Saturday, July 24, 2010

How The Right Dog Dental Care Can Help Your Dog Live A Long Happy Life

By Lee Dobbins

Most dogs don't have wonderful smelling breath. Then again who could blame them, not surprisingly, your breath would smell too if you never brushed your teeth!

Taking proper care of your pets teeth is necessary to get rid of bad dog breath, and, based on a recent study, it can also help keep your dog healthy and long lived.

Done at Purdue University by Dr. Larry Glickman the study included the records of over 100,000 dogs. This study included a group that had periodontal disease and an equal size group that did not. It was discovered that there is a statistical link between dogs with gum disease and dogs with heart disease.

This was particularly true when it came to heart valve inflammation (endocarditis). Endocarditis was found in only .01 percent of dogs who didn't suffer from gum disease and in .15 percent of dogs that suffered from stage 3 periodontal disease.

As you can see, ensuring your canines dental needs are taken care of is imperative for his long term health.

So, how do you provide your dog with superb dental care?

It begins with cleaning your dogs teeth. You want to be sure to brush your dogs teeth each night with dog toothpaste and a dog toothbrush. Daily brushing is crucial. This will prevent tarter from building up and lessen the risk of gum disease and bad dog breath.

Periodically, you will most likely need to take your dog to the vet for a dental scaling. A scaling is similar to a cleaning you get at the dentist and involves scraping or scaling the plaque from your dogs teeth..

Today, you can find a variety of treats that will help in dog dental care. Some of the chew toys like Nylabones are made particularly to help scrape off tarter while your dog is gnawing on them. There are a number of other treats that can help freshen your dogs breath.

Ensuring that you provide excellent dental care for your dog is necessary to his general health. If plaque and bacteria are left to accumulate on his teeth, that could bring about periodontal disease and also the bacteria can end up in his blood stream and bring about more serious trouble in other organs, such as his heart.

Supplying great canine dental care for your pet can help him to live a longer and happier life. It only will take a couple of minutes each day to brush Fido's pearly whites and the reward includes fresh smelling dog breath and a lot more healthy years added to your pets life.

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