Beating Doggy's Bad Breath

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  • Author Thomas Easton
  • Published June 2, 2011
  • Word count 426

The scent of a dog’s breath may not be the best smelling aroma that anyone may come across. However, wait until he smells a bad dog breath. By then he would have compared both and would definitely prefer the normal aroma of a dog’s breath to its unpleasant counterpart.

Aside from its foul smell, bad breath in our favorite canine is typically an indication that something is not right with our precious house pet. Generally, it shows that our dog may have a lurking health problem. What follows is a list of probable causes of the nasty smell in our pet.

The common cause of bad breath in dogs is tooth decay. As many pet owners fail to take care of their dog friend’s dental hygiene, it is but unavoidable that they lose some of their teeth through some awful tooth corrosion. As such, every time the foul smell starts to rear its ugly odor, it is best to check your dog for any decaying teeth that is usually triggered by plaque.

If the pet owner is aversive to checking the dog’s mouth area on their own, it would be best to have the vet check the dog’s mouth for any plaque or rotten teeth.

At times, our dogs go through the trash and end up ingesting some of it. If this happens then it is expected for bad breath to occur in our dog’s mouth. However, it would not take too long due to the fact that in a few hours, these garbage passes through its stomach and intestines.

Nonetheless, to take out the likelihood of our dog eating garbage, it would be best to keep this out of our dog’s paws and mouth. That way, we prevent the possibility of our dog developing something more severe other than bad breath.

In some situations, a simple foreign object getting caught in between our dog’s teeth can lead to bad breath. This is highly probable given that our canine friends eat anything that they fancy to be interesting. In some serious cases, these foreign objects trigger abscessed tooth or microbe infections in their mouth. Both of which can result in bad breath if not properly taken care of. Also, if in doubt, it would be best to have a veterinarian check our dog’s teeth if we cannot handle it ourselves. In the long run, this might prove to be more sensible as much as infections may be best dealt with by medical specialists.

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