Are you smooching a dog with bad breath?
I imagine you brushed your teeth last night didn’t you? But here’s the real question, did you brush your pets? Now we know where the saying ‘bad dog breath’ comes from. As a dog owner, your canine dental care has got to be an ongoing part of your pets grooming plan to make sure plaque attack does not become an issue or else you will end up with a dog with bad breath.
With dogs, plaque build up can lead to the growing of bacteria and eventually a dog with bad breath.
Bacteria grows in the plaque and tartar areas, eating away at the teeth and the gums which causes you to have a dog with bad breath, periodontal disease, tooth loss, and needless to say, mouth soreness. Evidently this is not fun for your pet. But the issues do not even end there either. The bacteria can go on to negatively impact your animal's vital organs such as the heart. You've heard the saying, 1 ounce of prevention is worth one pound of cure; a great motto to follow.
To reduce the likeliness of dog plaque building upin their mouth, and a dog with bad breath, develop your pet's dental care plan.
Get in the habit to look at your pet's mouth examining the condition of the canine's gums to make sure they are not sore, inflamed or bleeding. Ensure that his teeth are not loose or missing any. Starting when your canine is young enough, brushing your dog’s teeth routinely is best. There are different dog toothbrushes veterinary dental doctors will recommend. When they are little, begin with a finger brush is a great way to begin and then from there you can move on to different methods. Don't forget you can always ask your vet for advice. Special Note: It is very important to absolutely NOT use human toothpaste on the animal because it could possibly make them nauseous. Aquire one that is made precisely for your animals. Baking Soda, arm and hammer, is a safe alternative. I add a droplet of fish oil from a vitamin pill and they like that just fine. If brushing is not an option there are mouth rinses, sprays and pet chews that can be purchased for the canine's oral treatment, all there to alleviate a dog with bad breath, the build up of plaque, and the problems that can come up from it. If you have neglected to get a dental program a little too long now, you might have to have the pet's teeth professionally cleaned in order for the plaque to be abstracted from their teeth. If your dog has severe dental issues then the veterinarian will probably refer you to a veterinary dental practitioner to help you to cure the problems.
Having a dog with bad breath does not need to be an issue at all.
As a animal owner, you probably want to be able to snuggle with your pet. Unfortunately they cannot create their own dental care program, nor can they clean their teeth themselves, so you may have to create a plan that works for you & your pet. The key is to not delay. Obviously the younger your pet when you start brushing their teeth or using an oral rinse or spray, the easier it will be, but even if your canine is older, implementing a dental care plan is a must to stop a Plaque Attack. Just think about it, having a dog with healthy teeth and healthy gums, rather than a dog with bad breath, will go a long way ensuring the two of you stay closer.
Why is natural dog care so important to me?
My name is Dr. Marika Zoll. My patients call me Dr. Marika. My 6 dogs (MY SIX PACK) are my surrogate children SEE VIDEO LINK. My SIX Pack And with 6 dogs the chances of a medical emergency or just something going wrong is multiplied by six times normal. Over time I have learned much about alternative solutions to better, natural dog care and fixing emergencies, forgoing an uneeded trip to the vet. In this blog I hope to share with you the many things I have learned over the years to encourage a longer life and a lessened vet bill for my dogs. This knowledge has empowered me. I hope to do the same for you.
Chocolate Dog?
