Washing teeth is treatment, brushing teeth is prevention

The most important part of a pet’s dental health care is brushing. Regular brushing of a dog’s teeth can not only keep the teeth white and firm, but also prevent many serious dental diseases while keeping the breath fresh.

In addition, pet owners have not established the awareness of paying attention to tooth health. Previously, I conducted a simple survey on 1000 pet owners. Among them, less than 0.1% brushed their dogs’ teeth more than 3 times a week, 10% brushed their teeth 1-3 times a week, and less than 30% brushed their teeth once a month. Most dogs do not brush their teeth at all.

In fact, unclean teeth can cause gum abscess, gingival inflammation, etc. once tartar is formed, it will condense into dental calculus (the tawny yellow substance at the junction of teeth and gums), which is very laborious to clean. However, if it is ignored, the puppy will start to lose teeth when he is young, so the tooth protection should start from the puppy’s childhood. This kind of protection is not effective simply by eating a tooth cleaning stick. In general, clean your puppy’s teeth at least twice a week.

Two ways to brush your pet’s teeth

1: Use a soft towel or sterilized gauze to clean your pet’s teeth and gums. The method is simple and easy, and can be carried out at any time. If food residues are found in the gaps between teeth, pinch them out with fingernails or tweezers to prevent the deterioration of residual food over a long period of time from affecting the health of teeth.

The biggest problem with this method is that the pet must take the initiative to cooperate with the pet owner. Of course, if it is good, there is no problem. But if the cat or dog has a bad temper, or would rather die than open their mouth, do not try hard, otherwise it is easy to cause their hands to be bitten.

2: The special toothbrush and toothpaste for pets are the same as that for people. The correct way to brush your teeth back and forth is to brush the surface of your teeth gently from top to bottom. Don’t want to brush all your teeth at first. Start with the canine incisor outside, and gradually increase the number of teeth you brush when you get used to it. The first choice is a special toothbrush for pets. If you can’t buy it, you can also use a children’s toothbrush to replace it. Pay attention not to make the toothbrush head too large to avoid abrading the gums. You can choose special toothpaste for pets. Never use human toothpaste, because many ingredients in human toothpaste are harmful to cats and dogs. Recently, many friends have tested many products that can replace toothpaste and have achieved good results, such as MAG seaweed powder, domajet gel and so on.

How to make it cooperate with brushing

It’s really difficult to brush your pet’s teeth. Here are some tips that may help you.

1: In the first few times, all cats and dogs will run east to Tibet because they are not used to it. Pet owners should be patient. If the dog is obedient and cooperative without being naughty, a small reward should be given after brushing his teeth. The reward should be non soft food such as biscuits, which will not clog his teeth.

2: It is very important to do a good job of self-protection. If the pet is not obedient, the pet owner needs to do a good job of self-protection. No one likes others to poke around in their own mouth, so do cats and dogs. It is better not to brush the teeth of naughty dogs with gauze or finger type toothbrush. It will hurt if they get angry and bite you.

3: In the face of disobedient pets brushing their teeth, it is best to choose a toothbrush with a long handle, so that you don’t have to put your fingers into its mouth. The method of brushing teeth is the same. It should be noted that the handle length is not easy to control, so do not brush too fast and too hard. If you hurt it several times, you may have a fear of brushing teeth.

4: Every time you brush your teeth, you must praise them and give them snacks that you never give them. In this way, it will connect brushing your teeth with eating delicious food. Every time you brush your teeth, start from the outermost canine teeth, and gradually increase the number of teeth you brush after you get used to it.

Dog bite gel is also a good method for cleaning teeth, but the effect is far from that of brushing teeth. If you don’t clean your teeth for a long time, it may lead to gum stones, so you can only go to the hospital to wash your teeth. Tooth washing requires general anesthesia, so it is difficult to risk your life to clean after a certain age. Prevention of disease is always better than treatment after illness!