Jamo

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we have a 3 year old male rottweiller, hes a lovely friendly chap, but unfortunatly his breath is really very bad, does anyone know of any remedies? he wont eat the chews, and the breath freshner sprays, well its interesting to say the least lol

please help, its terrrible

Devildog

What do you feed him on James?

And have you had the vet look at his teeth?

Jamo

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dog meat in gravy with a dry mixer, no not taken him to the vets but a local breeder looked at his teeth for me and said they are fine.

dunx

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Enzyme tooth paste ?

More LOL !

DunxC

scooby L

The Rear teeth are the ones u need to look at... your vet should take a look at them really... 1st sign of gum troubles

Gear Head

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Simple. Stop snogging your dog!

On a more serious note, try the mutley on those dental chew biscuit things. Or if you are feeling 'segal like', you can try brushing your dogs teeth with special doggy tooth paste? Worked for our old labby.

BOB.T

Scooby (Staffie) loves having her teeth done before bed! She has chicken flavour tooth paste, I'm sooo tempted to try it

stevebt

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That would be ok for my dog as He has no nose

David Lock

3 years old is a bit young to be having gum disease. But you need to get a vet who knows what he is doing to have a close look.

Remember those teeth were designed to gnaw on raw meat and bones, not biscuits and gravy so you will need to discuss how to overcome this. If it gets worse then your dog could start to get an abscess under his teeth and he won't be a happy bunny.

He might need to be knocked out while the vet has a good scrape around the teeth to clean them up properly.

Of course his teeth may be fine and it could be something else, but I doubt it. dl

Jamo

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ok trip to the vets it is then,

wanted brave vet

Devildog

LOL.

Its worth having a vet look at him, but if its not gum or tooth related, its probably diet.

Bear in mind that tartar build up can be the cause, even if his gums and teeth are otherwise fine.

Our two were better on fully dry food than they now are on a mix of dry and tinned (long story to do with balancing acidity) but the only other things they get are shapes and bonio (which help keep the teeth clean)

Rawhide chews are good, and tere are a number of rubber chew toys designed to keep teeth and gums healthy.

We also clean their teeth with dog toothpaste a couple of times a week. Not easy to start with, but they get the hang of it eventually

Jamo

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rawhides chews are a he really likes them, so much so he gets quite defensive of them!! scary!

I will take him to the vets asap, just lost my job so I cannot really afford a lot but it needs sorting.

thanks for the advice

(I dont use tongue when kissing him btw)

pimmo2000

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What really ?? How does he smell ??


( someone had to )

Devildog

Sorry to hear about the job mate

Anything else on the horizon?

OllyK

Polo - sugar free!

Jamo

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got made redundant, theres a lot of it about. and no jobs seem to be available unfortunatly, up that certain creek without a paddle

he wont eat them olly, tried that a few times under desperation

STi wanna Subaru

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Teach him to chew on a better class of child. That should sort the fellas breath out

Jamo

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LOL.

stevebt

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Terrible

Spoon

Personally I'd say a Rottweiler eating what is essentially a wet food is your problem.

A decent dry complete food to crunch (cleaning his teeth in the process) topped with a bit of 'wet' mince for example (if your dog can't eat plain dry) should help.

Tinned dog food in most cases is about as useful as giving them a drink of flavoured water if you study the ingredients and its nutritional value. If you have to use tins then why not buy some human grade liver or mince from the supermarket, cook it in bulk, freeze it, then sprinkle a bit on top of his biscuits with every meal. This is actually cheaper and far more beneficial for your dog.

Always be careful giving any dog those raw hide chews, I've known of deaths from them becoming stuck in the teeth and cause choking. Go and ask your local butcher for some proper big bones for him to sit and gnaw at.

I'd actually be more concerned though as to why;

a) You couldn't check his teeth yourself
b) You can't take his food from him when he's eating it.

GC8

He does: I've seen him do it.

Jamo

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he just kisses me, he really wants you to be his bitch

Jamo

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I can easily check his teeth, but what am I looking for?

I can take his food from him, but treats and bones are a he growls a lot! we just basically dont give them to him, it sorts that dosent it.

lozgti

Parma Violets.

Although it might damage his 'hardness' rating with fellow Rotties

Spoon

Teeth are white shiny bone like things that you'll find inside his mouth.

If you're not sure about it then ask a vet who will no doubt spin you a load of old bóllocks for his/her £25 consultancy fee and charge you for the magic potion at £179/month.

Are his gums red? Are his teeth yellow? I have an 8 year old here with perfect white teeth and he's had more arms in his mouth (working) than Pamela Anderson has had ...........

I'd expect a 3 year old Rottie to have great looking teeth and I suspect he has and its just his diet that is not what I'd like to see him eating.

Not giving him bones and chews might sort him from not growling but its also probably causing this breath concern you have. He however should not growl if you want to take anything from him and that still concerns me as it can have so many implications, especially with children around.

Usually dogs will teeth/gum problems go off their food too so if he's not it might well be another diet indicator.

Would you say his food is too easy to eat (not that you've tried it) or does he crunch it? You might need to get a toothbrush out short term though, which should be entertaining.

little-ginge

If nothing is actually 'wrong' with your poochs teeth, and you just detest the smell of doggy breath, Parsley is good for freshening the breath.. chop if finely and add to their dinner

Anyone else heard of grated radish being good for smells coming out of the other end of pooches?? Our vet said he had read about it..

GC8

See that James? You can put parsley on his pizza.....

Devildog

Never assume anything with James

Spoon

His location gives a bit away.

Jamo

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I may have tried it he just wont eat dry biscuits he is a right fussy bugger.

it probably is to easy to eat to be honest, and yes im afraid he does eat a lot of the crap we eat.

oi, I dont eat haggis, draw a line at blood and guts