Bad Breath

[Oskars Keeper]

Oskar is now 5 months old and fed a completely raw diet. The last week or so his breath has been bad. I’m guessing its because he’s teething? He has a few adult teeth in now so we were going to add brushing to his routine this week, but usually raw fed animals don’t smell this strong :eeeew:

Does anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Cbrugs]

Give him frozen raw marrow bones to chew on. Helps keep their teeth clean by the chewing on them.


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[Oskars Keeper]

He has those too! He spends his days right now with those, bully sticks, and knuckles. He’s a chewer, thankfully he hasn’t done anything to get himself in trouble. Maybe he just lost a bunch.

 

[Honeys Owners]

He has those too! He spends his days right now with those, bully sticks, and knuckles. He’s a chewer, thankfully he hasn’t done anything to get himself in trouble. Maybe he just lost a bunch.

I wouldn't give more than 2 marrow bones a week, as the marrow is very fatty. If your raw food doesn't have sea kelp, which is good for teeth and also acts like a multivitamin, then you should buy it separately and mix in about 1/8 tsp twice daily with his food. https://www.amazon.com/Starwest-Botanicals-Organic-Powder-Pound/dp/B004XIS14M If the bad breath continues he should probably be seen by vet as a few other conditions such as uremia ( kidney disease ) can cause it.

 

[Cbrugs]

If I remember correctly, losing teeth can cause bad breath.


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[Mechadogzilla]

My pup’s breath was atrocious when he was teething. Breath got a lot better once his adult teeth came in.

 

[2bullymama]

He has those too! He spends his days right now with those, bully sticks, and knuckles. He’s a chewer, thankfully he hasn’t done anything to get himself in trouble. Maybe he just lost a bunch.

Bully sticks cause it too... those things stink to high heck.


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