Clean Teeth for your Pet:

I have had probably 20 dogs in my life and it was obvious to me on all of them that lived over 5 years old that their teeth would become discolored and contain tremendous amount of plaque on them.  Long ago we did not realize the health implications of this on their physical body but we know  that plaque affects health in a very negative way and this does not even count the pain caused by the teeth and gums getting infected. 

Dr Karen Becker DVM had a wonderful article on mercola.com about teeth brushing for animals.  Click on lick below for link.   http://articles.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2009/08/27/Can-You-Impact-Your-Pets-Health-by-Brushing-Their-Teeth.aspx

Dr Becker explained that if our animals ate a 100% raw diet that we would never have to be concerned about plaque but since we realistically cannot do that for most people, the choice is to brush their teeth everyday. 

Most vets recommend putting the animal to sleep to remove the plaque because that is the only way to truly clean the teeth however some have reservations on this because there is always some risk involved in anesthesia and also the cost of the procedure.  Dr Becker also discusses a new “anesthesia free dentistry” for animals and does not recommend it because the plaque beneath the gum line is the most important to remove and this cannot be done through this procedure. 

I am experimenting with a product called “Breath-Less Plaque Zapper” that I add to Muffin’s water twice daily for one month and it has many reports of amazing reduction in plaque in 30 days.  I will keep you informed on how Muffin’s does on the product. 

PS.  3 years ago I sent out an email on the danger of the greenies chew bones because two customer’s dogs at Nutrition World had severe problems with them and we discontinued them immediately.  I want to remind all of you that in some breeds, the bone can form a mass that can block the intestines and kill the animal.