Keeping your pets teeth Clean is essential for preventing disease
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Posted December 2nd, 2011 by marc
Keeping your pets teeth Clean is essential for preventing disease
We all know that healthy teeth and gums are essential for a healthy body. That is why we brush our teeth at least twice daily and see our dentist every year. What a lot of us don’t know though is that for our pets it is no different. Diseased teeth and gums cause numerous problems to our pets bodies. These range from pain when eating to less obvious problems like damage to their liver, kidneys and heart valves.
How do we go about keeping their teeth and gums health?
If the teeth have tartar or the gums are red then step one is to get a professional teeth clean by the vet. This scale and polish will not only clean parts of the teeth we see but also clean under the gums, removing hidden teeth decay. After a thorough clean the teeth are polished to help slow reattachment of plaque and tartar.
The key now is to slow the reattachment of tartar and gum infection by a combination of preventions. It may not seem obvious but you can brush your pets teeth with a finger tooth brush and special pet flavoured tooth paste. It is easier than you think. The old saying “you are what you eat” is true for teeth health in our dogs & cats. The harder the food the more abrasion it causes whilst chewing, so removing any plaque from the teeth. Dry food, such as Hills t/d or Royal canin dental, have been scientifically proven to remove tartar and prevent gum disease. Greenies have also been approved by the American Dental Association to reduce plaque.
There are other types of products ranging from mouth sprays, additives to food and water that all a help reduce teeth & gum disease.
The message is to get your dog & cat to eat the proper foods, brush their teeth and use products to help reduce plaque build up and gum disease. By doing this you will not only have a happier and healthier pet but will have to pay for less teeth cleans by the vet.
For more information or to see our instructional video – go to www.youtube.com/vetmedsydney