Dental Problems

If you've heard that giving your dog rawhide chews and teeth-cleaning toys and products is a good idea, you've heard it for all the right reasons.

Dental illnesses in dogs have been related to diabetes, heart disease, renal disease, and a variety of other issues, so you should take special care of your dog's teeth.

Smelly breath, eating and chewing difficulties, pain, swollen face, and head shaking are common symptoms.

A specialist should only treat periodontitis in dogs.

You can, however, attempt brushing your dog's teeth (but without human toothpaste as it is highly toxic to dogs; use dog toothpaste instead).

You can also feed your dog hard foods such as raw carrots if he or she enjoys them, chewable bones, and toys with tooth cleaning properties.