Do dogs lose their teeth from gum disease (gingavitis), too?

If so, how do we prevent it?

Do dogs lose their teeth from gum disease (gingavitis), too?
I began feeding Canidae dog food 2 1/2 years ago. I have had my dogs in for checkups, and the vet is amazed how sparkling white their teeth are..No tartar AT ALL. Even my 10 1/2 year old has clean healthy teeth.... If you don't want to feed Canidae, You can use a good rope toy.


Get a good quality rope toy..(not the ones at dollar stores) ...the ones that appear to be twisted string tied in a knot. Soak it in unsalted broth. Dry it in a very slow oven. she will try to chew all the flavor out of that, and it works as dental floss to keep her teeth clean, and her breath fresh.


If she grows tired, (couple of months)as the flavor is gone, just wash by hand, and re-soak.
Reply:Yup. To prevent it use the same hygiene as humans, brush their teeth, of course use dog toothpaste.
Reply:Not too sure if they can lose their teeth. It can have an huge impact on their health though. To prevent it, you can take your dog to a vet to have them clean the teeth or you can clean it yourself - by buying toothpaste and toothbrush from a pet store.
Reply:yes they do. u can take them to the vet, and they clean their theeth while the dogs are sleeping.
Reply:Give the 'Greenies' every week to clean their teeth. (in the pet section)
Reply:Yes. You should take him to the vet for a cleaning and dental evaluation. Some teeth may need to come out. Denta-bones are good for cleaning a dogs teeth.
Reply:yup...brush brush brush
Reply:Oh yes, they can. Here are some pics shared by Dr. Johan Joubert.


http://www.rense.com/dentt/pics.htm





We are creatures of convenience and still have a lot to learn about human and canine nutrition. Brushing teeth is an antidote for generally poor health and diet habits.





Dr Johan has given some really amazing slide shows showing that Zoo animals (carnivores) raised on processed chow, and no raw meaty bones had their teeth rotting out. He would have to do extractions and teach the caretakers to feed biologically appropriate food to the critters.





Humans did not used to have dental caries to the extent that they do now - until there was primarily processed and convenience foods.





To see illustrations of this dental change over time, just read the captions and look at the photos here.


http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0203cat/...





Dr Kilmer McCully is a famous pathologist. He has written quite a bit about the malnutrition in our own species due to processed food. Take a look at some charts from out of one of his books written for the layman.


http://cobankopegi.com/mccully.html





As 'civilization' and its conveniences and method of health care spread to other regions of the world, westernized diseases increased in those populations as well. Western disease incude such as Syndrome X, myocardial infarction, obesity and earlier onset of Type II diabetes are among these problems. Issues of chronic depression, attention deficit disorders are increasing. (source World Health Organization reports) -- trauma and disease used to be much more frequent causes of loss of life, now it is progressive and degenerative disease at younger ages. In Y2K, the USA ranked forty nations below the top in the quality and length of life due to increasing levels of progressive degenerative disease. Other nations ranked higher.





Dental health is just the tip of the iceberg. ;)





Better nutrition, less processed foods for humans and dogs can only be a good thing. :)





This is a HUGE topic for me because of my background.
Reply:Dogs suffer from dental diseases just like humans. The best way to prevent them is to have your dog's teeth professionally cleaned by the vet. Requires sedation, but afterwards their teeth are clean and the doggy breath is gone! Keep up the cleanings at home. My vet recommends brushing their teeth at least 3 times per week. Greenies and dentabones help also. The toothpaste for dogs kind of stinks (to me), but the dogs love the flavor and cooperate when its time to brush.



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