| Pets have been an important part of our lives | | | | this infection gets into the blood stream and |
| for many years. As such, dental care is | | | | travels to other organs in the body such as |
| important to extend your pet's good health | | | | the kidneys, liver and heart.Periodontal |
| and quality years with you. Dental disease | | | | disease can be prevented through daily dental |
| is the most common problem seen in our pet | | | | care and an occasional teeth cleaning |
| population today. More than 85% of all dogs | | | | preformed by a veterinarian. You should |
| and cats presented to veterinarians are | | | | begin dental care around 8-12 weeks of age in |
| affected by dental problems. Periodontal | | | | puppies and kittens, but it is never to late |
| disease is what causes bad breath and | | | | to start! Steps in proper dental care of |
| eventual tooth loss; it can also lead to | | | | your pets teeth include daily-weekly |
| other severe problems such as kidney, liver | | | | brushing, dry food, and chew toys or raw |
| or heart disease. The reason for this is | | | | hides. There are many dental products out |
| that periodontal disease causes pockets of | | | | there to choose from such as greenies, CET |
| infection to form at the root of the tooth; | | | | chews and many pet toothpastes! |