Cuddling with your beloved four-legged friend is one of the most intimate moments between pet and owner. However, the most beautiful cuddling moments are spoiled when you suddenly smell unpleasant smells coming from the dog's mouth. Bad breath in dogs is a widespread problem, which you should not take lightly. Although sometimes the wrong food is responsible for the bad smell, often serious illnesses can be identified as the cause of bad breath, which are often due to insufficient dental care. ultrasonic toothbrush for dogs not only cleans the dog's teeth thoroughly, but also prevents bad breath.
When do we speak of bad breath in dogs?
Bad breath is relatively common in dogs. The unpleasant smell becomes a problem when it lasts for a long time. In this case, the vet calls it foetor ex ore or halitosis. The bad smell itself is not a disease, but rather a symptom that has one or more underlying causes. Bad breath in dogs is particularly noticeable in older animals, but puppies can also suffer from it temporarily when their teeth are changing. As a pet owner, you will notice the bad smell especially when your dog burps, pants at you or you cuddle with him. Because bad breath in dogs can indicate existing tooth and gum disease, you should definitely get a diagnosis from your vet. This is because dental and gum diseases are not as easy to identify in four-legged animals as they are in humans. After all, the dog cannot tell you about its suffering. And not every dog that suffers from dental disease or gum inflammation refuses to eat. Therefore, you should always view bad breath in your dog as a warning signal.
What causes bad breath in dogs?
There can be many different causes for bad breath in dogs - from a foreign body such as a piece of wood caught between the teeth while playing, to the wrong food, to serious diseases of the internal organs, such as gastritis or a gastrointestinal disease. In many cases, however, bad breath in dogs is caused by dental problemswhich can affect the four-legged friends, just like their owners. Tartar, periodontitis and gingivitis are relatively common in animals. This is usually caused by poor oral hygiene. Sometimes even regular brushing is not successful because the toothbrush does not reach all areas of the mouth and food remains get stuck between the dog's teeth, causing plaque to form, which hardens into tartar over time and causes dental problems. The bacteria cause the dog's oral flora to become unbalanced, resulting in bad breath. The bacteria also attack the gums and can cause painful inflammation in the dog.
How does emmi®-pet help against bad breath in dogs?
If the bad breath is caused by inadequate dental care, you can effectively combat bad breath in your dog with the emmi®-petby eliminating the cause of the odor. The ultrasonic toothbrush for dogs is based on a completely new tooth cleaning process and can help pets achieve flawless teeth and healthy gums. The ultrasonic toothbrush for dogs, on the other hand, can also reach these hard-to-reach areas effortlessly.
What are the advantages of emmi®-pet for dogs with bad breath?
The emmi®-pet is also excellently suited to dog acceptance. The ultrasonic toothbrush cleans the teeth without making any noise or movement, so that your dog will not be frightened by vibrations or beeps. The emmi®-pet for dogs sets off up to 96 million vibrations per minute, which together with a special ultrasonic toothpaste Microbubbles are created. Due to their small size, the microbubbles reach even the smallest gaps, where they implode and remove food contamination. But also tartar, plaque and bacteria, which are considered one of the most common causes of bad breath in dogs, can be removed gently and thoroughly. And without the harmful bacteria that settle in the mouth and contribute to the development of tartar, your dog cannot develop bad breath in the first place.
How can emmi®-pet help if the dog already suffers from bad breath and tartar?
If your dog has been suffering from bad breath for a long time, you should definitely take him to the vet. If the dentist identifies advanced tartar as the cause of the unpleasant breath during the examination, this must be removed by professional tartar removal under anesthesia.
The emmi®-pet can be of great use for follow-up treatment at home. Bacteria that cause the bad breath caused by tartar are thoroughly removed by regular dental care with the ultrasonic toothbrush, preventing the formation of new tartar. In this way, the innovative ultrasonic toothbrush can be used after professional teeth cleaning at the dentist. help prevent plaque and bad breathThis will hopefully save you and your dog from having to undergo further tartar treatment in the long term and instead allow you to cuddle together extensively – without any unpleasant bad breath.