February is dental health month! I might be a little late (it was a hard month friends), but it’s never too late for good information! Check out the VLOG for the crew’s dental health needs and our regular maintenance for their teeth.
Some of the products talked about in the VLOG to try that you can buy online are -
Lamb Horns (we love the Icelandic+ company for these and lots of other stuff)
Dr. Judy Morgan’s Dental Drops
Find a store that carries some edible bones like:
Answers Pet Food Chicken Feet (Mahm chops off the nails for the crew)
Read every treat and chew toy that you give your crew, some chews say they’re not even supposed to be ingested (WHAT?!). Do you think when that chew bone is magically disappearing, your pet knows not to eat it? No. Your pet is eating a non-edible chew and hopefully won’t have any problems because of it. By choosing edible chews you have less to worry about. Of course, always monitor your pet when chewing anything, and check out products like bully stick holders to prevent your dog from gobbling anything whole. To be safe always take away the last 2 inches of a chew treat and throw it away to prevent scarfing. Choose chews that you feel comfortable with, and by all means do what is right for YOUR dog. I only want to share the knowledge of what I do for the crew to help people in their fresh food journeys. You’d be surprised how much edible bones clean your pets teeth (I know I was!). It is a myth that kibble or some of these bones labeled as “teeth cleaning” actually to help clean the teeth of your dog. Sure the chewing motion of some bones may remove tarter, but then those teeth are coated in residue from potato, rice, sugar WHEAT! How do any of those being on the teeth keep them clean?! If you want to give your dog one of the chews that contain those in their ingredient lists, then just think of it more as giving your dog a candy bar instead of a tool to clean their teeth.
Last but not least, do not fear the dental with your vet. An anesthesia dental is the best way to perform extractions, and to check the health of the roots of the teeth. As of right now anesthesia free dentals are not recommended by the holistic vets that I follow because they cannot see the roots of the teeth and therefore could leave more problems in the mouth than they solve (something to think about). If you opt for a dental with your vet (and sometimes you need to, to prevent spread of infection in the mouth, to remove painful teeth and treat abscesses and to assess mouth health overall and check for mouth cancer), you can do things to help your pet like get blood work before a dental, opt for fluids during the dental and sometimes you have the option of using a certified anesthesiologist which helps your pet recover quicker after the procedure. With the introduction of edible chews and daily mouth care (teeth brushing, drops, gel) you won’t need a anesthesia dental as often (which is better for you and your pet)!
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