Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005
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My Abby is getting some nasty bad breath. (I noticed it about a week an a half ago) She has zero tartar, no gum pockets, no gum reddness, no gum swelling, nothing out of the ordinary. I brush and scale her teeth regularly.
She eats Diamond Lamb& Rice Puppy and homemade soft dog food. She is active with moderate to high exercise. (She is 18 mo old)
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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QUOTE from ANNE: My Abby is getting some nasty bad breath. END
QUOTE from VetInfo4Dogs.com: The most common causes of bad breath are the dental disorders. If there is no obvious tartar or gum inflammation, this may be less likely. Some dogs that chew on themselves a lot have bad breath from getting hair wound around the tooth roots. If there is skin disease involving the lip folds, it can smell just like bad breath but actually be a dermatologic problem. Dogs that eat feces (theirs or other animals) can have bad oral odors as a result of this habit. In people, gas from the GI tract is supposed to be responsible for some cases of bad breath, so there could be a correlation between the soft stools, flatulence and oral odor. If deworming has not been attempted, even if there were no parasites found on fecal examination, that might be a good first step. If that doesn't help, in this case, I would lean towards trying a food trial with foods that are not likely to be involved in allergic reactions. END
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005
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Thank you!
It's little hairs in her gums that I'm always pulling out. She mouths her legs if she can't find a toy - a behavior she learned while in a shelter at 4 mo old.
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Bad Breath
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