Vabe D asked:
My dog is almost two and her breath is still decent. I ask because I want to prepare myself for the future.
At what age does a dog’s breath become bad?
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If you do brushing at home, and cleanings at the Vet, and dental work if needed, the answer would be never.
Best of luck.
Age has nothing at all to do with it. You need to do a couple of things and your dog will never get bad breath. First, feed a good quality food. Secondly, and really important, brush their teeth regularly (ideally, every day) with dog toothpaste and make sure they get their teeth checked regularly at the vets and get them scaled or full dentals when needed. Not only will his breath be fine, but tooth and gum disease leads to serious health problems – like heart and kidney.
Regular visits with your Vet and yearly dentals should help keep your animals teeth and mouth odor free. Don’t forget to brush weekly at home.
Dogs’ breath becomes bad when their teeth begin to rot from their owner’s lack of care. They need GOOD food, regular teeth-brushing, and vet cleanings to keep their teeth in good condition. If a dog has rotten teeth, it will have bad breath, and possibly infection.
I don’t remember the exact statistic but it’s 100% a sure thing that by 3 or 4 your dog will have some sort of dental problems that cause bad breath if she doesn’t have at least yearly dental cleanings… when I was about 4 my parents got me a puppy, by the time I was 7 she had horrible breath and I had no clue why and didn’t understand/know that anything was wrong, when I turned 10 and started reading everything I could about dogs I realised how bad her teeth were and that something was seriously wrong mean her teeth had serious plaque buildup and her gums were red, shame on my parents I know, so I said something, and kept at it until they started taking her for twice a year dental cleanings and she hasn’t had bad breath since. As often as I could I brushed her teeth with guaze after the first cleaning and she never had bad breath again. A lot of factors decide how bad dental decay will be in your dog and when it will start, wet food tends to get stuck in the pockets around teeth more and makes it worse, and a good diet obviously helps keep your dog healthy all over, including her gums and teeth.
Maybe you don’t know, at one time I didn’t – that dog breath is a serious medical issue and another part of the responsiblity of owning a dog.