The day began with my dog eating the leftovers of a chocolate Éclair! How much did she eat? How long ago? How much chocolate was in that frosting? In my anxious state, knowing only that Chocolate is BAD for a dog, I knew that I needed to do something. But what exactly? These are the kind of things that a book can tell you on the page, but until you go through it, experience it, feel the emotion associated with the experience, only then will you commit it to memory. I had my guide book, Vet Secrets Revealed. I could very easily look things up in there. Like , how do I make my dog throw up? I knew this, but not the dose by heart. I also know that chocolate is BAD for the dog, but how much is really toxic. Did I need to be worried, or was it just not enough? What I learned will now be committed to memory. We survived the chocolate. But I do feel a need for one place to tell you the whole truth because I could not find it all that way. My Vet Secrets book revealed how to make the dog throw up, the dose and the after ingredient. Another two sites on-line gave me minimal details about chocolate quantity toxicity. The on- line resources said to go to the vet to get a shot to make her throw up. The Vet book doesn’t talk specifically about chocolate, only poisoning in general. So what is the whole story. Theobromine is the stimulant in chocolate that is similar to caffeine. In the worst case scenario you dog can experience problems with the heart and the nervous system, making him terribly sick and in severe cases it could cause death. Different kinds of chocolate have different doses of theobromine. MILK CHOCOLATE ; roughly one square is equal to 1 ounce which has 45 mg of Theobromine. The toxic dose would be at one ounce eaten per pound of body weight. So, if your dog weighs 10 pounds and eats a whole entire candy bar, 10 squares, this is very bad. If your 100 pound dog eats a candy bar, this would be only 1/10th the toxic dose, and hence not so bad. You wouldn’t have to panic. SEMI SWEET chocolate has 260 mg. per ounce. It is toxic for each ounce per 3-6 pound of body weight. So, this is much stronger. A 10 pound dog could only ingest 2 squares (2 oz.) having the same toxicity level of an entire milk chocolate candy bar. BAKERS CHOCOLATE is much stronger yet, containing 450 mg. per ounce, being toxic at only 1 square (1 oz.) per 10 pounds of body weight. COCOA BEANS have 450-1500 mg per ounce. They become toxic at one ounce ingested per 10-33 pounds body weight. If your dog eats chocolate at a lower does than these measurements than probably you will have a dog with digestive upset such that vomiting and diarrhea may occur. This can happen right away or maybe not until the next day.
My suggestions is this: If in doubt do the following two things;
1) INDUCE VOMITING
2) FOLLOW with ACTIVATED CHARCOAL.
Dose the hydrogen peroxide at 1 teaspoon per 10 pounds. Remember the shot you could go to your vet and get? This works splendidly. Dose the dog once. My 30 pound dog got 3 teaspoons (1 tablespoon). Remember that 5ml. is 1 teaspoon. It is easiest to take up in a syringe. They often have ml. measurements on them. Squirt into the back of the mouth. If you don’t have a syringe, soak it up in bread. My dog hated it that way, but I have heard it can work too. If no reaction, dose ONLY 1 MORE TIME, same dose. I have never not had it work for various reasons that I have had to induce vomiting. But if after 2 doses there is no result then I would GO TO THE VET. Optimistically speaking, after the dog throws up, give activated charcoal capsules. I have never been actually able to find a dose on this. I looked everywhere. I have experimented with this. Basically, not any dog has ever had an adverse reaction to any dose I gave. Today I gave 2 capsules. If we use that as a gauge, how about 1 capsule per 15 pounds. Charcoal is entirely NON TOXIC and absorbs, like a sponge, any bad stuff inside the stomach or the intestine. Think of your water filtration system, it is full of charcoal. It removes chlorine from the tap water and will remove other things from your dogs tummy. So, be safe and ALWAYS have Hydrogen Peroxide and Activited Charcoal in your medicine cabinet, with a syringe on standby. Don't let your dog become a "chocolate dog".
Essiac Tea is a natural cancer cure long since used by humans as an alternative cancer treatment.
Essiac for pets is safe and can help improve their health and quality of life.
My first call of the day was “Can Essiac tea help my cat with cancer?” Yes!
Using essiac for pets is an idea whose time has come. Let me explain why.
Domestic pets are becoming increasingly likely to suffer from some form of cancer in their lifetime. Almost half of all pets in North America over the age of 10 will develop cancer.
Although the causes are not all certain, most are likely to be found from the environment: pesticides, pet food preservatives, second-hand smoke, improper diet, and lack of exercise all contribute to poor pet health and may be responsible for the increase in diseases like cancer.
