- Why is it necessary?
- How do I clean my dog's teeth at home?
- If the dog refuses to clean
Domestic pets often become true family members. Caring for the health of a pet is far from the last place. Caring owners of dachshunds, dalmatians and "courtyard" do not forget about balanced nutrition, preventive examinations with a veterinarian and hygiene of the animal. But for some reason, such a necessary procedure, as brushing your teeth, was undeservedly forgotten. How to brush your dog's teeth at home? This will be discussed in the article.
to the contents ↑Why is this necessary?
Is it so necessary to brush your dog's teeth? Who cleans his teeth to her wild "cousins" like wolves, foxes or Australian dingoes? That's right - no one. And the dogs did not need it, while they, living in the wild, ate solid food. Quite a different matter - domestic dogs, in the diet of which dry food, soft porridge and meat, past heat treatment.
Important! Problems such as tooth decay, the appearance of gum disease or plaque become commonplace. Therefore, cleaning is objectively necessary. Not twice a day, as in humans, but at least 3 times a week.
If you brush your dog's teeth at home regularly, then you will be able to maintain healthy teeth and gums for a long time. This is an excellent prophylaxis of diseases of the digestive system. At the same time, such a problem as an unpleasant odor from the mouth of a dog is solved.
Important! In addition, it is necessary to regularly drive a dog to a veterinarian to remove tartar by ultrasonic method. The procedure is completely painless, and animals carry it very easily. The exception is dogs of large breeds, which remove the tartar under general anesthesia.
To teach a dog to hygiene of the oral cavity it is necessary from the puppy's age:
- Up to 3 months, while teeth are dairy, you can do cleaning with a toothbrush without a toothpaste.
- From the age of sixteen, when the milk teeth are replaced by permanent, regular cleaning with paste is necessary.
Important! If you neglect the cleaning procedure, your teeth will gradually begin to ache and fall out. This is especially true for small dogs - Yorkshire, that terrier, chihuahua. The dog loses its appetite, grows thin. In severe cases, abscesses are formed in the mouth, fraught with feverish conditions or even death of the dog.
to the contents ↑How to clean the dog's teeth at home?
Even if the dog is old enough, it is never too late to teach him how to use a hygienic procedure. For this, so that there are no problems when you are going to brush your dog's teeth at home:
- Show the dog that the cleaning procedure is not painful or scary at all. Wrap a piece of tissue on your finger, dip it into the broth. This is necessary for the dog to feel a familiar pleasant taste and not be frightened.
- Pinch the pet between the knees. Raise the dog's lips with one hand, and the other( with a finger moistened in broth), several times swipe through the teeth of the animal. In this case, say the word-command. For example, "Clean".Do not touch the gum so that the dog does not feel uncomfortable.
- Praise the pet, give it a treat.
- After the procedure becomes habitual for the animal, purchase a special paste and a brush.
Important! You can not use hygiene products for a person. The "human" brush will not be able to clean the fangs and injure the gum. In the toothpaste that people use, it contains fluoride, and it is harmful to the canine organism. Most of the toothpaste falls into the esophagus, and then the stomach of the dog. Brushes can be purchased at a specialized veterinary pharmacy.
- The principle of cleaning teeth is the same as for a person. Apply a bit of toothpaste on the toothbrush, and, lifting the flews, clean the dog's fangs well. Then offer the dog water. If the special brush is not on sale, you can use a baby toothbrush with a floating head. The direction of brush movement when cleaning up and down.
Dentifrices
A good remedy for plaque is strawberry or tomato juice. Spread some juice on a cotton pad and wipe the fangs of the animal.
Good home remedies that can be used for cleaning a dog's teeth are hydrogen peroxide, soda and aloe juice:
- Mix the same volumes of juice and peroxide.
- Then add the soda so that the resulting mass, in a consistency resembling sour cream.
- Apply the composition to gauze or bandage and carefully wipe the dog's teeth.
Of course, skills do not come immediately. But gradually you will be convinced that nothing is complicated in this manipulation, and it can be easily carried out independently.
to the contents ↑If the dog refuses to clean
Sometimes it happens that the dog refuses to brush his teeth. What to do in this case? Do not always resort to general anesthesia. First of all, because it is not so safe:
- Pay attention to the sticks and "bones" made of solid material. Pets gladly chew them, because the sticks are made with the taste of chicken, meat or fish. It turns out a good prevention of tartar formation.
- Special sprays for teeth are also sold. If the dog does not brush his teeth, maybe he will at least give a sprinkle on them? The spray destroys salt formations and has a disinfecting effect.
If the training has not been successful, and you do not know how to clean your dog's teeth at home, contact your veterinarian or cynologist. They will be able to tell the owner how to behave correctly in such a situation. Be a little patience, and the mouth of your toothy handsome will be in perfect order.
