Modern dogs suffer from various dental problems more and more. If your pet’s teeth hygiene is wrong, its diet is inappropriate or it has some metabolic disease or genetic disposition, dental tartar and plaque can appear in its mouth.
Dental plaque can be on the surface of dog’s teeth and under gums as well. It leads to inflammation, and, as a result, to teeth mobility, ache and loosening.
Puppies under 4 months have milk teeth. They are sharp like needles. They don’t need special care with brushes and pastes.
All you need to do is to feed your pup healthy. If you want your dog’s teeth to grow white and strong, include Calcium, Phosphorus, vitamin PP, vitamin B and C complex into your young pet’s diet. You can find these vitamins and microelements in:
- brewers’ yeast
- cheese
- brown algae
- vegetables with dark-green leaves
- sunflower, pumpkin seeds
- nuts
- coarse wheat
- garlic
Your puppy needs some food to gnaw:
- carrot
- cabbage
- toast
- dry dog food
- dog toy bones
Play tug games with your puppy to train its jaws.
Age from 4 till 6 month is a period of second dentition. Baby teeth change to permanent strong ones. What should you do?
Examine your pet’s teeth every day.
Don’t play tug of war games in this time.
Give your growing-up dog raw meat, hard bones, rubber balls to help the teeth changing process. If you see that the milk tooth is still in the gum and new one is already growing, consult a vet. Maybe you will have to have the milk tooth extracted.
