What can I do about bad breath??

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by GiveMeCoffee

Um. My breath is fine. My dog can't use mouthwash, smoke, eat garlic, or chew gum, so this advice is irrelevant.

Those posts were probably some bot gone wrong!

[MechAndy]

There is a product that my wife got for our dogs that you add to their water bowl and makes their breath smell better.
She did that for a while and then started using a finger type tooth brush with flavors that the dogs like.
They now enjoy getting their teeth rubbed with tooth paste.
She no longer puts whatever it is in the water.
I think she got it from the vet though.

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

There is a product that my wife got for our dogs that you add to their water bowl and makes their breath smell better.
She did that for a while and then started using a finger type tooth brush with flavors that the dogs like.
They now enjoy getting their teeth rubbed with tooth paste.
She no longer puts whatever it is in the water.
I think she got it from the vet though.

There are several water bowl additives designed to keep plaque from hardening into tartar. It could also soften existing tartar. Helps brushing and/or hard kibble scrape it off the dog's teeth as they chew. That in turn can help keep their breath cleaner. It works by changing the pH of saliva slightly. A product I used for many years was Suzie's Tartar Liquid. Been around for decades.

https://suziespetsupplies.com/

All by themselves some water bowl additive may not be enough, but brushing, proper diet, providing hard chews, and regular cleaning (and what "regular" means will vary by the dog) will all help keep teeth and breath cleaner. How much dental care my dogs needed varied quite a bit. Some tendency for dental decay is hereditary.

[thetiredone]

I brush my dog's teeth on a regular basis and use a water additive and plaque powder to help also. They make dental dog treats to help their breath also, but it could be the plaque in their mouth causing the problem. That is what causes bad breath my Vet told me.