Mobile Pet Dental Cleaning

Keeping Your Dog’s Teeth Healthy Between Cleanings Luckily, there is a lot you can do at home to keep your dog’s teeth clean and their breath fresh. The following tips may help reduce your pet’s need for professional dental care: Regularly brush your dog’s teeth. The gold standard would be to brush your dog’s teeth with a pet-safe toothbrush at least once daily. After all, plaque can begin to build up on your dog’s teeth in under 24 hours. If you can’t commit to brushing your dog’s teeth at least once daily, the minimum for preventing tartar formation is to brush the teeth three times weekly. Get your dog chewing and provide dental dog toys. The act of chewing can help to scrub your dog’s teeth, helping to keep them clean. Dental toys for dogs are designed to help clean your pup’s teeth. You can ask your veterinarian about other dog-safe options to encourage chewing.  Feed a healthy diet. You should feed your dog a healthy diet that meets their dietary needs. In the United States, you can look for an AAFCO statement. This indicates that the food meets the nutritional standards of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). For dogs who struggle with dental health, there are prescription dental diets that are designed to scrub at the teeth as the dog chews. Don’t allow your dog to chew on hard bones or toys. If your dog chews on hard bones or toys, your dog may break a tooth. Not only is this super painful for your dog, but repairing or extracting a broken tooth sometimes requires specialty dental care. Toys should have some bend in them or be soft enough for you to indent with a nail.