How does a dog care for its teeth?

just curious





cuz my friend brushes his dogs teeth with a ttoothbrush





and im not sure if i shoukd be concrerned abouit my dogs teeth

How does a dog care for its teeth?
Dental care is very important for dogs. They naturally clean their teeth through chewing their food (dry kibble, bones, raw hide, pigs ears) and toys.





Tooth brushing is always a great idea if your dog will tolerate it. Best to get them used to it from an early age.





As you can imagine if your teeth were never brushed or cleaned properly they eventually will end up diseased, including their gums, this can become extremely painful. They have difficulty eating and are often in constant pain.





Once they are at this stage the best and only form of treatment i have seen to be successful is a scale and polish done under General Anaesthetic by a vet.
Reply:U should actually but i never hav,u can give it crunchy dog biscuits and you get special treats that are made for cleanin teeth.
Reply:OH DONT WORRY IF YOU GET A LAB HE WILL TAKE HIM SELF TO THE DENTIST!!!
Reply:I brush my dogs teeth with an enzymatic toothpaste made for dogs (They prefer Chicken Flavor) and a finger toothbrush.





I occasionally give them raw bones and rope toys to chew on.
Reply:The last thing crunchy biscuits or kibble do is keep the dogs teeth clean. That junk sticks to teeth and is the reason there is a problem with dental disease in dogs in the first place. If you want to keep your dogs teeth clean naturally, then supply him with raw meaty bones. That is how Nature intended the dogs teeth to be healthy. Tooth brushing is a human thing. Our teeth were no designed to chew up bones. People need to stop trying to humanize dogs and get back to nature.


Nature did NOT get it wrong. Give your dog a raw meaty bone!
Reply:by drinking toilet water, duh
Reply:They really can%26#039;t care for their teeth (i guess in the wild they could by chewing more animal bones). The nylabones and dental bones help a little but if you want to avoid problems in the future you should get a brush made for dogs (it fits on your finger and the vet will probably give it to you for free if you ask) and specially made toothpaste for dogs at any petstore (no people toothpaste, the flouride upsets their stomachs and can be poisonous)





The reason you should be concerned about them because if a tooth abscesses it will burst through their nose, and also sore teeth hurts them like they hurt us, he may stop eating or his blood can get poisoned from rotting teeth.
Reply:you can but dental chews for this from a pet shop this will help
Reply:hi , we give our dog dried food , that helps and we give him a dentrixstick everyday that he chews on meant to help his teeth.xx



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