Oral Health - Our dog and cats oral health is as important for their health as it is in the case of humans. Disease and infection may lead onto other serious health conditions by poisoning the body with the toxins generated by infection or decay that result from compromised dental health.
Healthy teeth and gums help prevent oral pain; damage may result in bacteria in plaque entering the bloodstream impacting on the health of liver, kidneys and heart, severely compromising your pet’s health.
Dental health may be compromised for our pets early in their life; most cats and around 80% dogs may have issues by age 3 years. This may result in issues with the types of food they can cope with, like us these issues can be assessed by examination and x-ray; it may be necessary to anesthetise pets for medical and oral procedures.
Dental health for dogs may be supported by providing items or food for them to chew on. There are various items available through pet stores that fulfill this need, they include products made from animal sinew and hide or just natural meat and bone but not chicken bones which may be a digestive health risk.
Chicken bones may tend to break down to sharp shards that may rupture when passing through the digestive system.