the growth of tumors. Bad breath can cause the tissue in the tooth pulp to die, causing the tooth roots to loosen and fall off.

In addition to problems with the teeth themselves, older dogs often suffer from oral tumors. Dogs chew on wires and their oral tissues are electrocuted to death. Diseases in the throat, nasal cavity, oral cavity, esophagus, etc., and disorders of the liver and pancreas will also cause Causes bad breath. Through medical research, we can understand the real cause of bad breath in dogs, so that we can prescribe the right medicine.

1. Digestive yeast

If it is due to poor digestion, you can give your dog a kind of digestive yeast (lactobacilli tablets), which can help the dog's gastrointestinal digestion by accelerating intestinal peristalsis and lactic acid bacteria to decompose incompletely digested food. For problems caused by poor gastrointestinal digestion, you can use green tea (one green tea bag soaked in 500ml of water, soak for 5-8 minutes and then discard the tea bag, drink up to two times a week) as a dog Daily drinking water can also help improve bad breath.

2. Clean the mouth

If the cleaning still does not work after a long time, take it to a veterinarian to check whether there is dental calculus or excessive tartar. The oral cavity needs to be cleaned to improve it, or other unexplained examinations should be performed. In addition, you should pay more attention to the calcium in the puppy stage. Quality intake.

Once the necessary daily care is done, dog owners should also take your dog to the veterinarian regularly (once or twice a year) for professional teeth cleaning.

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Sometimes dog bad breath is caused by indigestion or internal problems. If you find that your dog is losing weight, drinking and urinating more, vomiting, abdominal swelling, anorexia and other abnormal phenomena, it may be caused by liver or kidney problems. The problem may also be diabetes, and you should take it to the veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

IV. Snack deodorization

1. Dental stick

Teething sticks (or a deodorant biscuit will do) if chewed by the dog will help the dog to change teeth.As for the front canine and deciduous teeth, there is no need to rush to remove them first. Try playing more tug-of-war games with the dog. This will also speed up the time for his canine teeth to fall out. The permanent teeth of the latter have already been fixed, so parents need to remove them for at least a week. To clean the dog's teeth, of course, you can use the method mentioned above. In addition, you can also use a dog-specific tooth cleaner (including toothpaste and tooth cleaning spray). The choice is left to the parents.

In addition, one thing to note is that when giving dental cleaning sticks to dogs, you should not just leave the dental cleaning sticks to the dog to bite. This is a misconception. If it is a deodorant biscuit or a small cowhide dog bites The glue can be chewed by the dog on its own, but when feeding the dog with the dental cleaning stick, parents should ask the parent to hold it and feed the dog, and let the dog's incisors and left and right rear molars bite the dental cleaning stick interchangeably, so that the dog can chew the glue on its own. Only a dental cleaning stick can be used to its full potential. Otherwise, the dog may bite the dental cleaning stick in three or two bites in less than 5 minutes (biting less and swallowing more). In this way, the dental cleaning stick is actually called teeth cleaning stick. These are just dog treats.

If you have followed the above steps to remove bad breath in your dog but have no effect, parents need to consider carefully observing whether the dog is infected with oral malodor caused by leptospirosis.

2. Special chewing gum

Pet-specific chewing gum is based on natural gum or glycerin resin, mixed with syrup, mint, sweeteners, etc., and is a kind of candy for people's pet dogs to chew in their mouths. It is a sugar that is very popular among dogs around the world. It can be eaten and played with, and is loved by dogs and owners. At the same time, it has also become the standard for most pets to look cool and fashionable. While improving oral health, the facial muscle movement brought about by chewing gum also has multiple effects in the field of cognition.

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Special snacks for pets can not only remove food residues from the surface of pet dogs' teeth, but also can increase the secretion of saliva through chewing movements and mechanical stimulation, rinse the oral surface, and have a certain effect in cleaning the oral cavity. They are also a representative of current fashion. ! Article source: Remi Gao Pet Official Account