Dog BREATH???

Question

I have a pup, 1-1/2 yr old. (check her out, pic to the left)
The past month, she has had HORRIBLE breath. She is a Cocker Spaniel. I had another Cocker, who just passed away last year, was 15yrs old. His breath wreaked too, but I thought it was because of his age. Is this normal?? Could it be a "Cocker" thing?

Answer 1

Does your food smell something like your dogs breath???

Maybe you should try and change your dogfood.

Answer 2

Here are some ideas:

1. Like you said it could be a Cocker thing.

2. It could be the brand of food you are feeding him. That could cause bad breath. Try changing it or get him some greenies or something.

3. It could be the treats he is eating. Try changing your treats.

4. He may need his teeth looked at. If your breed of dog is known for bad teeth he may have an infection in one or a rotting tooth that is causing his breath to smell. Take him to the vet to get him examined and brush his teeth every now and then or get some of those dentine chewies.

Basically I would try and do the easy things first like give him some minty flavored chewies, or buy some mint flavoring for dogs and put it in his water. If that doesnt work try brushing his teeth every now and then. If all else fails take him to the vet and ask him about it. Anyways good luck and happy holidays!

Answer 3

Routine dentals are necessary for most dogs. If there is alot of tartar on the dogs teeth, then that is the source of her bad breath. Lift up her lip and look at her teeth and gums. If the teeth are shiny white (look at the very last molar, way back in the back of the mouth) and the gums are a nice pink, then chances are that you are just going to have a stinky dog. However, if the teeth look yellow/brown and there is a thin dark red line along the gums, then your dog is ready for a dental. Call your vet and schedule an appointment. We have owners drop the dog off in the morning and pick them up that afternoon because the dogs must be under anesthetic to clean their teeth! Good luck!

Answer 4

Breath that stinks is a sign of dental infection. your dog is kind of young, Does he eat can food? Can food sticks to the teeth more and causes plaque to build up quicker. I work as a vet tech and we do dental cleanings ever day. It is a surgery. Dental health is important, not just for a pretty smile. If infection and tarter build up on the teeth, they are always swallowing bacteria, which affects the heart.See you vet, it not surgery your vet may recommend meds. take care of this before it gets worse.

Answer 5

Well you could take her to the vet, change what she eats, use a special toothpaste for her, and finally don't feed her fish because for some reason when you give them fish/tuna the smell stays for like a month. My mom didn't know about that and I was the one who had to suffer.

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Answer 6

You can buy special toothpaste (DON'T let your dog have human toothpaste) and a special toothbrush - this helped with my dog's breath.

There are also chewing bones they have at pet stores that freshen their breath and are good for their teeth! I've heard they work rather well, too.

Answer 7

ALL dogs have bad breath. Go to the pet store they can get you GREENIES! The green bone for dogs to chew on.

Answer 8

It could be the kind of dog food you are feeding. My pomeraian had doggy breath and I changed food, worked great..

Answer 9

Ask your vet to recommend a treatment.

Answer 10

She may need to have her teeth cleaned- check with your groomer or vet.