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Pet Tips Text - Dental
Disease
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Hello, I am Dr. Matt Bechtel, one of the
Associate Vets at Manchester West Veterinary
Hospital.
Today we are going to talk about dental care and
your pet.
Today we are examining this pet, Cruiser. We are
looking at his teeth basically. What we see here
is that he is starting to have some early
problems with his gums and with his teeth which
we call periodontal disease.
Basically periodontal disease is the most common
disease we see in dogs. It affects about 85
percent of dogs over the age of 3 years.
Here at Manchester West we stress the importance
of the prevention of dental disease and
periodontal disease. Here are some of the ways
that we recommend preventing these diseases:
The most sufficient way is by brushing the teeth
of the dogs, as Cruiser likes. We have a beef
flavored tooth paste. This actually has enzymes
in it break up the tartar and remove it from the
teeth. We recommend brushing the dog’s teeth
once or twice a week and that has proven to
delay the onset of dental disease.
Basically periodontal disease can affect the
heart, the liver, and the kidneys and can cause
some long term serious problems. Therefore
that's why we at Manchester West find it one of
the most important diseases to prevent.
Other ways to prevent that are some chews and
some different kinds of foods that you can use.
This food is called TD. It is actually designed
to scrap the teeth just like a tooth brush would
just when the dogs bite down on it. They are
very large kibbles and we have found that as a
very large success with that, along with
different types of raw hide chews that dogs can
have called C.E.T. Chews that dogs can have.
That is a summary on gum disease. Thank you very
much.
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