Simple dog Training Tip:
This little video (see link at end of article). came to me this morning just shortly after breathing a sigh of relief when my dog Gigi came running back to me from nearly a 1/4 mile away after having her “shit eating” party with the neighbor’s horse. Yum. But yuk. Despite her party she came a runnin’. But in that moment before I had my doubts and realized that I could be using a better method for “come”. What if she couldn’t hear me for the distance between us? Read more
AFTER READING THIS YOU SHOULD BE MORE SURE THAN EVER THAT YOU WANT TO TRY SOME NATURAL PET FOODS.
Pet Food Recall Update The Pet Food Recall lawsuit designed to compensate many of the THOUSANDS of pets affected by tainted food is still NOT yet settled. Here’s the story:
Payments in a $24-million settlement of claims spurred by the largest pet food recall in U.S. history remain hung up in court. Although the settlement was approved last November by U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman in New Jersey, two separate parties have appealed the settlement, effectively blocking payments indefinitely. “This is holding it up for everybody,” said Lisa Rodriguez, a lawyer serving as liaison counsel for the 100-plus class action suits covered by the settlement. Rodriguez said the appeals have barely advanced. “We’re just in a holding pattern right now. I don’t think there’s been a briefing scheduled yet. We’re still some time away from having the Third Circuit (Court of Appeals) even address it unless they try to deal with it summarily,” she said, referring to a quick dismissal. A total 24,950 pet owners in the United States and Canada have applied for compensation under the settlement, according to Russell Paul, co-lead counsel for the class. Those claims are being evaluated by the accounting and consulting firm Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP in Philadelphia. The claims arose from the widespread contamination of pet food by melamine and cyanuric acid, which was discovered in 2007. Investigators traced the problem to wheat gluten and rice protein made in China. Unscrupulous suppliers spiked their products with nitrogen-rich melamine, an industrial chemical not approved for consumption, in an attempt to boost apparent protein levels. The tainted product was imported by the U.S. companies ChemNutra Inc. and Wilbur Ellis and supplied to numerous pet food makers.The melamine, along with the chemical byproduct cyanuric acid, together formed crystals in the kidneys of dogs and cats that ate the tainted food, leading in some cases to renal failure and death. The contamination forced the recall of more than 180 brands of pet foods and treats involving 12 different manufacturersand dozens of retailers. In all, more than 60-million containers of pet food products were recalled. Pet owners whose claims are judged eligible may be reimbursed for expenses such as the cost of veterinary treatment, the cost of carpeting ruined by a sick animal, the cost of a dead pet or its fair market value and the cost of a new pet. The plaintiffs who are appealing the settlement are Margaret Picus and Daniel Kaffer in one case and Jim W. Johnson and Dustin Turner in the second case. Picus and Kaffer’s objection stems from separate legal suits involving the use of the phrase “Made in the USA” by pet foodmanufacturers who obtain ingredients from China. According to court documents, Picus and Kaffer are concerned that the pet food settlement will release the manufacturers from the mislabeling claims. Their lawyer, Kyle Nordrehaug of La Jolla, Calif., said he would not comment on pending litigation. In the second case, the lawyer for Johnson and Turner, Jeffrey Weinstein of Tyler, Tex., reportedly contends that the settlement is not fair, reasonable or adequate. Weinstein did not respond to telephone and e-mail messages requesting comment. However, he told the Malakoff News, a weekly newspaper in Texas, that the situation should not be handled in a one-size-fits-all manner. “Tainted pet food cannot be settled as a nationwide class because every state has different laws,” he was quoted as saying. Because of variations in state law, he argued, plaintiffs should receive settlements based on their states’ laws. “It wouldn’t be everybody just gets the same thing,” he said. Weinstein also said $24 million may not be enough to adequatelycompensate all individuals with valid claims. Details of the settlement are posted at http://www.petfoodsettlement.com
