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August 16, 2008

Dental Care for puppy

Proper Dental Care For Your Puppy
By Jasmine Tupniak

The overall health of your dog is vital upon maintaining clean gums and teeth. Following are some important information about common dental irritations your dog might face along with methods of treating these problems.

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General dental troubles:

- Periodontitis

One of the most common problems among canines is gum disease. By two to three years old, many dogs with suffer from either gingivitis or periodontitis.

Periodontal disease, or periodontitis, is the most common dental woe for dogs. The causes of this disease vary: food particles, cell mucus, plaque and an assortment of bacteria. Periodontitis causes a milky-white film covering the teeth and the gums. Combined with saliva, this plaque transforms into tartar, which is extremely hard to remove.

- Gingivitis

Gingivitis, or gum disease, occurs when gum tissue becomes inflamed. When untreated, periodontitis occurs, as well as loose teeth, bone loss, and finally, the loss of teeth.

- Tooth Fractures

Chewing hard objects such as rocks and hooves can cause fractures to a dogs teeth. The broken tooth can become infected, which will slowly result in endodontic disease.

The Prevention of Dental Problems

With your assistance, your canine friend can battle these dental ailments by removing plaque before it actually becomes tartar. Brushing the teeth of your dog is just as effective as it is for us. Brushing decreases bacteria that causes odor and infection. Brushing should become part of the daily routine.

Brushing is, indeed, effective, but to increase the effectiveness of brushing, consider using toothpaste, made especially for animals. For your comfort, animal pastes are made, specifically, with the idea that most animals won’t spit when necessary.

There are a variety of toothbrushes you can choose from to maintain a healthy mouth for your dog. Some look just like an ordinary toothbrush, while others look more like the finger brushes that people use on infants, or toddlers. This is according to your own preference, of course. Some dogs might not take, initially, to brushing their teeth. With this in mind, learn of methods that will make your dog more apt to getting their teeth brushed.

For the pampered pet, there’s always professional cleaning. There are private companies that specialize in such dental care for pets. If you wish for more, than you might wish to visit a veterinarian. Most, if not all, veterinarians are just as thorough as those in the private sectors, but only a veterinarian can give anesthesia to your pet to guarantee comfort ability.

Also, what should become routine, is the recognizing and locating fractured teeth. This will help when giving your dog the necessary attention necessary.

Most people consider their pets part of their family. With this, natural affection will ensure the health of your pet and its mouth.

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Dog Parasites

Filed under: General, Dog Health

External parasites

Fleas and ticks of various species can be acquired and brought home by a dog, where they can multiply and attack humans (and vice versa). This is particularly important, now that tick-borne Lyme Disease has become endemic throughout a large area, in addition to other similar diseases such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Although dogs do not seem to be as susceptible to such diseases as humans, similar rickettsial diseases have been spread by dogs to humans through such mechanisms as a dog killing an infected rabbit, then shaking itself off in the house near enough to its owners to fatally infect most of the family.
Fleas and ticks are common parasites for which there are many effective preventive measures.
Various mites cause skin problems such as mange.

Internal parasites

Parasites, particularly intestinal worms such as hookworms, tapeworms and roundworms, can be transmitted in a dog’s feces. Some tapeworms have fleas as intermediate hosts: the worm egg must be consumed by a flea to hatch, then the infected flea must be ingested (usually by the dog while grooming itself, but occasionally by a human through various means) for the adult worm to establish itself in the intestines. The worm’s eggs then pass through the intestines and adhere to the nether regions of the dog, and the cycle begins again.
Intestinal worms cause varying degrees of discomfort.
Heartworm is a dog parasitoid. It is hard to eliminate and can be fatal; prevention, however, is easily achieved using medication.

As the name suggests, an infected mosquito injects a larva into the dog’s skin, where it migrates to the circulatory system and takes up residence in the pulmonary arteries and heart, growing and reproducing to an alarming degree. The effects on the dog are quite predictable, cardiac failure over a year or two, leading to death. Treatment of an infected dog is difficult, involving an attempt to poison the healthy worm with arsenic compounds without killing the weakened dog, and frequently does not succeed. Prevention is much the better course, via heartworm pills which are fed to the dog and contain a compound which kills the larvae immediately upon infection without harming the dog. Often they are available combined with other parasite preventives.
Hydatidosis is caused by a cestode Echinococcus. This is usually noticed among dogs, wild dogs, foxes, etc. Due to its importance as a zoonosis, these worms are important to treat. Preventing hydatidosis is an easier task than treating the same. Anthelmintics such as praziquantel may help prevent this condition. Prohibition of the feeding of dogs with uncooked offals may be the best prophylactic measure against these tapeworms.