Dental calculus in dogs may be caused by owners who do not pay attention to oral hygiene, often feed their dogs soft food, and feed their dogs human food for a long time. This is also true for dogs who eat soft food for a long time or do not have their teeth cleaned regularly. The most susceptible to dental calculus. When the owner discovers that his dog has dental calculus, he needs to take him to the pet hospital for ultrasonic teeth cleaning in time to prevent the dental calculus from seriously causing bad breath.
1. Don’t pay attention to oral hygiene
If you don’t pay attention to oral hygiene, such as brushing teeth, oral sterilization, etc., the bacteria in the dog’s mouth will increase, and when mixed with food residue, dental plaque will form. If left uncleaned for a long time, hard dental calculus will form. Therefore, in order to avoid the formation of dental calculus in dogs, it is necessary to clean the mouth in time in daily life and often give teething sticks to dogs.
2. Frequently give your dog soft food
If you often give your dog soft food such as meat, rice, canned food, etc., and do not pay attention to cleaning your dog’s teeth. Or if you brush your teeth, the food residue will get stuck in the gaps between the teeth. If there are too many stains on the teeth, dental calculus will form over time. If not treated in time, dental calculus will become more serious. Therefore, it is recommended that owners should mainly focus on dog food and try to avoid feeding soft food to dogs for a long time.
3. Feeding human food to dogs for a long time
Since human food contains a lot of sugar, if dogs are often fed human food, the dog will eat too much The sugar content will breed dental plaque, and then gradually form dental calculus. Therefore, it is not recommended that owners feed their dogs human food for a long time. In addition, because human food also contains excessive amounts of edible oil, salt and other ingredients, if you feed it to dogs for a long time, it can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort in dogs, such as vomiting, diarrhea, etc.