Dental Diseases Rampant in Pets
Submitted by Satish Karat on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 15:19 Health
It has been reported that around 70% of cats and dogs above the age of three, have varieties of dental disease, and if your pets have a bad breath, it is possible that they may be affected.
Also sharing the bed or the couch with pets is said to be detrimental to their health. This is not good for the owners.
Though dental diseases are painful, pets are very skilled when it comes to hiding it from their owners and they may lead to kidney and heart valve infections.
Some tooth diseases build up to be severe, such as gingivitis, which escalates to a huge number of tartar, tooth decay or serious mouth infection.
In order to prevent dental disease, it is advised that you feed your pet using an appropriate diet, encouraging regular chewing, brushing and using other oral products to help clean the teeth and regular visits to the vet for checkups.
Clean teeth are said to boost a happy quality of life in pets, although the owners do not take them to the dentist, owing to fear of extractions performed on pets. Anesthesia is also used for painful extractions.
No mention of fluoride yet it is the first remedy that is proposed for us. I suppose it is too much sugar in their food that is the real reason same as children's diet.
It has been reported that around 70% of cats and dogs above the age of three, have varieties of dental disease, and if your pets have a bad breath, it is possible that they may be affected.
Also sharing the bed or the couch with pets is said to be detrimental to their health. This is not good for the owners.
Though dental diseases are painful, pets are very skilled when it comes to hiding it from their owners and they may lead to kidney and heart valve infections.
Some tooth diseases build up to be severe, such as gingivitis, which escalates to a huge number of tartar, tooth decay or serious mouth infection.
In order to prevent dental disease, it is advised that you feed your pet using an appropriate diet, encouraging regular chewing, brushing and using other oral products to help clean the teeth and regular visits to the vet for checkups.
Clean teeth are said to boost a happy quality of life in pets, although the owners do not take them to the dentist, owing to fear of extractions performed on pets. Anesthesia is also used for painful extractions.
No mention of fluoride yet it is the first remedy that is proposed for us. I suppose it is too much sugar in their food that is the real reason same as children's diet.
posted by Bill at
9:39 AM
2 Comments:
But dogs are drinking the fluoridated water to aren't they ? x
By
Unknown, at 20 May, 2011
I guess they are in the fluoridated areas unless the owners give them bottled water. But they get plenty of fluoride as well as:
By Olga Naidenko, PhD, Senior Scientist, June 2009
An independent laboratory test of popular dog food brands, commissioned by Environmental Working Group, revealed that the food we buy for our pets contains high levels of fluoride, a contaminant that may put dogs' health at risk.
So it isn't effective in pets either. I wonder if they get fluorosis as well as children who swallow too much fluoride?
By
Bill, at 20 May, 2011
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