Try brushing your babies teeth several times a week. You can also buy a tooth scraper from most petstores so that you can scrape heavy build-up off your self. Try giving more hard buscuits or dental type of chews.
My mom's little bichon had terrible teeth and bad breath because of it. By the age of 8 he had hardly any teeth. Mom babyed him and only gave soft people food, i.e. ground beef, chicken, and rice. Not good for the teeth and cheese and deli meats as treats. Because of this I vowed never to let my babies teeth rot out of their heads.
My golden, Lucky, 10, has never had to have his teeth professional cleaned by the vet. Teeth brushed several times a week since he was 6 weeks only with problem areas scraped as needed. He eats hard kibble primarily with hard biscuits, rawhide, and dental type of chews as treats.
I do the same as above for Cozy almost two year old yorkie. She will chew on 1 of Lucky large Meaty bone buscuits on and off throughout the day. No small feat to eat. Both Cozy and Lucky eat Proplan dry dog food regular sized kibble, not the smaller kibble for smaller dogs.
My vet claims the best thing I can do for them is to keep giving primarily hard food to them continuing with my dental upkeep.
My dogs do get wholesome people food, i.e. eggs, meats, veggies.
My two cats eat primarly dry cat food with hard treats and the occasional 1/4 can of wet cat food. Mika 9 every few weeks needs to have her back teeth scraped by me but otherwise nothing.
Zero dental problems with any of them.
Good luck with your baby. |