The dental health of your pet is very important to their overall health and wellbeing. If Fido has bad breath, check first to ensure that her gums are not infected. Infected gums not only cause bad breath, but it is also painful and could cause a problem to internal organs diseases to organs such as heart, kidneys, intestines and joints. These organs can be subsequently infected by the bacteria spread from mouth region. With regular dental care, you can prevent such serious side effects.
Dental Care Tips:
Allow your pet to chew on raw bones at least once a month to prevent tartar build up. Regular chew on raw bones will avoid dental visits at the vet. Avoid giving cooked bones as these bones may splinter when chewed and can cause potential damage to intestinal linings of your pet. If your pet has never had raw bones, monitor them initially and ensure that they are able to handle it well and not swallow the bones whole which can cause chocking which is dangerous and could be fatal. Most dogs naturally are able to handle raw bones well. To be safe, get the huge beef or mutton knuckle bone where they cannot chew it down but use it for exercising the jaws and cleaning their teeth.
If feeding your dog raw bones is not something you want to try, go for dried bones instead. Dried huge knuckle bones are commonly found in pet shops. Ensure you purchase the huge mutton/beef bones that they cannot swallow.
Another alternative you can consider is brushing Fido teeth regularly at least once a day. Focus on the upper teeth as plaque tends to build up faster. Do not dig into Fido teeth with a toothbrush immediately. Start by getting them used to the toothbrush and toothpaste taste first before you make your next move. This training cannot be rushed, be patient and only go a little further when Fido allows you to. This feat is best accomplished only when Fido enjoys it else it will be a daily struggle with her which can be stressful for her as well.
Avoid rawhide. Though they are used commonly to clean Fido teeth, most rawhide have been preserved and cured with toxic chemicals and that is really unhealthy for your dogs. Furthermore, if your dog do not chew on it properly and swallow it whole, it can cause intestinal blockage. Besides, rawhide beef source is questionable. Food sources meant for pet consumption may come from sources not appropriate for human consumption.
There are crunchy snacks that claims to have dental cleaning abilities, do not depend on this as it may not be that effective as eating such foods in the first place would cause build up of food bits stuck in the teeth. Best to take the necessary actions to ensure long term good dental health for Fido to avoid unnecessary repercussions to their internal health condition.
If a loved one or someone really close to you has bad breath, what's the best way to deal with it? Everybody has had bad breath at one time or another. So there's probably a pretty good chance that someone you know or even someone you're intimate with will have halitosis (the medical term for bad breath). If you're the one who has bad breath, it can be really embarrassing. If you're the one who notices the bad breath, it can be almost disgusting. So as you can see, there is a potential for a really bad situation if you or your partner has bad breath.
First of all, you're going to need to figure out if your girlfriend's bad breath is something temporary or if it's a permanent feature. Occasional bad breath, also called transient bad breath, can usually be traced to something recently eaten. If you're the one who took your girlfriend to the Italian restaurant and ordered garlic bread, then there's really no point in mentioning the bad breath at all. It will most likely be gone tomorrow. Chronic bad breath -- halitosis that never really seems to go away -- is something else entirely.
What causes bad breath anyway? It all has to do with the growth of bacteria. You see, your mouth provides a perfect environment for the growth of bacteria. It's warm from our body heat, it's moist because of our saliva, and food passes through on a regular basis. The soft but rough surface of our tongue provides an excellent place for bacteria to hide and grow. As bacteria multiply they produce sulfur, and sulfur usually smells awful.
So far this is not very encouraging. If your girlfriend has bad breath, it means her mouth is filled with bacteria. That's just wonderful!
The good news is that chronic halitosis can normally be easily cured by a dose of good oral hygiene. Brushing after every meal will help to remove any bits of food that might remain after eating. Flossing at least once a day will help prevent the buildup of plaque. Plaque between your teeth is another rough surface that provides good places for the growth of bacteria. A trip to the dentist for professional cleaning should be done twice a year.
Up till now we've successfully avoided actually answering the question. How do I tell my girlfriend she has serious bad breath? Most people seem to agree that it's best to just tell her. You can be honest without being mean. Don't try to just endure for as long as possible. The longer you wait to bring it up, the more embarrassing it's likely to be. If you can manage to tell her in just the right way, she'll probably appreciate the fact that you told her.
Actually, there's every chance that it has nothing to do with her personal oral hygiene. Some other conditions are also capable of causing bad breath. There's a condition called xerostomia, which is a medical term for dry mouth. This condition often occurs as a side effect of some medications, especially asthma and bronchitis medications. We need our saliva to help wash away bits of food. Saliva also has some antibacterial properties. So when we have a consistently dry mouth, it often results in halitosis.
Drinking lots of water can also help with bad breath. Try to drink at least 64 ounces a day, and offer some to your girlfriend every time you have a drink. Water can help you from becoming dehydrated and also helps to wash your mouth.
Your girlfriend wouldn't happen to be on the Atkins diet, would she? Being on a low-carb or no carb diet encourages the metabolism of fats in the body, which also produces ketones. That might result in ketone breath. If this is the problem, then offer your girlfriend some carbs and tell her you love her just like she is.
If you just don't have the guts to tell her, then offer her some herbal tea and some yogurt. Yogurt introduces good bacteria into your mouth to compete with the bad bacteria. In fact, studies show that if you eat plain live yogurt for six weeks, you can reduce levels of oral bacteria by 80%.
Ultimately, you need to treat all your loved ones with respect. If they have a problem, like halitosis, that they are unaware of, they'll probably appreciate knowing about it. Ask yourself how you would want to be treated, and then act accordingly.
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