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Brushing Your Dog's Teeth

Brushing your teeth every morning and night keeps your teeth, gums, and entire mouth healthy. If you have to keep your mouth healthy, your dog probably needs a healthy mouth as well. You may already be taking your dog to the veterinarian for a yearly dental cleaning. Unfortunately, this may not be enough. Imagine never brushing your own teeth, but going to the dentist for a cleaning once a year. Simply stated, it would be unpleasant. This is why you should brush your dog’s teeth on a regular basis.

Keeping your dog’s mouth healthy is somewhat different from your own dental hygiene. This is similar to the fact that you shower on a daily basis, while your dog should only have baths on occasion. With your dog’s dental hygiene, you should brush about once a week.

While you may think that it will be difficult to brush your dog’s teeth, it is not as bad as it seems. The toothpaste used for your dog’s teeth is generally flavored so that your dog will enjoy it. Also, it is not necessary to brush the teeth in the same way that you brush your own. All you have to do is coat the teeth with the toothpaste. From here, your dog will take care of the rest, licking the toothpaste off of his or her own teeth.

Completing a simple task like this once a week can improve your dog’s dental health and overall health.

Contact your Phoenix Veterinarian Clinic

If you have more questions about your dog’s dental hygiene, please contact your local Phoenix Veterinarian Clinic.