People who love to laugh will not have bad luck, and so will dogs. But only if it has healthy teeth. If the shoveling officer does not develop a good habit of daily brushing and tooth care, how can dog smile close to the accumulation of dental calculus and bad breath?
Next, the dog Michael's disease case can more intuitively feel the importance of maintaining the dog's dental health!
The Michael is more than 5 years old Labrador, the liver function is not good since childhood, recently the dental calculus is more and more, moreover even the molars stick also does not dare to gnaw, needs the master to cut the molars stick into the small piece to be able to eat.
The owner guessed that Michael had too much dental calculus to cause oral inflammation, so he took Michael to the pet international animal hospital for dental cleaning surgery.
Hospital examination and diagnosis
First, Michael's body temperature was measured. His body temperature was 38.6 ℃, his mental state was good, and there was a large area of dental calculus accumulation in his teeth.
Oral exploration revealed that Michael had a large amount of dental calculus attached to his teeth, and one of his teeth had cracked.
Treatment options for affected teeth
Because Michael's liver function has been poor since childhood, the risk of anesthesia is relatively high. The attending doctor and the owner explained the risk of anesthesia, and indicated that the pet international animal hospital had the most professional anesthesiologist and monitoring and anesthesia equipment, and would take the safety of the dog's life as the first condition before the owner was relieved to let Michael undergo the operation.
After the extraction of the cracked tooth, you can see that the pulp inside has withered and turned black.
Return to clean teeth after cleaning
Warning of Michael's illness
The formation of dental calculus in dogs is related to dietary habits, without special reasons of breed, gender and age. Dogs are prone to dental calculus if they do not pay attention to oral hygiene and care, which further endangers dental health.
After the growth of bacteria in the mouth, the bacteria continue to increase, mixed with some minerals (such as calcium salts, inorganic salts) attached to the teeth to form dental calculus. The uneven surface of dental calculus is more likely to allow bacteria to adhere, thus forming a vicious circle, dental calculus continues to grow.
Therefore, teeth are always covered by dental plaque and calculus, and bacteria and their toxins constantly stimulate periodontal tissue, which can cause inflammation of periodontal tissue, gingival atrophy and so on. It seriously affects the dog's quality of life.
Preventive care for dental problems
Many dogs can't brush their teeth every morning and evening like humans. In daily food, if the shoveling officer often feeds the dog with soft food such as canned food, it will adhere to the surface of the teeth and not be cleaned up in time, resulting in bacterial growth, thus forming stones.
Daily prevention of dental calculus
Reduce the feeding of soft foods
Dogs should pay attention to cleanliness after eating.
Drinking water with special mouthwash for pets at ordinary times can inhibit dental plaque and refresh breath.
Develop the habit of brushing your teeth regularly.
The most important thing is to brush teeth. It is suggested that the owner develop the habit of brushing teeth for the dog and try to keep it every day. If the child is very resistant, at least 1-2 times a week should be guaranteed.
The design of the tooth cleaning stick caters to the needs of dogs for eating, while taking into account the effect of grinding teeth, which can help dogs clean food residues between teeth and gums.
Tooth cleaning nursing for serious dental calculus
Dental calculus has accumulated more, dog halitosis is serious, can take medical treatment to do ultrasonic tooth cleaning, effective removal of dental calculus on the surface of teeth (supragingival and subgingival calculus), so that children's teeth are healthier. Conditionally, we can consider cleaning our teeth once every 1-2 years and choose a regular pet hospital.
