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Okay my girl's breath is so not nice. Anyone have any easy to come by preferably easy on the pocket book remedies for icky breathe?
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Bad breath is caused by bacteria in the mouth, throat, or sometimes stomach. Most often it's the mouth. I had 2 Goldens with horrible breath. 2 days after switching them to raw it went away, never to return again. My Danes have never had bad breath.Okay my girl's breath is so not nice. Anyone have any easy to come by preferably easy on the pocket book remedies for icky breathe
It wasn't directed at you, it was directed at RFD, drives me crazy that that seems to be his "cure all" for everything. I don't believe in a one size fits all for anything, but especially food. And I know I am not the only one to have voiced this "issue".Sorry if that sounded mean, it's just that you asked for help and then got really mad/mean about it when you got an honest response.
We all know you aren't interested in raw. Maybe more bones to chew on will help your pup's breath?
What are you doing for her now besides the brushing?
What about the breath freshener stuff they sell that can be put in their water?
Maybe you can do a detox thing for her?
I have never claimed that a raw diet will cure everything but it will cure a lot of things and bad breath is one of them. You presented a problem and I gave you the solution and you can take it or not. I really don't care. Your dog has bacteria in its mouth or upper GI tract (most commonly mouth). Brushing teeth a few times a week is not fixing it. Neither is feeding a bone a couple of times a month. Nothing else you have tried has fixed it. A raw diet WILL. I don't really care what you feed your dog. I don't care if she has bad breath or not. You presented the problem I gave you the solution. I don't understand what you are all in a tizzy about.It wasn't directed at you, it was directed at RFD, drives me crazy that that seems to be his "cure all" for everything. I don't believe in a one size fits all for anything, but especially food. And I know I am not the only one to have voiced this "issue".
Brushing teeth and an occasional bone obviously won't do the trick. Remember you probably brush your own teeth twice a day and probably also use a mouth wash. It's really not practiclal to do all that with a dog.She gets her teeth brused and raw bones.
If it were meds and/or supplements causing the bad breath, it would get worse just after taking them and get better an hour or so later. I bet its not doing that.We're not sure if it's possibly her meds and/or supplements, we thought it was too much fish oil so I cut back and eventually omitted but it hasn't fixed the problem.
Except she takes her meds and supplements multiple times a day, it isn't a once or twice a day deal, they are all spaced out because some can't be given with food, some have to be given with food, none can be given with psyllium, some can't be given together, some it doesn't matter, some SHOULD be given together. The dog takes around 18-20 pills a day (no joke), so yeah I'm typically giving her meds throughout the day.I have never claimed that a raw diet will cure everything but it will cure a lot of things and bad breath is one of them. You presented a problem and I gave you the solution and you can take it or not. I really don't care. Your dog has bacteria in its mouth or upper GI tract (most commonly mouth). Brushing teeth a few times a week is not fixing it. Neither is feeding a bone a couple of times a month. Nothing else you have tried has fixed it. A raw diet WILL. I don't really care what you feed your dog. I don't care if she has bad breath or not. You presented the problem I gave you the solution. I don't understand what you are all in a tizzy about.
Brushing teeth and an occasional bone obviously won't do the trick. Remember you probably brush your own teeth twice a day and probably also use a mouth wash. It's really not practiclal to do all that with a dog.
If you brushed your teeth a couple of times a week, I can guarantee you would have bad breath also. :smile: :smile:
If it were meds and/or supplements causing the bad breath, it would get worse just after taking them and get better an hour or so later. I bet its not doing that.
Usually bad breath has oral causes, yes. Though sometimes it can be caused by other disease processes. These could be:
# Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
# Periodontitis (inflammation of the tissue that surrounds the tooth)
# Abscessed tooth or teeth
# Bone or hair stuck in mouth
# Oral ulceration
# Foreign bodies in the mouth (such as plant mater)
Since you don't think it's the meds or supplements since she has been taking them for so long, and you brush her teeth and all, perhaps it's one of these things. I really hope you figure it out. Icky dog breath is . . . well, just that. Icky! lol
I've heard of people doing detox things for their dogs to get all the crap out of their body that's causing the problem. Usually it involves restricting food, supplements, etc. for a while to just clear it all out, but with all those meds and everything, and her being a general hungry dog, I'm guessing that won't go over too well with her. I know people say dogs go through a detox process when they switch from a crap food to an all natural one or kibble to home coooked/raw (but you're on Natural Balance and don't want to change that).Waht do you mean detox?