February is Nationwide Pet Dental Well being Month

EARLIER IN THE NEWSCAST, WE TOLD YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR DENTAL HEALTH. BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR DOG’S TEETH? TIM VOGEL, CEO AND FOUNDER OF THE DOG WELLNESS FRANCHISE CENTER, IS HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OUR DOGS TEETH. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ALL DAY BECAUSE MY LITTLE GUY NEEDS ALL THE HELP HE CAN GET. SO IS IT NORMAL FOR DOGS TO HAVE BAD BREATH? IT ISN’T NORMAL, ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY COMMON. OKAY. BUT HAVING BAD BREATH IS KIND OF THE FIRST INDICATOR THAT THERE’S SOME KIND OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE GOING ON. AND BECAUSE IT’S SO COMMON, MOST DOG OWNERS IGNORE THE FACT THAT BAD BREATH IS ACTUALLY A SIGN THAT THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THEIR IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. OKAY. SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO? YEAH. SO THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE FIRST THING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IS, YOU KNOW, UP TO 80% OF DOGS BY THE AGE OF THREE ALREADY HAVE SOME FORM OF PALE DOWN TO DISEASE. AND DID YOU KNOW IF YOU CARED FOR YOUR DOG’S TEETH ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY EXTEND THEIR LIFE 3 TO 5 YEARS? SO FOR A SMALL DOG LIKE YOURS, UP TO FIVE YEARS, FOR BIGGER DOGS, IT’S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER, BUT LIKE THREE YEARS YOU COULD EXTEND THEIR LIFE. SO DENTAL CARE IS REALLY CRITICAL. NOW, THERE’S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS YOU CAN DO AT HOME AND YOU SHOULD BE DOING THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU SHOULD BE DOING AT HOME IS BRUSHING YOUR DOG’S TEETH DAILY. NOW, I KNOW THAT’S NOT TOTALLY REALISTIC. AND ACTUALLY, THE FACTS ARE ONLY 2% OF PEOPLE BRUSH THEIR DOGS TEETH. YEAH, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I DON’T DO THAT BECAUSE IT’S HARD TO DO. BUT THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT YOU CAN BE DOING AT HOME. SO A WATER ADDITIVE, THEY’RE VERY COMMON. YOU GET THEM IN A PET SUPPLY STORES. IT’S AN ENZYME THAT HELPS BREAK DOWN THAT BACTERIA IN THE DOG’S MOUTH. THEIR DENTAL CHEWS THAT YOU CAN DO THEIR DENTAL TREATS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE SPECIFIC ENZYMES AND PRODUCTS IN THEM THAT COULD ACTUALLY REDUCE THAT PLAQUE IN THEIR MOUTH AS WELL. YOU KNOW, EVEN DENTAL WIPES, IF IT’S IT’S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET YOUR FINGER IN THERE. INSTEAD OF USING A TOOTHBRUSH. AND YOUR DOG MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TALLER. SO THERE’S A WHOLE BUNCH OF KINDS OF THERE’S WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS YOU COULD DO AT HOME TO TO HELP MAINTAIN YOUR DOG’S TEETH AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE THAT PLAQUE IN THEIR MOUTH. SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO AT HOME. WHEN SHOULD THEY BE TAKEN TO THE VET? MAYBE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THEIR TEETH AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE? YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE HAVING ANNUAL CHECKS WITH YOUR VET ANYHOW. AND THAT’S THE TIME YOU SHOULD REALLY BE TALKING TO YOUR VET ABOUT DENTAL CARE. THE VET RECOMMENDATION IS KIND OF ONCE A YEAR OF GETTING A DENTAL, AND THAT REALLY SHOULD BE PREVENTIVE, ALTHOUGH A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, UP TO 80% OF DOGS BY THE AGE OF THREE. SO THERE COULD BE SOME RECOVERY HAPPENING THERE AND THEN GETTING THEM ON A PREVENTION. YOU KNOW, THERE’S ALSO BUSINESSES LIKE OURS OUT THERE WHICH HAVE MONTHLY ROUTINE. AND WE’RE REALLY ABOUT HYGIENE WHERE YOU COULD DO THE PREVENTIVE STUFF. SO WE’VE GOT A A PLAQUE REDUCTION TREATMENT THAT YOU COULD DO MONTHLY TO REALLY KEEP YOUR DOG’S TEETH IN GOOD SHAPE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION SCENT, SCENT HOUND. EXCUSE ME. YES. SO SCENT HOUND SCENT IS AN ACRONYM THAT STANDS FOR SKIN COAT, EARS, NAILS AND TEETH. THE FIVE CORE AREAS, ALL DOGS NEED CARE. EVERY TIME YOU COME IN, YOU ACTUALLY DO REPORT CARDS. SO WE’LL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A REPORT ON HOW YOUR DOG’S TEETH ARE. SKIN, COAT, EARS, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS. SO YOU’RE GOING TO KIND OF SEE WHERE YOU’RE AT. AND THEN WE CAN DO KIND OF REGULAR HYGIENIC TREATMENTS LIKE THE PLAQUE REDUCTION TREATMENT. AND IT’S ALL AROUND PREVENTION. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF CREATE THE EASY BUTTON FOR DOG PARENTS. AND SO YOU SHOULD BE WORKING WITH YOUR VET AND MAYBE A SERVICE LIKE US WHERE YOU COULD KIND OF ON A ON A ROUTINE BASIS, KEEP YOUR DOG HEALTHY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD THAT MAYBE WE DIDN’T TOUCH UPON? YEAH, I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE BRUSHING YOUR DOG’S TEETH AT HOME THAT YOU USE DOG SAFE TOOTHPASTE BECAUSE HUMAN TOOTHPASTE HAS XYLITOL FLUORIDE. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TOXIC TO DOGS. SO IF YOU’RE MOTIVATED TO GO BRUSH YOUR DOG’S TEETH, JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET DOG SAFE TOOTHPASTE AND YOU CAN USE YOU KNOW, THERE’S FLAVORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND JUST WHEN YOU DO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, MAKE IT FUN. YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET FRUSTRATED, JUST TAKE A BREAK. GIVE THEM A TREAT IN BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKE IT SO THAT IT’S AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE, SO THAT IT’S BETTER FOR BOTH OF YOU AS YOU GO INTO THE PROCESS OF BRUSHING YOUR DOG’S TEETH ONCE A DAY. OKAY. THAT’S THE GOAL. THANKS SO MUCH, TIM. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, WPBF DOT COM. JUST GO AHEA

February is Nationwide Pet Dental Well being Month

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February is Nationwide Pet Dental Well being Month.Tim Vogel, CEO of Scenthound, stopped by our studio to speak about how pet house owners can forestall main well being points like gum illness and tooth decay.For extra data, click on right here

February is Nationwide Pet Dental Well being Month.

Tim Vogel, CEO of Scenthound, stopped by our studio to speak about how pet house owners can forestall main well being points like gum illness and tooth decay.

For extra data, click on right here