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How to solve Bichon Frize bad breath

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This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Anna Lee
Bichon bad breath can be solved by brushing or rinsing your teeth regularly, adjusting your diet, supplementing with vitamin B, and performing dental cleaning surgery. First of all, if there are food residues on the teeth in the oral cavity and deterioration resulting in bad breath, you can brush your Bichon's teeth or use mouthwash to improve it, and pay attention to adjusting the diet structure. It is best to feed hard dog food. Secondly, if the bad breath is caused by a lack of vitamin B in the Bichon Frize, timely supplementation of vitamins can remove the bad breath. Finally, if the bad breath is caused by severe dental calculus, you need to take your dog to a pet hospital for dental cleaning surgery.

1. Brush your teeth or rinse your mouth regularly

Bichon Frize needs to take in a large amount of food through the mouth every day and chew the food through the mouth, so that food residues can easily be left between the dog’s teeth. Or in the mouth, if the owner fails to help them clean their oral hygiene in time, bad breath will occur over time. Therefore, the owner must help Bichon brush its teeth in a timely manner, and can also use pet-specific mouthwash to rinse its mouth to clean the mouth and reduce the growth of bacteria. It should be noted that when brushing your dog’s teeth, it is best to choose a pet-specific toothbrush and toothpaste.

2. Adjust the diet structure

If you often feed your bichon with soft food, such as canned dog food, wet food, meat, rice, etc., due to the food remaining in the teeth, It will cause bad breath. Therefore, it is recommended that the owner should mainly feed hard dog food, and also give the Bichon Frize some teething sticks to help grind and clean the teeth. At the same time, do not feed human food to Bichon Frize, eat less animal liver, and keep the diet light and nutritious.

3. Supplement vitamin B

If your Bichon Frize lacks vitamin B, it will also cause bad breath and may even develop oral ulcers. Therefore, under the advice of professional veterinarians, owners can feed Bichons special oral liquids for pets to supplement vitamins, or feed them some foods rich in vitamin B, such as carrots, peas, broccoli, tomatoes, etc., to prevent dogs from getting Oral diseases.

4. Perform tooth cleaning surgery

If the Bichon Frize has serious stones, bad breath will also occur. The owner can gently open the Bichon Frize’s mouth to observe whether its teeth are If there is serious tartar, you can take your Bichon to the pet hospital for teeth cleaning surgery if necessary., solve the problem fundamentally. After a dog's dental cleaning surgery, the owner also needs to take care of the dog's oral teeth regularly to keep the teeth clean.

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