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Mags22 | 15:03 Mon 08th Jul 2013 | Animals & Nature
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My elderly labrador has smelly breath, mainly the result of bad teeth through old age - can anyone recommend an over-the-counter remedy please? I know chews etc. can help, but she has trouble chewing now, she is 14 I might add, and otherwise fit and healthy. thanks for any ideas.
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what does the vet say? bad teeth can be dangerous to the dog so it might be worth talking to the vet about some dentistry.
15:19 Mon 08th Jul 2013
what does the vet say? bad teeth can be dangerous to the dog so it might be worth talking to the vet about some dentistry.
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She's 14 so surgery on teeth not adviseable, otherwise she's just passed her mot with flying colours
Well some 14 YO dogs can take anaesthetic and some can't...but if she cant she can't. parsley or peppermint on her food might help...would she let you rub doggy tooth paste on her teeth?
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She'd try to eat the stuff!!! I'm going to try to find charcoal biscuits
charcoal will help with bad breath relating to digestion but not from bad teeth
Try to gently clean her teeth if possible.
Try some Fragaria - a tiny white homeopathic tablet that reduces plaque naturally. One a day for a month then one a week as a maintenance dose. Only around a fiver for a pot of 100.
I use PlaqueOff for my old Border Collie. He cant have anything rawhide to chew on or Dentastix etc because of a sensitive digestive system and the vet suggested this. Its a powder made from seaweed for bad breath, tartar and plaque and I find it works very well. I sprinkle two tiny scoops on his food daily. It comes in a little tub and is easily available. I buy mine from my local RSPCA animal home shop but large pet shops sell it.

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