It's About How to Take Care of Your Pet's Teeth and Mouth
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It's About Howto Take Care of Your Pet's Teeth and Mouth - Pet owners often notice that
their animals no longer eat properly. Generally, it is always assumed that the
animal has a stomachache. This may be true, but teeth and jaw problems are more
common than gastrointestinal infections. Inflamed gums cause pain and the
animal can no longer eat.
These infections are usually related to dental plaque
and tartar, which then develop in gum problems. The bacteria can settle very
easily there. They cause the gum inflammation. The gums swell and redden
dramatically. Untreated gums and tartar lead to deep periodontal pockets and
bone loss in the periodontal compartment of the jaw. The classical periodontal
disease arises. The tooth becomes loose and the pain is unbearable.
The animal, which previously received food that it
could eat without feeling pain, is now completely exposed. Such problems are
usually difficult to identify fin the early stages. However, there are also
many internal diseases that cause gum reactions. Therefore, you should always
consult a conscientious therapist and make sure that you detect the problem on
time.
Tooth problems refer to decayed teeth. Different
kinds of dental treatment for animals of all kinds have been tested in recent
years, so it no longer necessary to remove the tooth right away. Now it can be
treated like it is in humans. The treatments range from drilling and filling to
fixing the root canals and crowns. Treatment is necessary because animals
depend on an intact dentition. The disadvantage: the animal has to be put under
anesthesia for all dental treatments.
Chewing problems may be caused by deformities of the
jaws and teeth. These are often encountered, too. In this case, you can just remove
the mature teeth and replace it with a fake one. Jaw abnormalities can be
treated by fixed jaw treatment devices. However, your animal needs to be
specially trained to use this "dental" doctor's advice.
In horses, for instance, dental care is generally
necessary because of the extensive feeding from the trough in manufactured
diets, so the natural chewing behavior changes (studies have shown that). The
abrasion of the tooth surfaces is different, this also being known as hook
formation. However, naturally, this occurs in older horses.
The tooth then protrudes, the sharp edges hurt when
chewing and the horse can no longer eat properly. The pet owner should perform
regular teeth checks, meant to identify any hooks, so that the animal is
relieved from pain.
Rodents also have dental problems. In their case,
they are caused by too much wear and tear because the teeth of rodents grow
continuously for a lifetime. Rodents are therefore dependent on gnawing and
crushing hard things with their teeth, so their teeth are constantly wearing
down. This does not happen, for example, when the food is too soft (only green
food) or the animal has a malocclusion, the teeth growing over each other and
not fitting in the rodent mechanism, so these teeth continue to grow indefinitely
and prevent the rodent from chewing properly.
They might grow in the opposite jaw. They can also
cut their lips and cause other injuries in the animal's mouth. The rodents may
die because they are no longer able to absorb food. Also, the back teeth of
rodents can change. However, these then grow in width and lie down over the
tongue like a bridge (so-called bridging). The animal cannot eat, not even with
such teeth. The swallowing is also blocked. The only help is an attentive pet
owner who can check the teeth at the first sign of eating reluctance.
The therapist can then use special tools to bring the
teeth back to the natural length and width. Conscientious pet owners know that
it is important to monitor the teeth and mouth of their animals from time to
time, for the animals to have better conditions for the future. You can do more
as pet owners. Note the feeding! Your pets, especially dogs, should not play
with hard objects such as stones. Such things destroy the tooth, the enamel
breaking off. There are toothpaste and chewing products for dogs, which provide
a degree of tooth cleaning.
Particular attention should be paid to feeding in
cats because these animals have kidney problems, teeth problems being
accompanying symptoms. Prevention is always better than treatment when it comes
to dental and mouth diseases.
