Dog Teeth Cleaning: Treatment Starts Young...

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When you look at some of the older dogs, you may notice a noxious odor and a brown colored lining on the teeth. This dog symptom as well as in humans, is tartar.
When you go to the dentist, they may catch a cavity and they fill it up. But when it comes to your pet, they have to usually put them under anastesia to do a good oral cleaning which is always bad on there body.
All of the tartar and germs will be taken off, and almost all of the time some drains down the throat, if it has absesses, it may well be in your dogs blood stream. If your dog is older, it has lowered defense system. And under anatesia it may have some bad results as:
*Doggie cold.
*Vomiting.
*Chills.
*Over-all infection of the whole body.
*In rare cases, death in older ages. (Note: When teeth have never been cleaned, then all of it is taken off at an old age after being under anastesia.)

Our dog, Macy had to get her teeth cleaned. She was of a fairly old age. She got very sick and she went downhill fast. She had doggie ahlzheimers too.

The Three Stages.

Plaque: Dogs don’t get cavities as much as humans, but they are more likely to get gum disease and excess tarter on there teeth. Germs can build up around the gums. If you follow a schedule (maybe 4 times a month) you can keep the plaque away.

Tartar: When plaque isn’t treated, the saliva and plaque go together and it forms tartar. It doesn’t come off easy. When it builds up, it can make the gums red, cause inflamation which is better known as gingivitis. It makes bad breath. At the point of gingivitis, the veterinarian has to use specific tools to remove the tartar.

Periodontal Disease: When gingivitis isn’t removed for a while it is now called “Periodontal Disease.” The gums now start to separate and it forms pockets of bacteria. Extreme inflamation starts up. All this starts to loosen the teeth, makes abscesses, detiorates the bone and infection starts up. When it becomes accute peiodontal disease, it actually enters the blood stream. Now this causes the hearts valves the be infected, liver, kidneys, everything.


You must start cleaning your dogs teeth when they are young in order to keep these problems under controll. It is best to clean them every day, just like a human. When starting at a young age, your dogs get used to the cleaning at it can be a positive experience for you and your dog.

Consult a veterinarian for cleaning every 3 months. Look at your dogs mouth thoroughly. Look for bad breath any absesses, swelling of the gums, loose teeth, and get all that plaque. Nasty critters!

Have you seen any bad cases of doggie mouth?